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coatings
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a corrosion-resistant acrylic coating outperforms epoxies (CHE aug95)
Coatings get a new look, as pace of solvent phaseout quickens (CHE 19jan87)
linings and coatings keep corrosion at bay with fluoropolymers (CHE apr92)
protect concrete from corrosion with coatings (CHE dec98)
quality masonry lining (CHE mar89)
for glass-lined equipment (CHE mar02)
glass lined equipment: specifications (CHE feb03)
glass-lined equipment (CHE 27apr87)
glass-lined equipment: replace or reglass? (CHE 24oct88)
the care and feeding of glass-lined steel (CHE nov98)
Hard-facing protects against wear (CHE 3feb86)
fluoropolymer linings stand up to aggressive chemicals (CHE aug93)
fluoropolymer linings: the low-cost advantage (CHE aug92)
fluoropolymers selection (CEP oct00)
fortify metals against corrosion: coatings, linings and plastics can protect or restore equipment (CHE aug93)
guarding against corrosion: to protect tanks and vessels, choose a liner material (CHE apr95)
picking the best thermoplastic lining (CHE nov98)
powder coatings (CHE mar01)
surfaces: new surface engineering techniques (CHE apr94)
an `aggressive' painting project: specifying high-gloss, corrosion-fighting paints, (CHE nov92)
coating carbon steel tubes extends their life (OGJ 28jun99)
coatings producers seek long-term solutions (CHE sep94)
Corrosion-resistant Coatings Slash Maintenance Costs (CHE dec89)
fighting the elements with coatings (CHE feb98)
functional coatings (CHE nov00)
going to extremes: new coatings and adhesives are being developed for wide temperature demands (CHE oct97)
improving asset performance: a maintenance road map (CHE aug04)
keeping corrosion at bay: metal and nonmetal coatings are finding new uses (CHE jun94)
More equipment protection from surface coatings (CHE 22jun87)
corrosion
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cathodic protection for buried piping, tanks and vessels with electrolytes (CEP jun99)
Cathodic Protection New Types Of Anodes (CHE 12sep88)
corrosion control (CHE may03)
corrosion protection (CHE aug99)
keep corrosion under control (CHE feb98)
rustling up corrosion inhibitors that replace heavy metals in water-treatment and protective-coating applications (CHE mar96)
measuring corrosion rates fast (CHE nov92)
minimize high temperature corrosion (CHE nov93)
Nelson curves (OGJ 18oct93)
Nelson curves (OGJ 7mar94)
Rouge detection and control (CHE sep01)
Saline-water Pumps: Selecting The Right Materials (CHE 12sep88)
sour water corrosion study (OGJ 21may01)
Avoid sulfuric acid corrosion in metallic stacks (HYP mar05)
metallic stacks: estimate corrosion caused by acid gases (CHE jan05)
Preventing Corrosion In Stacks And Scrubbers (CHE jan89)
corrosivity indexes for water (HYP apr01)
demineralized water corrosion - page 125 (HYP nov01)
alloys for corrosion (CEP mar97)
alloys for sulfuric acid (CEP feb98)
aluminised steels for sulphidation corrosion resistance. (PTQ Autumn96)
announced products, services, books on problems of corrosion (CHE 6jan86)
carbon steel corrosion (CEP jun95)
Case 28: Steel component fretting (HYP aug05)
chloride stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) stainless steels (OGJ 19jul99)
chlorides corrosion (CEP apr99)
Choosing a neutralising amine corrosion inhibitor - PTQ, 2 (Summer) 04 (PTQ Summer04)
composite to repair corroded pipe (OGJ 19nov01)
corrosion caustic materials (CEP may96)
corrosion control (CHE apr00)
corrosion control (HYP nov95)
corrosion explained (CEP may98)
corrosion mistakes (CEP apr97)
corrosion new developments (CHE mar00)
corrosion of underground pipe due to coating failure (OGJ 27nov00)
duplex stainless steel for organic acids (CHE nov00)
Effect of process deposits on the corrosion behavior of titanium in brine (HYP oct05)
Estimating corrosion in metallic stacks caused by hydrochloric acid (HYP apr06)
gases that are corrosive (CHE may91)
HF - corrosion (CEP nov98)
HSC hydrogen stress cracking: example of failure (OGJ 6mar00)
hydrogen flux monitoring devices in wet H2S service (PTQ Summer99)
Introduction to NACE international standard MR0103: sulfide stress cracking (HYP nov04)
Major improvements in reactor effluent air cooler reliability - ammonium bisulfide corrosion (HYP sep06)
material selection and corrosion control - a logic (HYP oct00)
microbially influenced corrosion (CEP sep98)
mitigating naphthenic acid corrosion - PTQ, December 02 (PTQ Winter02)
modern metallurgical applications in corrosive processes - PTQ, Q3 05 (PTQ alkylation05)
monitoring corrosion: online and in realtime (CHE jun06)
naphthenic acid corrosion (OGJ 28feb94)
nickel alloys (CEP jan99)
online corrosion monitoring - page 17 (CPR jan04)
Protecting electronic systems in corrosive environments (CHE 9jun86)
Putting A Stop To Corrosion (CHE dec90)
PVDF tackles bromine corrosion (CPR may04)
select the best alloys to resist nitric acid (CEP may99)
Selecting Corrosion-Resistant Materials (CEP dec06)
stop corrosion of reinforced concrete structures with cathodic protection (CEP jul98)
stress corrosion cracking - a caustic experience (CHE jan03)
subcritical and supercritical water oxidation alloys (CEP mar99)
the many faces of corrosion (CHE jan92)
water wash system corrosion (HYP jun97)
maintenance
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Applying chemical cleaning solutions (PTQ Q206)
gel cleans radioactive concrete (CPR sep04)
let water do the scrubbing: water-pressure washers take the dirt out of hazardous environments (CHE nov97)
run your cleanup department as a business (CHE sep95)
take the heat off: chemical cleaning of exchangers (CPR oct04)
epoxies speed concrete crack repairs (CHE dec90)
Case 26: Gathering failure data (HYP apr05)
Case 33: Vessels in high-cycle service (HYP jun06)
failure analysis of a primary reformer riser: the root cause was creep rupture (HYP nov03)
failure equipment statistics (HYP jan99)
Fitness for service assessment (1) natural gas absorber on a cyclic duty (2) low-temperature liquid ammonia tank (PTQ Q206)
learn how to listen to your equipment: paying attention to the 'early warning signals' (CHE nov94)
Looking for RCFA databases? Consider failure statistics (HYP jan02)
many approaches to fault diagnosis (CHE mar95)
inspect vessels from the outside (CHE jun00)
making the case for third-party inspections (CHE dec02)
risk-based inspection program improves safety and availability (HYP feb03)
using gamma scans to plan maintenance of columns (PTQ Spring02)
reduce instrument maintenance costs (HYP jan99)
integrated engineering and lifecycle maintenance tools (CHE mar00)
detect leaks with ultrasound (CHE dec02)
detecting heat exchanger leaks by listening with ultrasonic probes (CHE jan97)
detecting leaks underground (CHE aug97)
Detecting leaks with ultrasound and other uses (CHE 19dec88)
hotspots and leaks monitoring using fiber-optic technology (HYP nov01)
leak correction (CHE mar99)
leak detection in pipelines (OGJ 9nov02)
Method gives realistic analysis of leak-detection systems (OGJ 21mar05)
model predicts pipeline leaks (CEP feb03)
monitoring for leaks: tracking system distinguishes between background concentrations and actual spills (CHE aug98)
sniff out leaks: regulations are driving improvements in leak-detection techniques (CHE feb94)
Unique online leak repair techniques (HYP may04)
magnetostrictive sensors for NDI of pipe walls (OGJ 22may00)
capacitance: redefining maintenance (CHE aug94)
maintenance management: simple data collection is now superseded by long-range planning (CHE mar96)
maintenance: programs that find equipment maladies (CHE may98)
managing maintenance services (CHE feb94)
Multiobjective genetic algorithms optimize maintenance (HYP dec06)
performance-based contracting to lower maintenance costs (HYP dec03)
Real-time information optimizes condition-based maintenance (OGJ 22may06)
reducing the danger of maintenance cost overruns (PTQ Spring98)
Risk-based maintenance (PTQ Q406)
