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In-Service Welding on Ethylene Piping: Defining and Demonstrating Safe Conditions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
In-service welding is a common practice used to perform repairs and install hot taps to both piping and pipelines. It involves arc welding on a...

Safe Hot Tapping & Line Isolation on Ethylene Systems

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
Performing hot tapping and or in-service line isolations on ethylene systems carries a high level of risk. Proper assessment and management of the...

A Perspective of AI, Machine Learning and Data Science Towards Industry 4.0

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
The current excitement about artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning (ML), industrial internet of things (IIoT), Industry 4.0 is...

Planning an Olefins Unit Startup with an Operating Training Simulator As Part of a Plant Revamp Commissioning Strategy

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
Startup strategies, sequences and procedures were developed using an Operating Training Simulator (OTS) in preparation for starting up an olefins...

Auto-Refrigeration during Pressuring / Re-Inventorying Nitrogen Filled Lines with Flashing Supercritical Ethylene: The Misconception of the Role of Partial Pressure

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
In the process of pressurizing a nitrogen (N2)-filled pipeline with a higher-pressure supercritical ethylene (C2) for commissioning or re-...

Push Testing - Identification of Modifications to Incrementally Boost Plant Capacity

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
Typically, maximum ethylene plant profit equates to maximum production. Every plant has constraints that limit production. Some of them require...

Challenges in Adding Flare Gas Recovery in Petrochemical Plants

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2023
Many petrochemical facilities are moving towards achieving a net-zero emissions facility. Data shows that as high as 3.5 percent of worldâ...

Impact of Excessive Sulfur Dosing to Coil Material Deterioration and Ageing

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
The radiant section of steam cracking furnaces plays an important role in improving ethylene plant efficiency as well as achieving their...

Control Valve Response Modeling and Control

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
Control valves are a significant source of nonlinearity and oscillations in most control loops. Not understood are the details and consequences of...

Identification and Assessment of Risk Factors in Offshore Wind-Integrated Hydrogen Production Systems

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 13, 2023
Green hydrogen production through water splitting is a clean energy intensive process that intakes fresh water and electricity from renewables and...

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