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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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Maintaining MPC Benefits for Years: No Myth

Mar 21, 2010
MPC software companies and their customers can sustain and increase the benefits from MPC solutions by forming effective maintenance strategies. This can mean maintaining MPC models current and migrating applications with evolving techniques. This paper will show how a well-formed maintenance...

Elements of Two-Stage Unicracking for Maximum Distillate Production

Mar 21, 2010
Diesel fuel is projected to be one of the strongest market growth transportation fuels over the next ten years. Availability of more heavy and sour crudes, utilization of refinery configurations for maximum distillate production and more stringent diesel fuel specifications are techno-economic...

Tutorial on Using Best Practices to Optimize DP Flow Measurements

Mar 21, 2010
Nathan Stokes
DP Flow is the most frequently applied measurement technology. Uncover the value of re-engineering DP Flow measurement points to enable better measurement. Learn how best practices and innovative designs deliver improved accuracy, reduced maintenance, reduced installed costs, lowered permanent...

Nonlinear Model Order Reduction Using Block Structured Models for Large Processes

Mar 21, 2010
Omar Naeem
Please note: sound does not begin until approximately 30 seconds into the presentation. Typically mathematical models of physical and chemical processes are large and complex because of complications and nonlinearities of physical processes. The importance of mathematical models is evident for...

Environmental Law and Regulation 101

Mar 21, 2010
Chris A. Paul
This presentation will provide a summary of each of the primary environmental regulatory programs, including air, water, waste and emergency planning. These programs are also known by their statutory names, the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Emergency...

Cracked Gas Compressor / Turbine

Mar 21, 2010
Ed Oberthier, Krishna Merchant
The cracked gas compressor (CGC) is still the most critical unit in the entire ethylene production facility. Its energy demand and potential plant run length, linked to its volumetric flow, molecular weight, pressure ratio and associated contaminant removal, is a major design element within the...

Turbomachinery for Mega-Ethylene Plants

Mar 21, 2010
Diane E Scheponik, Donald H. Mansfield
Ethylene producers continue to search for ways to improve capital expenditure versus payback ratio and to reduce installation and maintenance costs by benefitting from economies of scale. As ethylene plant outputs increase beyond the 1 million ton per year size, turbomachinery manufacturers must...

Carbon Capture and Storage - Can CCS Be a Viable Business?

Mar 21, 2010
Ray Hattenbach
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been characterized as the technology that can jump start mitigation of greenhouse gases until new, less carbon intensive technology can be implemented to provide electrical power, transportation fuels and energy our society needs to stay competitive in the world...

Simulating a Typical Atmospheric Crude Distillation Unit Tutorial

Mar 21, 2010
David Myers
Atmospheric Crude Columns are one of the most important pieces of equipment in the petroleum refining industry. Typically located after the Desalter and the Crude Furnace, the Atmospheric Tower serves to distil the crude oil into several different cuts. These include naphtha, kerosene, light diesel...

The Wonderful World of Carbon Nanotubes

AIChE Webinar
Dec 17, 2009
Dr. Meyya Meyyappan

The combination of remarkable mechanical properties and unique electronic properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offers significant potential for revolutionary applications in electronics devices, computing and data storage technology, field emissi

Chemical Engineering Faculty Directory: 2009-2010

December, 2009
This faculty directory lists the contact information of all the faculty members, placement administrators, and student organizations of almost 500 worldwide universities and technical institutes offering chemical engineering curricula. This offers a comprehensive reference tool that is unique and...

Hydrogen and Syngas Production and Purification Technologies

December, 2009
Covers the timely topic of fuel cells and hydrogen-based energy from its fundamentals to practical applications Serves as a resource for practicing researchers and as a text in graduate-level programs Tackles crucial aspects in light of the new directions in the energy industry, in particular how...

Battery Design for Large Lithium and Zinc Batteries

Nov 11, 2009
G. J. Suppes
A battery design is being evaluated which is particularly useful for larger battery applications such as in PHEV and electrical grid applications. Preliminary studies validate the approach. Parametric studies are discussed which define performance curve.

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