Should you change to contract maintenance and operations? (HYP apr02)
steps to success for computerized maintenance (CHE jan99)
strive for maintenance without waste (CHE nov97)
taking the guesswork: CMMS cuts unscheduled downtime and contain operating and maintenance costs (CHE jan98)
Use the system approach to spare parts management (HYP feb06)
below-surface defects by ndt: penetrating radiation, ultrasound or electric currents (CHE sep89)
improving plant maintenance via nondestructive testing (CHE dec89)
nondestructive testing methods can aid plant operation (CHE oct90)
advanced measurement diagnostics for predictive maintenance (CHE oct00)
Avoid equipment failure with erosion prediction tools: Advanced computational fluid dynamics models (HYP dec06)
predictive maintenance (CEP feb00)
predictive maitenance: wireless via the internet (HYP may01)
the future of predictive maintenance (CHE jul02)
RCM asset management (CHE feb99)
a method for improving plant reliability (PTQ Summer00)
achieve best-in-class reliability (CEP jun03)
Achieving world-class operating performance: Apply appropriate reliability and operating improvement techniques (HYP jan05)
benchmarking: a reliability tool (HYP aug00)
Case study in reliability implementation with guidelines (HYP aug02)
Competitive advantage in plant reliability - PTQ, June 02 (PTQ Summer02)
equipment reliability improvement with e-learning (HYP sep01)
improving plant reliability (CHE oct03)
Improving reliability of chemical processing facilities - enterprise reliability management system (HYP oct02)
RAM technique (reliability, availability, maintainability ) reduces downtime (CHE jun96)
Reliability design concepts: the effects of storage capacity, interaction losses & unit size (HYP feb02)
reliability-based program prioritizes maintenance (HYP dec02)
simplify reliability analysis of chemical processes (CEP jul02)
Trip analysis: a quick tool for plant management (HYP may02)
Why even first-quartile plants can lose profitability: Benchmarking is not a substitute for a competent reliability professional (HYP jan05)
Worldwide trends in RAM improvement - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 04 (PTQ Spring04)
modern, integrated program of maintenance management and cost control (CHE 14apr86)
root-cause analysis procedure (HYP mar00)
basics of laser scanning - 34 (CEP may05)
Comparing historical and laser scan surveys to identify discrepancies (HYP jul06)
gamma scan - distillation (CHE aug98)
neutron backscatter reboiler problems (CHE sep95)
scanning - distillation (OGJ 1feb99)
scanning columns with gamma rays (CHE aug92)
scanning gamma rays - distillation (CEP mar90)
scanning general - distillation (CEP feb91)
online diagnostics makes manufacturing more robust (CHE mar95)
Surveillance -- the forgotten maintenance tool? (CHE 13oct86)
process tomography: seeing is believing (CHE oct95)
tomography (CHE jun99)
7 Steps to Shorter Turnarounds (CHE 14mar88)
achieve world-class maintenance turnarounds (HYP dec02)
achieving an accident-free turnaround (PTQ Summer99)
Answering the big turnaround question - PTQ, June 02 (PTQ Summer02)
complete planning for maintenance turnaround (OGJ 29apr02)
economics of 'world class' turnarounds (HYP jan99)
fast column turnaround with combination treatment (OGJ 7jul03)
make your turnaround the best ever (HYP apr01)
Optimising plant turnarounds - PTQ, 3 (Autumn) 04 (PTQ Autumn04)
optimize turnaround projects (HYP sep05)
Organising the plan for turnarounds (PTQ Summer01)
Proven turnaround practices (HYP apr03)
refiners relying more on specialty service providers for turnarounds (OGJ 20sep04)
strategy maximizes turnaround performance (OGJ 24may04)
turnaround performance optimisation (PTQ Autumn03)
Turnaround preparation - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
Advantages of profit centred maintenance - PTQ, 2 (Summer) 04 (PTQ Summer04)
best practice in plant maintenance: operator + contractor (OGJ 29apr02)
Cost benefit evaluation of risk-based maintenance (PTQ Winter01)
Cost-effective emissions reductions through leak detection, repair (HYP may02)
dealing with deceptive failure modes (chemical and mechanical failure mechanisms) (HYP jul03)
Enterprise Asset Performance Management improves plant maintenance (OGJ 19may03)
Improve your annual report through maintenance cost control (HYP jan06)
Include your field work force in the automation loop to reduce maintenance costs (HYP oct02)
leading indicators measure maintenance effectiveness more accurately (OGJ 24may04)
maintenance & reliability: high and low performers (HYP mar99)
off-the-shelf maintenance and repair (CHE may04)
Operator maintenance key to reducing breakdowns (HYP oct02)
periodic testing and risk reduction - p85 (HYP dec00)
process facility maintenance: refining (OGJ 21may01)
pyrophoric polymer and "pop polymer" formation in equipment - PTQ, March 03 (PTQ Spring03)
RBI risk-based inspection maintenance programs (OGJ 22may00)
Reduce inventory by eliminating multiple parts codes (HYP jun04)
reduce unplanned shutdowns via intelligent devices are equipped with modern alarm technology (CEP sep03)
risk-driven maintenance management (CHE dec01)
system for stocking spare parts (CHE jun04)
use CD-Roms for operations and maintenance manuals (CEP apr00)
use criticality-based maintenance for optimum equipment reliability (CEP jul98)
Use TRIZ in Reverse to Analyze Failures: Asking how could I make this fail? (CEP may05)
biochem
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continuous anaerobic digestion process (CEP sep02)
biocatalysis (CHE mar99)
enzyme catalysis (CHE sep97)
enzyme-based catalysts (CHE nov00)
enzymes toughen up for chemical processing (CHE may95)
enzymes usher in a new era: biocatalysis (CHE jul98)
keys to bioreactor selection (CEP mar02)
modeling bioreactors (CHE 16feb87)
disinfect with sodium hypochlorite; alternative to chlorine gas (CEP mar03)
halamine water disinfectants (CHE 10nov86)
alliances give chiral chemicals a push (CHE mar98)
Avoid the Pitfalls of Bioprocess Development (CEP aug06)
BIOPROCESSING - Society for Biological Engineering (CEP nov06)
bioreactor design (CHE jan04)
chemicals in our bodies: biomonitoring data (CPR oct04)
Designing a Facility for API Development - Kilo labs (CEP mar06)
enzyme discovery: screening, cloning, evolving (CEP oct05)
good drug therapy: it's not just the molecule it's the delivery (CEP feb04)
melting medicine with engineering (CHE may98)
optimize power consumption in aerobic fermenters (CEP may03)
SBE special section - nanobiotechnology (CEP feb06)
Sizing Impellers for Agitated Aerobic Fermenters (CEP feb04)
bio-industries
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keep brews at a steady boil (CHE apr98)
bioaugmentation fortifies biomass with microorganisms bugs that have been adapted to specific compounds (CHE mar97)
better processing with bacteria (CHE dec97)
biotech: what the chemical engineer should know (CHE nov95)
biotechnology fermentation and downstream processing (CHE 18feb85)
fermentation goes large-scale (CEP jan03)
green factories for pharmaceuticals (CEP jan03)
multipurpose fermentor design (CHE feb03)
robust viral clearance: biologically derived pharmaceuticals (CHE oct02)
Clean-in-place process to clean equipment (CHE feb01)
clean-in-place steam-in-place (CHE jun99)
Clean-plant Design (CHE 6jan86)
cleanroom design and construction (CHE apr01)
cleanrooms (CHE jun00)
cleanrooms: chemical makers benefit from advances in semiconductor manufacture (CHE jul98)
cleanup goes high tech: the concept of clean-in-place plants and equipment (CHE jul94)
consider using fluoropolymers in biological applications (CEP dec04)
high purity pressure regulators (CHE oct99)
how to implement process analytical technology - Pristine Processing (CHE dec04)
in pumps, the issue is integrity: an emphasis on soundness of parts, safeguards against contamination (CHE nov98)
making the case for clean in place (CHE feb02)
online UV device reduces wash cycle (between product changeovers) (CHE jan95)
Pristine Processing - economics of storing process solutions (CHE apr03)
