Process simulation is built or reused for the unit operation under investigation for the possible capacity increase.
Actual plant operating data is matched in...
Category - Operation & Maintenance
When troubleshooting control valve, generally process engineers should use following steps
Get the control loop function test performed and get the logic...
Pigging operations refers to maintenance practice for pipelines using ‘pipeline pigs’, for cleaning or inspection of pipeline without stopping operation...
Problems with pumping equipments cause not only inconvenience, but can also contribute to loss of production. An efficient operation depends on trouble-free...
Steam tracing is a type of heat tracing of process lines - using steam.
Heat tracing
Heat tracing is a small bore pipe system that is laid along process piping...
Steam hammering is the sound that is heard as a pinging, rattling, or banging in a steam system under conditions of Start-up, shutdown, changing loads or even...
Purpose of steam blowing
Cleaning by steam blowing is carried out essentially for steam circuits (i.e for steam generating boilers, steam heated exchangers...
Steam has been a popular mode of conveying energy since the industrial revolution. Steam networks are used for generating power, used in process industries...
3D Plant Model of a Plant
The 3D models for processing units/facilities in oil refineries or chemical plants are normally built during the detailed engineering...
What is the Pre Startup Safety Review or PSSR?
The PSSR is a safety review conducted prior to startup (commissioning) of a new or modified...
All rotating machines, pumps included, vibrate to some extent due to various reasons, the most common of which are typically the following:
Improper...
The term gas blowdown is referred to venting of gas accumulated in equipments, process facilities, oil production wells etc. The gas which is to be blown down...