New Products: May 2018 May2018New ProductsPlant Operations and Maintenance Display Screen Improves Industrial Performance The Simatic IPC377E basic panel PC offers a platform specifically developed to optimize cost for PC-based applications in industrial environments. It has an antiglare,...
Meet Process Engineer Venkat Subramanian May 14, 2018Learn about this process engineer's diverse career experience working in the hydrocarbon industry.
Gayle Gibson: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional May 16, 2018A Texas A&M graduate and newly retired engineer, Gayle discusses working in various areas at DuPont, including engineering design, plant improvement, and manufacturing as well as her experiences as an LGBTQ professional.
Mixer Simulations, Modeling Nonideal Reactors and Mixers Archived Webinar Apr 4, 2018 Continuous stirred tank reactors, batch reactors, and mixers are frequently used in the consumer product, food, pharmaceutical, and fine chemical industries. Processes using these devices usually require carefully controlled environments, where conditions such as temperature and composition are...
Implement an Effective Corrosion Mitigation Program April2018Plant OperationsTim OlsenAs opportunity crude usage increases, unexpected corrosion has become a major issue in piping and process units. Corrosion monitoring is a crucial part of maintaining the operational integrity of a refinery.
Meet Process Engineer Monica Wilson April 20, 2018Monica Wilson discusses what led her to the career choice of process engineer and talks about her work at Union Carbide and AkzoNobel.
Five Things to Ensure Compliance and Efficiency with Your Mechanical Integrity Program Archived Webinar Mar 7, 2018 Explore mechanical integrity and how a programmed implementation of activities can ensure that critical equipment will be suitable throughout the life of the process.
Real-Time Data and Process Simulator Integration Archived Webinar Feb 10, 2016 Start solving operational problems differently using tools you already have in your facility. In this Radix Engineering and Software sponsored webinar, you’ll explore the why and how of integrating real-time data acquisition and historian systems with process simulators. You’ll consider how there...
Optimizing Adsorption Process Design and Operation Archived Webinar Oct 29, 2014 This webinar describes new model-based approaches that allow the rapid and accurate design and operational analysis of complex adsorption cycles. Periodic adsorption processes, such as PSA or TSA, are widely used in industry as energy-efficient alternatives to cryogenic or absorptive separation...
Dynamic Simulation and Operability Study on Parallel Compressor Strings for LNG Application Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017New train configurations have been developed to satisfy new requirements in LNG industry in terms of availability of liquefaction plants. GE Oil&...
Dynamic Analysis of Feed Gas Control in LNG Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017In an inlet facility of a natural gas plant, the feed gas or mixture of gas and condensate are received by means of high pressure pipelines. The...
New Guidelines for Managing Asset (Mechanical) Integrity Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017Ensuring the initial and ongoing integrity of process equipment, including instrumentation and safety systems, has become known as asset integrity...
Recent Developments in the Optimisation of Crude Oil Distillation Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017Crude oil distillation is an energy intensive process that is central to petroleum refining. Over time, the distillation unit and the associated heat...
Dust Explosion Hazards: Housekeeping Quantified Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017DUST-EXPLOSION HAZARDS: HOUSEKEEPING QUANTIFIED Richard W. Prugh, PE, CSP Principal Process Safety Engineer Chilworth Technology, Inc., a Dekra...
The Role of APC in Industry 4.0 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017The process industry is undergoing a significant transformation that will change the way plants are controlled, operated and maintained. This...
Impact of Light Tight Oils on Distillate Hydrotreater Operation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017Light Tight Oil (LTO, also known as Shale Oil) formations are providing a new crude source to North America and soon to the world, with the recent...
Beyond Being Proactively Reactive Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017In the last 20 years, Industry has made great strides in utilizing tools to manage the day-to-day business of equipment failure in order to minimize...
“Getting More Out of Your PHAs with Data Analytics” Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 28, 2017Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies are required to identify process and operations risks for process plants. PHAs enable management and process...
Tailoring Big Data Analytics for Optimizing Ethylene Plant Asset Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Getting the best out of the existing ethylene assets is a key result area for manufacturers. Enhancing the capability to run the plant reliably and...
