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Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders

Instructor-led (classroom) Course
Gain a strong, fundamental understanding of bulk solids and bulk solid handling equipment and their behavior, along with the general principles and practical applications of solids flow.

Chem Economics: ACC Releases Portfolio of Specialty Chemicals Indexes

September
2012
Chem Economics
T. Kevin Swift
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has launched a new set of indexes covering nearly 30 segments of the U.S. specialty chemicals market. (The first, which dealt with plastic additives, was discussed in the July issue, p. 13.) This is the first set...
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Fuel Performance Parameters for Marine Engines

Mar 23, 2010
The regulations for sulfur reduction in marine fuels are impacting the whole spectrum beginning from the production of the fuel in the refineries to the end use in Marine diesel engines. To start with, from 1/1/2010, the European Union regulations call for use of fuel with a maximum of 0.1% sulfur...

Possible Solutions for Reducing NOx and SOx Emissions from Large Cargo Ships

Mar 23, 2010
Reggie Zhan
In an attempt to curb air pollution from the shipping industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed two new sets of standards in July 2009, which requires ships that have compression-ignition engines with a capacity of 30 liters or more per cylinder in U.S. waters to cut...

Furnace Safe Park DCS Tool

Mar 23, 2010
Bryan McVicker
Properly managing the shutdown or “safe parking” of multiple steam-cracking furnaces during a plant-wide upset can be challenging. Alarm flood and multiple competing demands on operators are characteristics of such situations. The ExxonMobil Beaumont olefins plant has created a DCS interface to...

Catastrophic Failure of a Dissimilar Metal Weld in a High Pressure Steam Venturi

Mar 23, 2010
Carl G. Matherne
In mid-2009 at the BASF FINA Petrochemical L.P. Steam Cracker in Port Arthur, Texas, a venturi-type flow meter in super-high-pressure steam service ruptured catastrophically, resulting in a major release of pressure and trip of the plant. Initially a steam leak was observed at the flow meter, and...

Options for Mercury Removal in Ethylene Plants

Mar 23, 2010
Jayant Gorawara
Ethylene producers have faced the challenge of feedstock contaminants for decades. However, with current industry transitions and surplus capacity, the low cost producer will have a real advantage in terms of survivability. The ability to leverage opportunities to improve the cost position on...

Cracked Gas Dryer Tutorial (Part 2)

Mar 22, 2010
Bruno De Jonckheere
This tutorial will begin with a brief introduction to molecular sieves followed by a description of the process, covering overall operation of the charge gas dryer including adsorption and regeneration steps. Key design considerations will be discussed along with optimization and troubleshooting...

Revamp Fired Heater to Maximize Thermal Efficiency

Mar 22, 2010
Ashutosh Garg
Fired heaters are in the refining and petroleum industry. In the current scenario, it is important to maximize fired heater efficiency to the maximum achievable. Revamping is a cost effective way to maximize fired heater efficiency: FIS has carried out several heater revamp projects in the past 5...

Enterprise Inventory Management in Volatile Markets

Mar 22, 2010
Craig Acuff, Simon Rogers
Hydrocarbon and other commodity prices are increasingly volatile due to factors which include speculation, reduced inventory and a lack of spare capacity. Energy prices are likely to trend higher as we replace depleted crude oil and natural gas fields and reduce emissions. In this environment...

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