pristine processing: microreactors for high-purity applications (CHE apr04)
Protecting Cleanroom Personnel & Products: Controlling the flow of airborne particles (CHE feb99)
sanitary feeders (CHE jun99)
the secret's out: clean in place applied to industrial chemical processes for cleaning a wide variety of equipment (CHE jan96)
verifying cleanliness (CHE feb04)
genetically modified crops genetically modified crops (CEP sep05)
Innovations in Food Processing (CEP mar03)
preservatives play it safe (CHE jan98)
reactors high purity for food processing (CHE aug99)
sweeter alternatives: new compounds may move artificial sweeteners (CHE oct98)
the allure of flavors and fragrances (CHE apr97)
the skinny on oils & fats: the processing of naturally occurring oils and fats (CHE oct97)
fine-tuning the winemaking process (CHE mar98)
a hybrid route to chirally pure products (CEP nov05)
aerobic fermenter (CHE jul99)
aseptic processing enters a new phase (CEP jan98)
biorefinery process economics (CEP oct05)
biotransformations for a green future (CEP oct05)
carbohydrates to other chemical products via chiral chemistry (CHE nov01)
chiral chemistry (CHE nov01)
developing enzymes to produce ethanol (CEP apr01)
measuring the equilibrium in pharma products (PRO Spring03)
nutraceuticals (CHE oct00)
pasteurization (CHE jun00)
proteins from broths via chromatography (CHE may00)
streamlining validation in the Pharm industry (CHE nov03)
chemicals
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acid neutralizers (CHE aug99)
bright prospects for antioxidants (CHE may96)
chelants (CHE mar00)
organic acids and chelating agents (CHE jul96)
ring up the chelates: surround and immobilize metals ions that can cause chemicals to decompose (CHE jan97)
tracking the volatile chelate market (CHE oct93)
clays (CHE oct99)
the battle cry for coagulants and flocculants (CHE jun97)
degreasers: lift up and split out (CHE sep96)
dispersants (CHE nov99)
getting more mileage from dispersant (CHE jan96)
delivering semiconductor gases and chemicals (CHE aug03)
electronic chemicals (CHE aug02)
electronics chemicals suppliers fine-tune onsite service (CHE jun98)
electronics chemicals: parts-per -trillion pure (CHE nov96)
engineering new semiconductor materials (CHE ceramic powder98)
ethanol: federal tax incentive (CHE feb99)
fillers: inert extenders provide also benefits, such as improved thermal stability (CHE may97)
flame retardants (CHE mar01)
flame retardants: cool under fire (CHE sep95)
flame retardants: halogen (CHE may98)
oil field chemical suppliers (CHE apr99)
oilfield chemicals rejuvenate old wells (CHE apr95)
a spectrum of pigments (CHE jun96)
dyeing to conform: environmentally friendly dyes (CHE mar93)
pigments (CHE feb99)
plastic additives (CHE mar99)
a modern approach to solvent selection (CHE mar06)
greener solvents (CHE mar00)
important determination of solvent selection (CHE jun06)
industrial solvents step up with the phaseout of 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane (CHE jun95)
keeping organic solvents under control: opted for a catalytic oxidation system to control solvent emissions (CHE may96)
new life for old solvents (CHE jun93)
recovery of chlorinated solvents (PRO Autumn02)
solvent alternatives (CHE feb97)
solvent services and information (CHE mar94)
solvent-free cleaning processes (CHE jan04)
solvents (CHE dec99)
solvents are enviro-friendly (CHE dec00)
solvents- find which to use for given solids (CEP dec99)
Strategy For Screening Physical Solvents (CHE 20jun88)
supercritical fluids as solvents (CHE nov02)
supercritical fluids filling the void left by the phaseout of some chlorinated solvents (CHE nov98)
turning contaminated solvents into profits (CHE aug97)
a primer on surfactants (CHE jun96)
collaboration drives today's surfactants (CHE apr98)
mild-mannered surfactants (CHE jul94)
surfactants (CHE may00)
surfactants (CHE oct00)
surfactants aim for niche markets (CHE feb92)
surfactants: pervasive but pressured - a review (CHE dec04)
troubleshooting agents for aqueous systems: Surfactants, such as those based on acetylenic glycol (CHE jun96)
in the thick of thixotropes: consumer preferences for water-based products change the mix of thickening agents (CHE mar97)
buying chemicals online (CHE mar00)
we're history - a blast from the past: the history of fireworks (CEP oct04)
materials
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the perfect asbestos substitute (CHE jan93)
advanced ceramics take the heat (CHE dec94)
ceramic thin films (CEP mar00)
ceramics (CHE oct96)
ceramics (CHE jul99)
Ceramics in chemical service (CHE 24oct88)
CPI drive refractory: tighter quality control and more-precise installation improve performance (CHE nov98)
exploiting the value of ceramics (CHE may92)
reinforcing metals with ultrafine ceramic powders (CHE 3mar86)
Sintered alpha-silicon carbide (CHE 9dec85)
FRP composites (CEP nov97)
fusion-bonded epoxy coating for piping (FBE) (OGJ 16apr01)
how to choose process equipment made from reinforced plastic (CHE aug93)
Pultruded fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP); structures for corrosive areas (CHE 11nov85)
Take the Guesswork Out of FRP Corrosion (CEP dec01)
glassmaking: responds to new challenges (CHE oct90)
lead linings and equipment (CEP jan00)
alloys* (CEP feb99)
baffled by how alloys are labeled? making sense of the unified numbering system (CHE oct92)
battling corrosion: alternative titanium grade delivers similar performance at a lower installed cost (CHE clarifiers98)
clad steel (CEP oct96)
corrosion resistance of superaustenitic stainless steels (CHE jan92)
corrosion-resistant lead (CHE 14oct85)
Heat-resistant alloys (CHE 6jan86)
high temperature failure modes of metals (CHE oct00)
materials for high temperature environments (CEP feb01)
Materials for oxygen service (CHE 27apr87)
metal alloys: materials of construction report: part 1 (CHE oct92)
metals selection sources (CHE oct00)
rapid solidification a new twist for metals (CHE 11apr88)
reactive metals pricing and resistance 54 (CHE oct99)
Reliable Base For High- Nickel Equipment (CHE may89)
Selecting second-generation duplex stainless steels PART 1 (CHE 27oct86)
Selecting second-generation duplex stainless steels PART 2 (CHE 24nov86)
shedding new light on titanium in CPI construction (CHE aug98)
steelmakers replace the blast furnace (CHE oct02)
use of titanium in the CPI (CHE 24nov86)
using tests and service histories to select metals and alloys (CHE 29apr85)
big growth in small thing - nanotechnology update (CHE sep06)
bucky balls stretch out in nanotubes (CHE jan02)
carbon nanotubes (CHE jan03)
nanoparticles (CHE apr99)
nanotechnology update (CHE dec02)
nanotechnology update (CHE jul03)
nanotechnology: fueling the chemical industry?s future (CEP nov03)
the nanosphere (CHE feb02)
tiny particles aim for big markets: nanostructuring maximizes control in advanced materials engineering (CHE aug94)
ionic liquids as solvents and catalysts (non molecular materials) (CHE mar01)
engineering plastics (CHE sep99)
how to choose a fluoropolymer (CHE apr93)
material selection: chlorinated-polyvinyl chloride stands up to high temperature and pressures (CHE oct97)
non-reinforced plastic combines strength with chemical resistance (CHE jul96)
plastics selection (CHE sep94)
plastics selection (CHE oct95)
specifying CPVC in chemical process environments (CHE oct06)
take the guesswork out of plastics selection (CHE oct94)
fluorine as a material (CHE may03)
integrated approach to materials management (HYP nov02)
materials for high temperature (CEP mar95)
selecting materials of construction - corroding applications (CHE sep05)
targeting material reuse via property integration (CEP aug05)
sealing
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gasket standarization (CHE sep03)
gaskets: the weakest link (CHE jun05)
misapplied gaskets can lead to potentially severe consequences (CPR nov04)
sealing: better gasket materials and innovative seal designs (CHE jun90)
understand gaskets - follow these guidelines to avoid sealing problems (HYP may04)
