ARTICLES
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Reciprocating compressor suction and discharge valve monitoring
Feb-2013
A decision making guideline evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the most common online monitoring technologies
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Sharing the load: proper control methods for parallel refrigeration compressors
Jan-2015
Parallel refrigeration machines have been in use for decades in the LNG industry primarily for the Phillips Cascade LNG process which utilises parallel ...
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Predicting centrifugal compressor performance
Jan-2019
When a plant revamp is planned, assessing an existing centrifugal compressor to meet new performance requirements is essential.
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What does SIL and functional safety mean to operators of rotating equipment?
Aug-2014
SIL - standing for Safety Integrity Level, is one very important safety indicator. Extensively discussed, described and often misunderstood within the ...
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Enhanced control techniques for cryogenic turboexpander recompressors
Feb-2014
Turboexpander compression trains are commonly used in petrochemical processes for extracting the heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas.
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Oil/water interface control for desalters
Oct-2007
Profiling instrument provides vertical real-time phase density measurement in desalter vessels. Benefits include reduced process upsets from interface ...
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SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment
Nov-2016
Unravelling the terminology and meaning of safety integrity level and functional safety in rotating equipment
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Safety system separation - examination of three types of machinery protection systems
Apr-2016
overspeed, surge detection and vibration monitoring, to help clarify when a SIL certification is truly necessary. Authors explain how companies can protect ...
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Parallel expander-recompressor controls and piping layouts
Jul-2015
Turboexpanders are key pieces of process equipment for the recovery of high-value condensates from natural gasses in modern NGL plants.
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Jul-2015
How to maximise the life cycle of control systems used in turbomachinery
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Jan-2007
Gamma scanning is a powerful tool that can be used to determine the cause of flooding and regain column efficiency. Debutaniser capacity and performance ...
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Early failure detection and shutdown of critical compressor due to a crosshead fracture
Aug-2011
Over the last few years it has become more and more apparent that operators of piston compressors use specific monitoring systems particular for their ...
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Rapid analysis of wear metals in used oils by automated ICP-OES
Jun-2012
Condition monitoring is essential to the efficient operation of large plant and machinery, and is the use of physical and chemical techniques to check ...
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Integrated plant control and monitoring
Dec-2015
Turbomachinery controls (TMC) such as antisurge and load-sharing controls, as well as its solution hardware platforms, have been evolving through faster ...
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Control and safety systems for turbomachinery
Dec-2014
All plant workers want to reduce the safety risk associated with turbomachinery operation while avoiding nuisance trips.
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Recips need dedicated vibration monitoring systems
Mar-2013
Avoiding ‘crater maintenance’ and the ‘doom loop’ Reciprocating compressors have a reputation as bad actors among the rotating equipment fleet; ...
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Bridging the gap between safety protection and condition monitoring
Mar-2013
In the process industry it is still common that users strictly separate safety protection equipment from condition monitoring. Machine operators frequently ...
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Optimising turbomachinery energy savings with control technologies
Aug-2015
Virtually every plant manager who works in a hydrocarbon processing, power-generation or other industrial facility can relate to the need to optimise energy ...
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Condition Monitoring - the analysis of used oil
Jun-2010
The elemental analysis of used lubricating oil has become an essential part of “condition monitoring”, the use of physical and chemical techniques ...
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Optimising the health of rotating equipment
Jul-2017
Applying predictive analytics to rotating equipment enables a preventative maintenance programme for improved savings
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Automatic diagnosis of critical rotating equipment: techniques and challenges
Aug-2015
The past 20 years have seen continuous progress in the technological means available for monitoring the condition of Rotating Equipment.
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A straightforward guide to monitoring & diagnostics of reciprocating compressors
Apr-2014
Experts worldwide agree — the only way to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, economical operation of reciprocating compressors is to monitor them continuously ...
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Continuously improving machinery performance (TIA)
Jun-2015
Through regular inspection and selective or continuous monitoring, traditional maintenance measures are intended to uncover damaged valves or signs of ...
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Dec-2015
Why is elevated vibration during surge often absent from the data collected by the online vibration monitoring software?