Using Ethics to Support Excellence in Reliable and Safe Operations Archived Webinar May 4, 2016 Working to improve your organization and achieve excellence? Trans-formation begins with an understanding of the relationship between ethics, safety and good operations. In 60 minutes, you’ll learn how ethics, safety and operations are intertwined in your workplace and what to look for when working...
It's All about the Money, Reducing Operating Costs in Heavy Metals Wastewater Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016It’s all about the Money Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is naturally occurring water that continues draining from mines after they are closed. This water...
Acetylene Hydrogenation Tutorial Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Acetylene Hydrogenation Tutorial Author: Edgar Mohundro – Acetylene hydrogenation is a very important step in most olefins plant operations along the...
Manage Risk and Improve Production Start-up of Capital Projects Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016In the final phases of a capital project, there are periods of high risk and several opportunities to shorten the time to full, on-spec production...
Use of Hitran Tube Side Enhancement in Revamps to Improve Operability and Efficiency Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Over the past decades various innovations in the design of heat exchangers have been major driving forces in the improvement of thermal process...
Hydrates in Ethylene Plant Cold Section Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Ethylene plants are at risk of hydrate formation due to the very nature of the process: wet hot section followed by high-pressure, cryogenic...
Carbon Disulfide (CS2): A New Challenge for Steam Cracker Complexes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Chemical companies are continuously exploring new opportunities in order to increase competitiveness. In today’s market this can be attained through...
Improving Temperature Measurement and Control Using the Exactus Optical Thermometers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016Offering excellent accuracy, resolution, repeatability, and stability, EXACTUS® optical thermometry technology provides significant performance...
Pressure Relief System Design of Reactive Systems Archived Webinar Oct 14, 2015 This webinar covers the basics of pressure relief system sizing for reactive systems; review of the operating procedure, adiabatic calorimeter test design, how to apply data generated to design the pressure relief systems. Also covered will be kinetic modeling and we will highlight some short-cuts.
European Efforts in Process Intensification Archived Webinar Aug 19, 2015 European Union (EU) efforts to develop Process Intensification (PI) for the chemical industry have been more focused and organized than US efforts. The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is currently applying Process Intensification and Smart Manufacturing (SM) to several initiatives within...
The Dow Chemical Story Archived Webinar Jun 25, 2015 Dow Chemical was founded in 1897 by Herbert Henry Dow. Learn about the history of this chemical giant as it grows and merges into the top company it remains more than 100 years later, and hear some insight as to what has kept it successful and sustainable.
Flare Mitigation Approach during Abnormal Process Operations By Integrating Thermal Membrane Distillation Networks and Cogeneration Unit for an Existing Process Plant Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2015Flare Mitigation Approach during Abnormal Process Operations by Integrating Thermal Membrane Distillation Networks and Cogeneration Unit for an...
Emissions Testing of Pressure Assisted Flare Burners Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2015The flare system for a new US Gulf Coast propylene production unit will be a multipoint ground flare utilizing pressure assisted burners. The...
Flare Regulatory Trends and Impact on Ethylene Manufacture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2015Global attention on improving oil and gas, refinery, petrochemical, and related industrial flaring practices continues its forward advance intimately...
Advanced Control of Wild Loads to or from Multiple Units Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Advanced Control of Wild Loads to or from Multiple Units Darwin Logerot , ProSys, Inc., Houston, TX In many situations in refineries and chemical...
Bhopal 30 Years Later Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015On the early morning of December 3rd 1984 a large release of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas occurred in a pesticide production plant located in Bhopal,...
Reducing Emissions from Olefin Production Via Chemical Looping Odh Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Olefin production is the largest emitter of CO 2 and NO x in the organic chemical industry. With worldwide ethylene production at ~4,500 MT/yr, the...
Cangrejera Learnings Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Process safety management systems should be in place to ensure repeatability in operations. A good system consists of higher level procedures that...
Lessons Learned from an Incident at a Cryogenic Gas Processing Faciltiy Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015In September 2009, a fatal incident occurred in a cryogenic gas processing plant. The investigation of the incident indicated a number of potential...