seals and elastomers (CHE jul99)
diagnosing common causes of sealing failures (CHE jun05)
ensuring the integrity of seals and gaskets (CHE may03)
low temperature sealing (CHE jun01)
sealing for hygienic operations (PRO Spring02)
shipping-packaging
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chemical transportation common safety voluntary program (CHE mar00)
New valves promise safer, cheaper chlorine shipping (CHE 18jan88)
captive container program: careful washing and inspection, chemical drums can be reused to ship (CHE nov95)
extend the life of shipping containers by purging water (CHE oct95)
flexible bulk containers (CHE sep00)
Major changes ahead for industrial containers (CHE 28sep87)
partnering to reduce waste : customers satisfied with this novel container disposal program (CHE mar97)
storage containers low-cost, bulk-rate shipping and handling (CHE aug89)
confused about rules on hazardous materials transportation? (CHE may95)
materials management function - keeping track of materials and assuring their effective flow throughout the facility (CHE dec97)
bulk packaging tests automation technology (CHE aug95)
closing the loop on packaging: chemicals were shipped in glass bottles changed to stainless steel containers (CHE jun97)
handle solids safely : enclosed designs and corrosion-resistant materials (CHE sep93)
manual unloading bites the dust: automated bulk-bag dischargers (CPR aug04)
new role for drum packaging (CHE nov90)
packaging: kilderkins, firkins and pins (CHE jun97)
responsible packaging: regulations and costs are spurring new designs and novel services (CHE may97)
managing chemical inventories - software (CHE sep02)
sample preservation and shipping clarified (CEP apr03)
unlock supply chain improvements through effective logistics (CEP may02)
pumps
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buildings and civil
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concrete goes high tech (CHE nov96)
report on materials of construction (CHE 24nov86)
centralized control room operates five process units (HYP apr02)
control room console design (HYP sep01)
Control room consolidation part II: design trends (PTQ Q406)
Control room consolidation: Part I (PTQ Q106)
control room design (HYP sep00)
digital control rooms: are they what operators need? (PTQ Winter97)
enhance control rooms with rolling ladders (CHE 10nov86)
optimize control room communications (CEP oct01)
step up to the challenge: HAZMAT storage: guide to deal with today's building codes (CHE jun92)
uses and misuses of chemical-resistant masonry (CHE 8dec86)
does the roof leak? (CHE 18feb85)
buildings - safety (CEP sep97)
constructing and designing blast-resistant buildings (HYP nov05)
cost index for nonmetallic building materials (OGJ 6oct03)
nonmetallic building materials cost index (OGJ 1oct01)
pump foundation: precast polymer concrete (HYP jul01)
avoid assembly hassles: skid mounted systems (CPR nov03)
air conditioning
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air filters and dust removal (PRO Spring04)
air purification by microoxidation (PRO Spring02)
indoor air quality in labs (HYP jan01)
ventilating CPI buildings (CHE 9dec85)
cryogenics
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chillers LiBr-refrigeration (OGJ 31jul95)
Startup of centrifugal pumps in flashing or cyrogenic liquid service (CHE 6jan86)
plate reflux exchangers for cryogenics in NGL recovery (CHE may94)
CFC alternatives: a cold war (CHE jan95)
Chemical firms search for ozone-saving compounds (CHE 18jan88)
coolant controversy: ten years into the Montreal Protocol, the ideal refrigerant is as elusive as ever (CHE nov97)
refrigerant (HYP apr85)
refrigeration units with variable speed motors (HYP aug00)
Avoid refrigeration compressor damage (HYP oct06)
beware of pitfalls of carbon dioxide freezing prediction (CEP mar05)
debottlenecking package refrigeration units (HYP may04)
evaluating chiller performance (CEP may03)
frigid process facilities (CHE jun01)
material selection for low-temperature applications (HYP jul04)
materials of construction for low-temperature and cryogenic processes (CHE jul06)
spiral coil exchanger calculations in cryogenic service (CPR jul04)
troubleshoot and optimize chiller performance (CEP nov03)
upgrading a chiller system (CHE jun02)
What' cool in chillers and refrigeration (CHE apr02)
humidity
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dehumidifier (CEP nov98)
dehumidify (CHE aug97)
Two Ways To Check Moisture Content (CHE aug89)
humidity control: preventing moisture contamination (CHE oct03)
humidity measurement and control (CHE aug02)
BFW - Condensate
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chelating agents for BFW (CHE mar99)
corrosion control in condensate systems (CHE mar00)
improve condensate recovery systems (HYP dec00)
steam condensate treatment (HYP dec01)
steam condensate treatment (HYP jan02)
steam handlers zero in on condensate: removing and recycling condensate (CHE sep95)
steam-powered pumps improve condensate service (CHE nov94)
deaerator cracking (HYP jun00)
two-stage deaerator can eliminate surplus low-pressure steam (CHE 14mar88)
Optimize operations of demineralization units (HYP nov06)
packed-bed demineralizers (HYP jan00)
pure water demineralizer design (CHE mar94)
reverse osmosis plus ion exchange - boilers/steam (CHE dec96)
what about reverse osmosis? to purify water for boiler makeup (HYP apr02)
Langelier stability index to predict the scaling or corrosive tendency of water (CHE 28apr86)
statistical process control for water-treatment systems (CHE 25may87)
basics of boilerwater chemical treatment (HYP dec00)
BFW alternatives (HYP aug97)
BFW treatment (CEP aug98)
BFW treatment for waste heat boilers - p119 (HYP oct00)
BFW, boiler water and steam quality guidelines (HYP jul01)
boiler water treament for hi pressure (CHE oct00)
boiler water treating - HRSG (CEP oct00)
boiler water treatment (CHE oct01)
boiler-water treatment -- why, what and how (CHE 15aug88)
improve plant water treatment (HYP jul02)
process water treatment - challenges and solutions (CHE mar06)
progress in water treatment is linked to environmental needs (CHE 13apr87)
properly measure pH in power generation (CEP apr00)
pure water - boilers/steam (CHE jan91)
pure water - boilers/steam (CHE jan92)
pure water - boilers/steam (CHE aug96)
Reduce risk of feedwater oxygen corrosion (HYP nov06)
select the proper boiler cleaning solvent (CEP oct01)
ultra pure water from sewage for steam (CHE dec96)
boiler types
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slagging combustor burns coal efficiently (CHE 30sep85)
economics of atmospheric fluidized-bed boilers (CHE 8dec86)
evaluating gas-turbine heat-recovery boilers (CHE 7dec87)
Natural gas makes bid for powerplant markets (CHE 16mar87)
emiisions and package boilers (CHE dec01)
packaged boilers basics (HYP jul97)
packaged steam generators (PTQ Autumn98)
effective use of heat-recovery steam generators (CHE jan93)
evaluation-waste heat (HYP jul78)
getting value from waste fuels (CHE may95)
HRSG energy efficiency (HYP dec01)
waste flue gas heat recovery (CEP jun91)
waste heat - boilers/steam (CEP feb92)
waste heat - boilers/steam (CEP sep96)
waste heat HSRG (HYP mar90)
waste heat recovery (CEP dec93)
thermal use of residues in a combined heat and power plant (PTQ Autumn98)
waste organic coprocessing with coal/oil and recycling (PTQ Autumn96)
low pressure boilers (CHE 5jan87)
natural gas usage in power generation (HYP sep00)
sludge + coal combined in boilers (PRO Spring03)
boilers/steam
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determining boiler-water makeup: by the concentration cycles of phosphate-based boiler water (CHE oct95)
Energy-efficient location of blowdown (CHE 12may86)
boiler circulation calculations (HYP jan98)
chemical cleaning (CEP aug96)
chemically clean boilers (HYP jul00)
clean boilers (CHE jun90)
in boilers what does deposit analysis mean (HYP nov00)
Extending The Life Of Boilers Chemical Treatment (CHE apr90)