-
Reciprocating compressor suction and discharge valve monitoring
Feb-2013
A decision making guideline evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the most common online monitoring technologies
-
SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment
Nov-2016
Unravelling the terminology and meaning of safety integrity level and functional safety in rotating equipment
-
Compressor improvements turn benchmarks into savings
Feb-2018
How can refiners create real improvements at plant level? Reciprocating compressors are likely candidates.
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Rapid analysis of wear metals in used oils by automated ICP-OES
Jun-2012
Condition monitoring is essential to the efficient operation of large plant and machinery, and is the use of physical and chemical techniques to check ...
-
A straightforward guide to monitoring & diagnostics of reciprocating compressors
Apr-2014
Experts worldwide agree — the only way to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, economical operation of reciprocating compressors is to monitor them continuously ...
-
Enhanced control techniques for cryogenic turboexpander recompressors
Feb-2014
Turboexpander compression trains are commonly used in petrochemical processes for extracting the heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas.
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Jul-2015
How to maximise the life cycle of control systems used in turbomachinery
-
What does SIL and functional safety mean to operators of rotating equipment?
Aug-2014
SIL - standing for Safety Integrity Level, is one very important safety indicator. Extensively discussed, described and often misunderstood within the ...
-
Optimising the health of rotating equipment
Jul-2017
Applying predictive analytics to rotating equipment enables a preventative maintenance programme for improved savings
-
Parallel expander-recompressor controls and piping layouts
Jul-2015
Turboexpanders are key pieces of process equipment for the recovery of high-value condensates from natural gasses in modern NGL plants.
-
Early failure detection and shutdown of critical compressor due to a crosshead fracture
Aug-2011
Over the last few years it has become more and more apparent that operators of piston compressors use specific monitoring systems particular for their ...
-
Bridging the gap between safety protection and condition monitoring
Mar-2013
In the process industry it is still common that users strictly separate safety protection equipment from condition monitoring. Machine operators frequently ...
-
Condition Monitoring - the analysis of used oil
Jun-2010
The elemental analysis of used lubricating oil has become an essential part of “condition monitoring”, the use of physical and chemical techniques ...
-
Cost-effective condition monitoring
Jul-2011
The elemental analysis of used lubricating oil has become an essential part of “condition monitoring”, the use of physical and chemical techniques ...
-
Integrated plant control and monitoring
Dec-2015
Turbomachinery controls (TMC) such as antisurge and load-sharing controls, as well as its solution hardware platforms, have been evolving through faster ...
-
Safety system separation - examination of three types of machinery protection systems
Apr-2016
overspeed, surge detection and vibration monitoring, to help clarify when a SIL certification is truly necessary. Authors explain how companies can protect ...
-
Improving a compressor protection regime
Jul-2014
Analysis of the build-up to the fracture of a compressor crosshead led a refiner to revise its approach to performance monitoring
-
Breaking down control barriers
Feb-2015
Many processes and reliability engineers believe that process control & optimisation and asset condition monitoring live in two separate worlds.
-
Oil/water interface control for desalters
Oct-2007
Profiling instrument provides vertical real-time phase density measurement in desalter vessels. Benefits include reduced process upsets from interface ...
-
Hazardous — or harmless? Machinery has not changed, but demands have
Apr-2010
Based on the example of the ”reciprocating compressor” machine, this article will present current state of the art technology as well as explain how ...
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Predicting centrifugal compressor performance
Jan-2019
When a plant revamp is planned, assessing an existing centrifugal compressor to meet new performance requirements is essential.
-
Recips need dedicated vibration monitoring systems
Mar-2013
Avoiding ‘crater maintenance’ and the ‘doom loop’ Reciprocating compressors have a reputation as bad actors among the rotating equipment fleet; ...
-
Sharing the load: proper control methods for parallel refrigeration compressors
Jan-2015
Parallel refrigeration machines have been in use for decades in the LNG industry primarily for the Phillips Cascade LNG process which utilises parallel ...