Regulators Versus Control Valves: What's the Best Fit? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015This session will review the selection criteria for consideration of pressure regulators vs. control valves for uses on various applications to...
Crude and Condensate Export - Distillation Requirements Defined and Explained Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Refiners are calling foul when it comes to the definition of “distillation” as it appears it is being applied to exportation of condensate. It is a...
Emergency Relief System Design for Reactive System Using Direct Scale-up Method Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Emergency relief system design for reactive system using direct scale-up method Surendra K. Singh, Michelle R. Murphy and Joshua Gordon ioKinetic,...
Hybrid Models of Distillation Towers for Plant Optimization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Real time optimization of plant operations started in 1980s and expanded rapidly during 1990s and early 2000s. Such applications have brought...
Mitigating Variable TDS Levels in Wastewater Biotreatment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Wastewaters characterized by elevated Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) levels and high organic content are produced by food, petroleum, and petrochemical...
Process Safety Opportunities for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) Advancing Process Safety (APS) Programs were...
Shale Oils - Design Approach for Improved Reliability and Performance in the Crude Preheat Train Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Refiners are continuing to maximize processing of shale crudes in existing assets and building new crude units to take advantage of the spread that...
Analysis of the Capabilities of Cybersecurity Defenses Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015The threats to our critical infrastructure continue to evolve. As new cyberattacks are created and discovered, it is incumbent upon us to evaluate...
Case Study: Laser-Based Gas Detection Technology and Dispersion Modeling Used to Eliminate False Alarms and Improve Safety Performance on Terra Nova FPSO Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Suncor Energy is the operator of the Terra Nova FPSO, which is located in the Grand Banks, off the East Coast of Canada. In 2010, a multi-...
Improving Risk-Based Decision Making By Connecting PSM Systems to Day-to-Day Plant Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Deficiencies in safety management systems have potentially catastrophic effects to an organization's facilities. That’s why smart companies have...
Optimization Methodology of Bog Rate for the LNG Carriers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015A new propulsion system, such as Dual Fuel Diesel Engine (DFDE), has replaced the conventional steam propulsion system. Even though Main Engine Gas...
Integrating Wastewater Reuse with Seawater Desalination Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Freshwater shortages are forcing industrial customers to rethink water supply options. Industrial facilities located near oceans or saline aquifers...
How to Size a Rupture Disk Vent Line for Two-Phase Gas/Liquid Flow Based on Current Engineering Practices Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In the chemical and petrochemical industry, vessels and pipes are protected against overpressure with safety relief devices, typically a rupture disk...
Steam Cracking Furnace Pre-Commissioning Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In order to bring a steam cracking furnace from construction completion to beneficial operation, suitable pre-commissioning and commissioning...
Tier 3 Processing Options for Natural Gasoline from NGL Fractionation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Natural Gasoline is the bottoms product from the debutanizer or last distillation column in a Natural Gas Liquids, NGL, Fractionation facility...
Cracking Furnace Line Flushing Pre-Commissioning Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The abundance of low cost shale gas has led to numerous projects in North America to expand existing or construct new ethylene production units. Most...
An Optimization Formulation for Risk Reduction of the Layout of Offshore Platforms Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015An Optimization Formulation for Risk Reduction of the Layout of Offshore Platforms Joshua Richardson and M. Sam Mannan Mary Kay O'Connor Process...
Case Study on SMALL-Scale LNG Facility Expansion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015With the influx of natural gas production throughout the United States, the small-scale LNG market is growing at a rapid pace. One option to take...
Guidelines for Dynamic Modeling of Column Startup Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Advances in computing speed continue to enable dynamic modeling of ever increasing complexity. This includes simulation of non-routine conditions...
Cracking Furnace Fuel Supply - Design, Operational and Maintenance Issues Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015This paper outlines the challenges faced in the design, operation and maintenance of ethylene plant fuel supply systems. There are a number of design...
Boosting Returns through Advanced Hydrogen Solutions in Refineries Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Modern high complexity refining landscape involves increasing proportion of ‘opportunity crudes’ processing and widened bottom-of-the-barrel...