Direct heat recovery of a cogeneration unit saves utilities and reduces emissions (HYP jul04)
efficiently generate steam from cogeneration plants (CHE may97)
Airflow measurement for boilers (CHE 20jan86)
Improving Boiler Efficiency (CHE 25may87)
Graphical method for when to retube steam condensers (CHE 19jan87)
How vacuum affects condenser heat-transfer (CHE 7dec87)
Purging Prevents Condenser Corrosion (CHE 15aug88)
steam condenser performance (HYP may95)
controls - boilers/steam (CHE 31dec79)
controls - boilers/steam (HYP may78)
desuperheater selection (CHE sep01)
specifying and operating desuperheaters (CHE 27may85)
economizer steaming is a problem unique to economizers in gas turbine HRSGs (CHE may97)
More Energy From Boiler Fluegases: Corrosion-resistant Heat Exchangers (CHE aug90)
efficiency* - boilers/steam (CHE 9oct78)
Consider Submerged Combustion for Hot Water Production (CEP mar02)
Knocking Out NOx From Coal-Fired Boilers (CEP sep02)
low-cost techniques reduce boiler NOx (CHE feb93)
NOx control in boilers (CHE mar00)
a simple equation for steam quality (CHE aug94)
calculate the moisture content of steam (CHE aug93)
get the most out of steam: remove particles, condensate and gases to increase system life, and tap condensate energy (CHE jan94)
Quality Steam, Not Steam Quality, Delivers Maximum Heat (CHE jun90)
striving for steam quality (CHE jul93)
sampling steam (CEP apr98)
automatic steam-load shedding cuts costs (CHE dec94)
dynamic simulation steam system (HYP nov95)
follow these best practices in steam system management (CEP dec01)
handle steam more intelligently (CHE nov06)
steam management (CHE nov06)
steam-system design: how it evolves (CHE 14oct85)
transient analysis of a utility steam system (PTQ Autumn99)
Storing steam by changing water level in a deaerator (CHE 19jan87)
boiler performance (HYP aug94)
Consider energy conservation in boiler systems (HYP apr06)
customizing pays off in steam generators (CHE jan95)
cut steam use with condensate control (CHE jun96)
hot tips to rejuvenate old boilers: new refractories extend boiler life and increase efficiency by cutting leaks (CHE sep94)
How do you measure boiler water carryover? (HYP apr00)
How to inspect the waterside of a fired boiler (HYP feb05)
how to store idle boilers (HYP nov02)
program BASIC - boilers/steam (HYP may89)
Reducing steam costs in a flash (CHE 16feb87)
steam balance optimization studies (CHE nov00)
steam balances save money (CHE jul04)
steam generator troubleshooting (HYP may97)
steam handling: steam userscaught between regulations and downsizing (e.g. dumping of contaminated condensate) (CHE may97)
steam heaters need complete condensate drainage (CHE jul96)
superheaters in boilers (HYP jul01)
taking steps to tame steam: monitors, valves and manifolds (CHE jul98)
traps
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cut steam-trap costs (CHE oct96)
for superheated lines, steam traps may prove to be a waste of time, effort, and money (CEP jun01)
Getting more data from steam-trap testing (CHE 22jun87)
New trap designs trim steam losses (CHE 30sep85)
Selecting the right steam trap (HYP jul06)
Sizing pipe after steam traps (CHE 18jan88)
steam trap leaks (CHE jul00)
steam trap maintenance (CHE oct01)
steam trap selection gives way to steam analysis (CHE apr90)
Steam Trap Troubles? - 33 (CEP feb05)
steam traps (CHE jan03)
steam traps key to process heating (CHE jan90)
steam-trap capacities (CHE 15apr85)
The ubiquitous steam trap (CHE 11feb88)
Three-way Valves Speed Steam Trap Testing (CHE 11apr88)
trap outlet piping (CHE 12oct87)
trap outlet piping (CHE jul96)
traps (CEP jan92)
traps (HYP aug95)
traps (stem) ultrasound leak detection (HYP feb01)
traps and leaks (CHE oct99)
catalysts
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biomimetic catalysis for reacting saturated hydrocarbons into a wide range of organic products (CHE 28oct85)
Purchasing the catalyst (CHE 11may87)
advances in a catalyst cooler technology (PTQ Autumn99)
care & feeding : manufacture, handle and store Ziegler-Natta and metallocene catalysts (CHE sep96)
Catalyst Recovery Part 3: Removing Contaminants from Spent Catalysts (CEP apr05)
catalyst regeneration (CHE feb00)
Recycling of GTL catalysts (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
Reformer catalyst regeneration (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
Example of laboratory coking determination (CHE 18jan88)
deactivation - catalyst (CHE 12nov84)
Whats Causing Your Catalyst to Decay? Time or poison can affect performance in a fixed-bed reactor (CEP sep00)
catalyst screening to speed up via combinatorial chemistry (CEP apr00)
catalysts development by combinatorial techniques (CHE may99)
configuration - catalyst (CHE 12may86)
Evaluating catalyst economics (CHE 19jan87)
Catalyst handling procedures (CHE 14sep87)
improve catalyst removal processes (HYP oct00)
optimal management of catalytic operations (PTQ Winter99)
Precious metals and spent catalysts (HCA Jan/Feb06)
Recovering precious metals from spent catalysts (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
The sampling mystique for precious metal-bearing catalysts (HCA Jul/Aug05)
single-site catalysis (CHE jun97)
presulfiding ex-situ (PTQ Autumn98)
Testing the catalyst (CHE 13oct86)
a precious resource: recycling precious metals in catalysts (PRO electrostatic precip.04)
catalyst recovery part 1: recovering precious metals from catalysts - 20 (CEP feb05)
less is more for catalyst users: recyclable and more-active products can cut costs (CHE jun93)
maximizing the recovery of precious metals from catalysts (CHE jan02)
processing complex spent metal-bearing catalysts (Catalyst issue) (PTQ Spring03)
reclaim precious metals from spent catalysts (HYP mar00)
recovering and refining precious metals from spent catalysts (Catalyst issue) (PTQ Spring03)
Recyclers try new ways to process spent catalysts (CHE 16feb87)
recycling of precious metal catalysts (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 3 (Autumn) 04 (PTQ Autumn04)
Regenerating spent catalyst (CHE 18jan88)
spent catalyst management (PTQ Spring97)
spent Hydrocracking catalyst as hazardous waste (HYP jul00)
standarization to recover precious metals from catalysts (OGJ 30oct00)
zealous zeolites: eliminating liquid-acid and heavy-metal catalysts in refining and petrochemicals (CHE jul96)
zeolites (CHE may01)
Age and life are not suitable parameters to compare catalyst performance. The proper ones are the rate of reaction and the rate of deactivation (CEP jul01)
assesing catalyst quality (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 3 (Autumn) 04 (PTQ Autumn04)
Catalyst addition in ebullated-bed units - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
catalyst bed protection (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 3 (Autumn) 04 (PTQ Autumn04)
Catalyst life cycle performance (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
Catalyst management to improve profitability - PTQ, June 02 (PTQ Summer02)
Catalyst performance improvements (Catalyst issue) - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
catalyst prices, demand on the rise - special report (OGJ 17oct05)
Catalyst report (OGJ 8oct01)
Catalyst report (OGJ 2sep02)
catalyst report (OGJ 6oct03)
catalyst report (OGJ 4oct04)
catalyst survey (OGJ 27sep99)
catalyst vendors & emissions:environmental legislation has created a market in stationary control (CHE mar92)
catalysts (OGJ 11oct93)
catalysts (OGJ 28mar94)
catalysts (OGJ 10oct94)
catalysts (OGJ 20oct97)
catalysts for a cleaner environment: improving selectivity (CHE sep95)
catalysts- new & improved (CHE sep99)
Catalysts react to diverse market demands (CHE jul04)
ensure fair market value through accurate sampling - catalyst recovery, part 2 (CEP mar05)
environmental catalysis (CHE aug02)
hydrotreat catalyst (OGJ 25mar85)
hydrotreating-shape catalyst (OGJ 8dec86)
iron determination: ferrous catalysts are tackling polymerization and photosynthesis (CHE nov98)
Market for US catalysts to rise 3%/year to 2010 (OGJ 14aug06)