-
Jan-2007
Gamma scanning is a powerful tool that can be used to determine the cause of flooding and regain column efficiency. Debutaniser capacity and performance ...
-
Predicting centrifugal compressor performance
Jan-2019
When a plant revamp is planned, assessing an existing centrifugal compressor to meet new performance requirements is essential.
-
Compressor improvements turn benchmarks into savings
Feb-2018
How can refiners create real improvements at plant level? Reciprocating compressors are likely candidates.
-
Optimising the health of rotating equipment
Jul-2017
Applying predictive analytics to rotating equipment enables a preventative maintenance programme for improved savings
-
SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment
Nov-2016
Unravelling the terminology and meaning of safety integrity level and functional safety in rotating equipment
-
Safety system separation - examination of three types of machinery protection systems
Apr-2016
overspeed, surge detection and vibration monitoring, to help clarify when a SIL certification is truly necessary. Authors explain how companies can protect ...
-
Dec-2015
Why is elevated vibration during surge often absent from the data collected by the online vibration monitoring software?
-
Integrated plant control and monitoring
Dec-2015
Turbomachinery controls (TMC) such as antisurge and load-sharing controls, as well as its solution hardware platforms, have been evolving through faster ...
-
Using a commercial process historian for full-featured machinery condition monitoring
Nov-2015
Can a commercial process historian be used to replace stand-alone condition monitoring software — including acquisition and display of high-speed vibration ...
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Automatic diagnosis of critical rotating equipment: techniques and challenges
Aug-2015
The past 20 years have seen continuous progress in the technological means available for monitoring the condition of Rotating Equipment.
-
Optimising turbomachinery energy savings with control technologies
Aug-2015
Virtually every plant manager who works in a hydrocarbon processing, power-generation or other industrial facility can relate to the need to optimise energy ...
-
Parallel expander-recompressor controls and piping layouts
Jul-2015
Turboexpanders are key pieces of process equipment for the recovery of high-value condensates from natural gasses in modern NGL plants.
-
Jul-2015
How to maximise the life cycle of control systems used in turbomachinery
-
Continuously improving machinery performance (TIA)
Jun-2015
Through regular inspection and selective or continuous monitoring, traditional maintenance measures are intended to uncover damaged valves or signs of ...
-
Breaking down control barriers
Feb-2015
Many processes and reliability engineers believe that process control & optimisation and asset condition monitoring live in two separate worlds.
-
Sharing the load: proper control methods for parallel refrigeration compressors
Jan-2015
Parallel refrigeration machines have been in use for decades in the LNG industry primarily for the Phillips Cascade LNG process which utilises parallel ...
-
Control and safety systems for turbomachinery
Dec-2014
All plant workers want to reduce the safety risk associated with turbomachinery operation while avoiding nuisance trips.
-
Optimise control systems with preventive maintenance
Aug-2014
Ensuring equipment integrity by conducting thorough maintenance provides multiple benefits for your operation, from maximising machine uptime and minimising ...
-
What does SIL and functional safety mean to operators of rotating equipment?
Aug-2014
SIL - standing for Safety Integrity Level, is one very important safety indicator. Extensively discussed, described and often misunderstood within the ...
-
Improving a compressor protection regime
Jul-2014
Analysis of the build-up to the fracture of a compressor crosshead led a refiner to revise its approach to performance monitoring
-
A straightforward guide to monitoring & diagnostics of reciprocating compressors
Apr-2014
Experts worldwide agree — the only way to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, economical operation of reciprocating compressors is to monitor them continuously ...
-
Enhanced control techniques for cryogenic turboexpander recompressors
Feb-2014
Turboexpander compression trains are commonly used in petrochemical processes for extracting the heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas.
-
Digital comms protect compressors better
Nov-2013
Digital communications technologies are aiding condition monitoring of reciprocating compressors by reducing installation costs and increasing reliabi ...
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Recips need dedicated vibration monitoring systems
Mar-2013
Avoiding ‘crater maintenance’ and the ‘doom loop’ Reciprocating compressors have a reputation as bad actors among the rotating equipment fleet; ...
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