Ten Commandments of Risk Based Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015TEN COMMANDMENTS OF PROCESS SAFETY Thou shall honor thy container Thou shall always maintain a sense of vulnerability Thou shall eliminate...
Development of Highly Selective and Stable DTP Catalyst for Propylene Production from Methanol Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Recently, on-purpose ethylene/propylene production technologies from DME/methanol are being introduced in China. JGC Corporation and Mitsubishi...
LNG Refrigerant Compressor Startup Torque Evaluation Using Dynamic Simulation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Compressor startup plays an important role during a plant’s startup. It’s even more crucial in an LNG facility, due to the fact that compression and...
Automation Solutions for Processing Tight Oil Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Opportunity crudes from shale are more readily available in North America with incentives on cost. However, these typically lighter crude oils don't...
Changing Demographics: Preserving Safety and Increasing Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015While process plants under development hold promise for innovative technology, movement from analogue to digital control rooms, and the latest in...
FCC Main Fractionator Debottlenecked By Online Waterside Cleaning Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015A Refinery FCC is critical to product blending, and an unplanned shutdown has large economic penalties. Water quality at a refinery can bring a unit...
Steam Control in Elevated Steam Assisted Flares Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Steam assisted flares are commonly used in the petrochemical industry. Over-steaming of these flares can be a cause of incomplete combustion. But,...
A Novel Approach to the Event Prediction and Mitigation Problem in an Ethylene Plant Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and similar techniques have been used to detect abnormal situations in process industries for well over a decade...
Establishment and Kinetic Analysis of an in-Situ Crystallized Catalyst Based FCC Lump Kinetic Model Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Nowadays, FCC units face increasing pressure to convert more inferior and heavy oil into clean fuels and light olefins as worsening qualities of...
Cost Effective Control of Red Oil in Caustic Tower Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Cost Effective Control of Red Oil in Caustic Tower Systems Authors: Kyle David Mankin Global Marketing Manager- Petrochemicals P. N Ramaswamy ,...
Advanced Aromatics Recovery Technology with AED-BTX Process Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015For over forty years, the petrochemical industry has used Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE) for the Aromatics Recovery. Even though Extractive...
Crude Unit Desalting Operations: Techniques for Improving Fouling and Corrosion Control Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The crude oils being bought by refineries today introduce new difficulties in desalting those crude oils. This presentation will address some of the...
Will It Really Make That Much of a Difference? Broad Effects of Operational Changes on Relief System Design Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Will It Really Make that Much of a Difference? Broad Effects of Operational Changes on Relief System Design Ms. Marie Baker Cognascents Consulting...
Boil-Off Gas Minimization and Recovery Options at LNG Loading Terminals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In LNG plants, boil-off gas (BOG) is generated during production, storage and loading of LNG. Particularly during loading, huge amount of BOG is...
API Process Safety Site Assessment Program - Promoting a Culture of Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015API Process Safety Site Assessment Program – Promoting a Culture of Process Safety A collaborative industry effort managed by API, the Process Safety...
How Continuous Corrosion Monitoring Is Helping to Evolve Refinery Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Refiners are continually seeking to improve profitability in a tight margin environment. This is driving them towards a wider basket of crude oils,...
Alarm Management Gap Analysis and Improvement at NOVA Chemicals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Alarm Management Gap Analysis and Improvement at NOVA Chemicals Doug Lutz , Principal Process Automation Engineer, NOVA Chemicals Corp., Joffre,...
Creating Maximizing Value with FCC Feeds from Opportunity Crudes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In today’s competitive refining landscape, refiners can take advantage of processing lower cost opportunity crudes to improve margins. Two very...
Indicadores De Seguridad De Procesos y Observaciones Planificadas De Seguridad Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Introducción Implementar y mantener un programa integral de seguridad de los procesos es un elemento esencial que toda empresa Química y Petroquímica...
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Where We Are and Where We May GO Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The Germans followed a simple plan when they scaled up the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis to the commercial level. For the reactor, they set a simple...