Modest gains seen for catalysts 1985 (CHE 18mar85)
new alliances catalyze process performance: catalyst makers, E&C firms and chemical producers sell `functionality' first (CHE jul94)
reducing catalyst development time (Catalyst issue) (PTQ Spring03)
refinery catalyst development (brief note) page 16 - PTQ, September 02 (PTQ Winter02)
refinery catalysts: must make cleaner fuels from heavier, dirtier feeds (CHE apr94)
refining catalyst business shows signs of strong recovery in 2004-07 (OGJ 26apr04)
Refining catalyst demand (OGJ 9oct00)
Succeed at Catalyst Scale-Up (CEP jun06)
chemical reaction
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residence times, space velocities for 102 commercial chemical reactions (CHE 14oct85)
improve reactions with hydrodynamic cavitation (CEP may99)
kinetic EIT best for reactor bed temperature (OGJ 6mar00)
Interest in Low-Temperature Reactions Heats Up . . (CEP feb98)
build robust Reactor Models (CEP oct00)
Building the mathematical model of the catalyst and reactor (CHE 17feb86)
chemical models in reaction (CHE jan93)
reactor modelling (CHE jun00)
reaction calorimetry with two approaches and safe scaleup of exothermic reactions (CHE may97)
reaction engineering generalities (CHE oct99)
reaction engineering generalities (CHE dec99)
reactor engineering brief (CHE aug02)
detecting the reverse reaction: some control schemes are inherently unstable (CHE sep97)
High-frequency sound waves have promoted some important reactions in the laboratory (CHE 18mar85)
accomodating potential reactions (CHE may01)
Consider modeling transient state reactions with spreadsheets (HYP dec04)
Directly determine reaction order (CHE 16feb87)
general - reactions (CEP dec91)
hydrogenation in single phase (CHE apr03)
reaction optimization example (CEP aug00)
reactor model improves HPI applications (HYP jul99)
series reactors calculations (CEP sep97)
Supercritical Hydrogenation (CEP mar03)
reactors
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batch operations - reactor (CHE may91)
batch operations in Lotus SS - reactor (CEP dec90)
batch reactor heating & cooling (CHE may89)
batch reactors (CHE may89)
batch reactors- reaction time (CHE apr00)
batch simulators in general - reactor (HYP jun89)
harnessing the speed of reaction boosts batch-to-batch consistency (CHE jun05)
optimizing batch operations (CEP jan06)
stripping time in batch reactors (CHE dec01)
make the most of catalytic hydrogenations (CHE mar95)
catalytic distillation - reactor (CHE oct98)
catalytic distillation combining reactions and distillation in a single column (CHE jul97)
catalytic distillation to enhance gasoline quality: Part I (PTQ Spring98)
catalytic distillation to enhance gasoline quality: Part II (PTQ Summer98)
catalytic reactor design (CHE jun94)
Consider CFD modeling to improve reactor design for synthesis gas production (HYP jan05)
improve reactors via CFD (CHE may97)
reaction engineering design and operation (CHE feb00)
reactor design considerations: scale-up and predicting temperature loads and times for scale-up (CHE dec97)
electrosynthesis:the clean alternative (CHE may97)
estimate fixed-bed pressure drop (CHE aug96)
fixed bed processes (PTQ Spring99)
fluidized bed reactor (CEP apr95)
fluid bed distributors (CHE aug02)
distributors (PTQ Winter97)
Getting Jacketed Reactors To Perform Better (CHE 19dec88)
jacket zoning in reactor scale-up (CHE jan98)
jacketed reactor design (CHE jul99)
Microreactors -- Smaller can be Better (CEP jul01)
microreactors reactors and ancillary devices when large equipment would be too risky or costly (CHE mar97)
Process Control for Microreactors (CEP aug01)
overhaul process reactors (HYP sep99)
oxygen enrichment - reactor (CHE sep99)
Extending pinch design technology to include reactors (CHE jun90)
coupled reactive distillation column (CHE dec00)
design aspects for reactive distillation (CHE nov98)
reactive distillation (PRO Spring02)
from bench to plant: scale up specialty chemical processes directly (CEP nov04)
reactor scale-up (CEP jun00)
trouble free reaction scaleup (CHE jan02)
don't overlook static-mixer reactors (CHE jun94)
triklebed - reactor (CEP nov87)
Catalytic Reactors: Using equation-based modeling to design them (CEP mar03)
Consider using flowsheet simulators for reactor system design (HYP oct06)
controlling and optimizing chemical reactors (CHE 26may86)
controlling heat transfer in glass-lined reactors (CHE oct04)
debottleneck reactors general (CEP mar99)
Design Reactors via CFD (CEP dec01)
Determine Viscous-reaction endpoint easily : Telling when the reaction is over (CHE 14mar88)
exothermic reactors (CHE mar04)
Focus on microreaction technology (PRO FCC energy issues06)
get control of reactor temperatures (CPR aug04)
glass-lined equipment: bigger and more robust reactors (CHE apr98)
Graphically Assess a Reactor's Characteristics (CEP mar06)
Improve Fixed-Bed Reactor Performance Without Capital Expenditure (CEP jan04)
modernize process reactors (HYP nov99)
New developments accelerating catalyst research (HYP sep06)
optimal reactor configuration with simulation tools (PTQ Spring00)
prevent pollution via better reactor design and operation (CEP feb98)
reaction engineering tutorial (CEP mar01)
reactor fast control (CHE jun99)
reactor management services (Catalyst issue) (PTQ Spring03)
reactor preheater points out the value of cooling off (CPR may04)
Reactor Selection: Plug Flow or Continuously Stirred Tank? (CEP apr06)
temperature control for nonstandard reactors (HYP jul99)
tweaking chemical reactors (CHE nov03)
understand flow patterns in glass-lined reactors (CEP nov04)
compressors
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Air Compressor Handles 25% Capacity Variations (CHE nov90)
energy savings are in the air: compressed air lower operating expenses (CPR aug04)
give your air compressors a boost watching the signal location (CPR may04)
Integrating Compressors Into One System (CHE 19jan87)
modularizing air compressors (PRO FCC particulate removal06)
Variable-speed drives lower compressed air costs (HYP jul02)
acoustic fatigue in turbocompressors and pressure reduction systems (HYP aug01)
Avoid three-dimensional compressor impeller failures (HYP dec06)
Calculating settle-out pressure in compressor loops (HYP nov06)
centrifugal compressor scenarios to predict changes (HYP aug99)
Compressor Performance: How Changes In Inlet Conditions Affect Efficiency (CHE jul90)
Consider dry gas seals for centrifugal compressors (HYP jan05)
control performance of centrifugal compressors (HYP aug99)
gas turbine driven compressors optimized (HYP nov00)
high velocity oxygen fuel coating process for turbine & compressor parts - p19 (HYP nov00)
Labyrinth compressors improve reliability in low-temperature service (HYP may06)
Matching antisurge control valve performance with integrated turbomachinery control systems (HYP aug06)
performance centrifugals and curves - compressors (HYP jun89)
Performance: Key Things In Centrifugal Compressors (CHE aug89)
program centrifugal (HYP sep90)
Segregated and integrated process and antisurge compressor control systems in this ethylene cracker facility (HYP aug04)
turbocompressor (CHE mar91)
Understanding centrifugal compressor performance (PTQ Spring02)
Use gas conditioning to improve compressor gas seal life (HYP jan05)
validating anti-surge control systems (PTQ Summer03)
varriable speed compressors (CHE sep01)
control for compressors (CHE feb99)
Avoiding problems with compressor mechanical seals (PTQ Autumn01)
gas seals against deposits building up (CHE jul98)
improve compressor containment with dry-gas seals (HYP dec99)
seal in compressor leaking (CHE apr99)
boost savings with rotary-lobe blowers (CHE dec92)
fans and compressors electronic controls (CHE oct03)
fans for hygienic operations (PRO Spring02)
fans general * (CEP may97)
fans motor BHP calculations (CHE 22jun87)
fans take the heat and pressure (CHE may98)
fans- trouble (HYP jun75)
january focus on fans & blowers (CHE jan99)
match the variable-frequency drive to the industrial fan (CHE oct00)
Minimizing fan energy costs (CHE 27may85)
Revamp induced-draft fan performance (HYP dec04)
Upgrading your fan bearings (HYP sep06)
floating piston compressors page 15 (HYP jun00)
heat pumps (CEP feb96)
helical-screw compressor (CHE 28sep87)
Compressing hydrogen-rich gases (CHE 9jun86)
program radial - compressors (HYP dec90)
radial - compressors (HYP dec90)
amount of lube required by recip compress. - p17 (HYP may01)
avoiding fatigue failure in recip. Compressors (CHE dec03)
Behavior of dry-running piston rod sealing systems in crosshead compressors (HYP sep04)
compressor rerating to debottleneck hydrocracker (OGJ 17dec01)
Condition monitoring for reciprocating compressors (HYP sep02)
How piston ring design affects dry-running hydrogen compressor capacity (HYP jan04)
modern online monitoring systems for piston compressors (HYP aug03)
performance of reciprocating or positive-displacement compressors (CHE dec85)
prepare machinery repair specs-recip compressor example (HYP jan00)
realistically assess reciprocating compressor foundation and mounting system loads (HYP aug03)
reciprocating compressor condition monitoring (HYP feb00)
Reliability driven asset management strategy for reciprocating compressors (HYP aug05)
triangular cycling occurs in a recip compressor pressure loop (CPR jan04)
toroidal chamber rotary compressor (HYP sep00)
screw compressor (CEP feb91)
screw compressor (CHE feb92)
Use of oil-injected screw compressors in a special fuel gas boosting service (HYP dec04)
compressor rod failure (HYP dec02)
compressor selection and specification (CHE 1sep00)
compressor testing facilities (OGJ 11nov02)
compressor upgrade options (HYP jan01)
design - compressors (HYP jul94)
gas handling is going oil-free: cleaner process and instrument air is the goal of new equipment (CHE jan95)
Integral gas engine compressor failures and solutions (HYP dec03)
LNG refrigeration compressor drivers: increase power and efficiency (HYP jan03)
New API specifications for compressors (HYP jul02)
NOx - Trading recoups emission-retrofit costs for compressor engines (OGJ 22mar04)
practical information - compressors (CHE 5jun78)
Rejuvenation process for compressors (PTQ flash drum06)
rotary lobe blower - operation and maintenance (CHE jul02)
safeguarding rotating equipment in ethylene plants (CEP oct05)
select compressors (CEP jul00)
Study shows rising growth in North American compressor market (OGJ 14mar05)
surge monitor optimizes compressor operations (HYP sep02)
Troubleshooting repetitive failure of a CO2 compressor rotor (HYP jan06)
Use selective preventive and predictive maintenance for compressors (HYP mar05)
drivers
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a standard expressly for CPI electric motors (CHE jul92)
Consider online predictive technology to reduce electric motor maintenance costs (HYP jul02)
electric motor standard IEEE 841 promises to ease plant maintenance (CHE dec95)
electric motor torque vs load (HYP may00)
electric motors (CHE aug96)
Electronics & Electric Motor: Variable-frequency drives (VFDs) and similar equipment offer 50% energy savings (CHE jul92)
fatigued motor shaft (HYP feb01)
keep motor drives ready for action (CPR mar04)
motor selection made easy (CPR jul04)
Rev-up energy savings when replacing electric motors (CPR may04)
Specifying Electric Motors (CHE 11may87)
Understand AC induction motor vibration (HYP mar02)
Expander inlet piping design - PTQ, 1 (Spring) 05 (PTQ Q205)
get the most out of reciprocating compressors correcting pulsations problems (CHE apr05)
Heat Engines Integrate Diesels, Turbines, Refrigeration Machines And Other Such Systems Into The Total (CHE 4feb85)
Motionless Heat Engine Gets Scaled Up (CEP aug02)
Case 19: A steam turbine diaphragm failure (HYP feb04)
handling steam - turbines and other factors (CHE sep05)
increase steam turbine life with protective coatings minimizing fouling and corrosion (CHE jan97)
industrial turbine over-speed trip protection (PTQ Summer03)
protect against all three major causes of steam-turbine failure (CHE mar97)
Quickly estimate steam turbine power (CHE 7dec87)
turbine efficiency (CHE jul00)
turbines gas & steam (CHE 25aug80)
Boost gas turbine performance by inlet air cooling (HYP feb04)
future role of industrial gas turbines (PTQ Spring98)
Gas turbine fuel nozzle refurbishment (HYP jan04)
gas turbine new cooling technique (OGJ nov03)
gas turbine refurbish (CEP dec99)
gas turbine selection (HYP feb98)
gas turbine selection (HYP jul98)
hot-gas turbine makes power from pollution control (CHE jan92)
Hybrid fault patterns for diagnosing gas turbine component degradation (HYP apr04)
maximize fuel efficiency of gas-turbine-based cogeneration (CEP may00)
overlooked ways to cut gas turbine refurbishment costs (HYP jan00)
Retrofitting multijack tensioners on a combustion gas turbine generator (HYP jan02)
Root-cause failure analysis applied to a gas turbine failure (HYP aug05)
turbine (gas combustion) new efficiency goals (CHE dec93)
understand heavy-duty industrial gas turbines (HYP jan00)
Vibration limits for gas turbines (HYP oct06)
steam turbine efficiency understanding (HYP jun00)
energy problems in California and its refineries (OGJ 6aug01)
expander FCC (HYP jan99)
expander power absorption methods - pg 17 (HYP jun01)
improve turboexpanders shaft seals and bearings pg 15 (HYP aug01)
Integrated expander control system (PTQ Q406)
turboexpander applications - p17 (HYP feb01)
turboexpanders - p11 (HYP jan01)
get up to speed on Drives (CPR nov03)
electrical
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cogeneration (CEP oct86)
Cogeneration fuels -- the high cost of lower heating values (CHE 11nov85)
Cogeneration Right For Your Plant? (CHE 27apr87)
cogeneration: more plants are producing their own electricity and steam onsite & new tricks for an old technology (CHE jan92)
recovering heat when generating power (CHE feb93)
trigeneration (COGEN plus refrigeration) (HYP jul97)
Preventing power and signal disturbances is key to maintenance savings (CHE jun92)
Surge Protection in process plants impacts RAM and ROA (HCA May/Jun05)
Three-Zone electrical area classification (CEP dec00)
a route to clean, dependable power a motor-generator set clears up electrical surges or `blinkouts' (CHE mar92)
plant electrification essentials (CHE jun98)
electric deregulation: you take charge (CHE jun98)
electrical distribution system voltage selection (HYP jul03)
Electrical Enclosures: Making an Informed Decision (CEP sep01)
implement a steam turbogenerator fault detection and diagnosis system (HYP aug03)
load-leveling market to see explosive growth - page 25 (HYP feb02)
Modernizing an electrical distribution system (HYP jul02)
Monitor Electrical Systems With Infrared (CHE jan90)
outsourcing energy management (CEP apr99)
power plant failure and its indirect effects: a case study (PTQ Winter98)
Save Energy with Variable Frequency Inverters (CEP oct01)
energy
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alternative energy (OGJ 10jul00)
alternative energy sources (OGJ 18aug03)
Alternative fuel-powered vehicle crosses U.S. (HYP jul02)
consider alternate fuels to cut costs (CHE mar06)
Politicians urge aggressive work on energy alternatives (OGJ 1may06)
Renewable energy update (OGJ 22oct01)
batteries (CHE feb99)
Breeding Alfalfa for Fuel (CEP sep02)
broader horizons for biomass (CHE oct06)
Energy-from-biomass stirs debate (CHE 29apr85)
generator feeds high-voltage grid burning biomass to produce 38 mw of electricity and 86 mw of heat (CHE furnace run length98)
municipal-waste-to-energy projects (CHE 14apr86)
Recycle municipal garbage to oil (CHE 19jan87)
BTU accounting: showing results (CHE oct94)
clean coal research in Europe (CHE 19jan87)
Cleaning Up Coal's Dirty Reputation (CHE mar89)
coal conversion keeps itself relevant: gasification and liquefaction (CHE oct98)
coal slurries: an environmental bonus? (CHE may94)
Study assesses coals role in power generation (HYP jul02)
Checking your energy-saving options (CHE 11feb88)
Checklist For Energy Savings (CHE 15aug88)
Checklist for reviewing energy- and yield-saving projects (CHE 14sep87)
Checklist: Energy- and yield-saving projects (CHE 18jan88)
energy conservation program guidelines (HYP feb01)
Forget About Heat Losses -- Stop Wasting Work (CHE 23nov87)
make your plant more energy-efficient (CEP dec05)
payback/technical merit of energy-conservation projects (CHE 10nov86)
Screening Energy-saving Ideas (CHE aug90)
Argentina promoting compressed natural gas vs. fuel cells (HYP feb04)
Catalysts Shrink Fuel Cell Size (CEP apr01)
fuel cell systems in developing countries (CEP mar99)
fuel cell units that reform hydrogen from gasoline (CHE nov97)
fuel cells (CHE jun02)
fuel cells make their CPI moves (CHE aug95)
fuel cells take-0ff (CHE jul01)
fuel cells: generating clean power: molten-carbonate and solid-oxide cells (CHE jan99)
hydrogen for transportation fuel - page 10 (OGJ 25aug03)
hydrogen for transportation fuel - page 10 (OGJ 13oct03)
Landfill gas used in fuel-cell test 1985 (CHE 18mar85)
Profile - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Driving Topward Reality -- Dave Austgen, VP Technology, Shell Hydrogen 64 (CEP jan05)
renewable energy review and fuel cells (OGJ 13dec99)
Slow progress reported in fuel-cell applications (CHE 8dec86)
waste gas to fuel cells system (CHE jul00)
Will hydrogen-based fuels spell the end for the refining industry? (PTQ Winter01)
rising expectation of ultimate oil, gas recovery - part 2 (OGJ 26jan04)
Study tracks energy to the year 2000 (CHE 27oct86)
US energy demand (OGJ 27jan03)
world energy demand up to 2030 (OGJ 14oct02)
world energy reappraisal: oil and nuclear (OGJ 17feb03)
worldwide energy resources (OGJ 30jun03)
a less expensive route to IGCC power generation (PTQ Summer00)
IGCC is environmentally friendly (OGJ 26feb01)
nuclear power - a fresh look (CHE jun01)
photovoltaic solar radiation study (OGJ 25jun01)
sunproofing solar cells (CHE may03)
radio-frequency energy (CEP jan98)
The future looks grim for renewable-energy sources (CHE 26may86)
Can a mega-worldwide energy interruption occur? - natural disasters, acts of terrorism and international disputes (CEP apr06)
Cut your energy bills (HYP jun05)
get the most out of waste heat (CHE oct06)
Optimize plant energy usage with Eco-benchmarking and modeling (HYP jan05)
Spot energy-savings opportunities in your plant (HYP dec06)
Succeed at Process Integration: pinch analysis for energy efficiency (CEP jan04)
Viewpoint: A new refinery must be part of the US energy solution (HYP feb06)
rotating equip.
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sheave alignment (HYP jul00)
useful things about lubricants, belt drives (CHE 17feb86)
pulsation correction by filters/bottles (2) - compressors (HYP jul95)
Case 24: The moving gearbox - thermal distortions can move a 50-ton gearbox (HYP dec04)
gear failures (HYP apr00)
Returning submerged gear drives to temporary service (HYP dec05)
selecting the best gear drive (CHE jun94)
Audit your lubrication practices (HYP apr03)
automatic lubrication saves money (CHE dec97)
grease lubrication controversies - page 13 (HYP nov02)
moisture-contaminated lube oil quantification (HYP oct02)
oil mist lubrication brief - page 13 (HYP feb03)
Oil mist lubrication for electric motors (HYP aug05)
Oil mist system provides rapid payback (HYP aug04)
Reduce both energy and maintenance costs using synthetic lubricants (HYP may04)
Retrofitting pillow-block bearings with optimized oil mist lubrication (HYP aug05)
Understand lubrication (HYP feb05)
equipment monitoring via the web (CHE apr00)
Identifying, monitoring and eliminating rotating equipment shaft voltages (HYP may06)
machine monitoring (HYP mar00)
Consider overspeed protection retrofits (HYP jan02)
Combine troubleshooting and continuous monitoring of dynamic data for critical machinery (HYP aug05)
Low technology approach to better machinery reliability (HYP apr02)
Reliable machines require competent maintenance skills (HYP jan02)
the best machinery reliability tool you can buy (HYP sep00)
efficient turbomachinery turnaround by the help of videotapes (CHE may97)
rapid machinery turnarounds (HYP jan01)
flow-induced noise and vibration from turbocompressors and piping (HYP oct00)
Troubleshooting Vibration Problems (CHE feb89)
vibration analysis predictive maintenance of rotary equipment (CHE feb95)
Vibration limits: Is there a consensus? (HYP apr06)
vibration monitoring yields big benefits (CHE may93)
analysis of crankshaft failure (HYP apr03)
Apply proven machinery problem-solving strategies (HYP aug06)
axial thrust monitoring (HYP jan03)
Case 15: The thermally bowed shaft (HYP jun03)
Case 21: Analyzing a spline failure (HYP jun04)
Case 9: The machine remembered overstressed conditions (HYP jun02)
Consider casting salvaging methods (HYP dec04)
experience in troubleshooting rotating equipment by service engineer (CHE apr89)
Gear standards: comparing ratings and requirements (HYP aug02)
honeycomb-type wear ring increases pump stability (OGJ 17jun02)
maintaining plant health: diagnostic and preventive-maintenance methods on rotating equipment (CHE oct96)
mechanical reliability priciples in turbomachinery design (HYP oct00)
Money-based overall equipment effectiveness (HYP may06)
Operating deflection shape analysis for root-cause in rotating equipment (HYP oct01)
proactive machinery management (CHE oct99)
protect against loss of compressors, gas turbines, engines, motors (CHE apr97)
quality machinery installation doesn't have to cost more (HYP jan00)
redesign machinery for greater reliability (HYP oct99)
Reducing rotating equipment downtime - managed lube oil programme (PTQ HDS gasoline06)
root causes of gearbox failure (HYP mar03)
rotating equipment loss prevention is of vital interest to insurance companies (CHE mar97)
rotating equipment risk-based assesment and benchmarking (HYP jan01)
shaft galling in a bushing (HYP jun01)
Slinger rings revisited (HYP aug02)
solutions to common rotational failures (PTQ Summer03)
solve elusive rotating equipment failures (CHE mar01)
seals & bearings
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A Relief For Ailing Bearings (CHE jan99)
Bearing endurance and reliability for critical unspared equipment (HYP dec04)
bearing life and contamination (HYP apr01)
bearing life equations - pg 17 (HYP jul01)
Case 20: Cold startup bearing failures - Excessive clearance and hard starts (HYP apr04)
Effects of particulate contamination on bearing life (HYP sep02)
expansion and nonexpansion bearings (CHE 13may85)
five principles of bearing maintenance (CHE aug94)
flexure pivot bearings (HYP mar00)
root-cause failure analysis for bearings (CHE aug94)
sealless pump bearings overcome their limitations (CHE nov96)
shock pulse method to monitor bearings - p19 (HYP dec00)
silicon carbide bearings give magnetic-drive pump added durability (CHE feb96)
the hidden load in a 3-bearing machine (HYP apr01)
the wrong bearing in the right place (HYP aug01)
Upgrading with ring lubricated tilt pad bearings (HYP may02)
Coupling retrofits and upgrades - nonlubricated, high-performance types (HYP aug06)
select the right mechanical coupling (CHE feb96)
Basis for bearing protector compliance (HYP aug06)
bearing failure-analysis program now online (CPR oct04)
bearing tutorial - page 13 (HYP mar03)
Call for higher quality is heeded by mechanical seal makers (CHE 12may86)
Consider dual magnetic hermetic bearing housing seals (HYP nov04)
dry gas seals and support systems: benefits and options (HYP nov03)
FKM and FFKM seals for pumps (PRO Spring03)
flexible-faced seals stand up to sulfuric acid (CHE may93)
gas lubricated seals change pump choices (CHE aug95)
gas-barrier mechanical seals boast simple maintenance, low fluid costs and low power consumption (CHE nov94)
gas-lubricated mechanical seals for pumps (HYP jan01)
improving the reliability of mechanical seals (CEP nov05)
Keep Mechanical Seals: good lubricating mechanism that controls sealability, friction, wear and service life (CHE heaters- fired98)
laser-structured faces can enhance mechanical seals (CHE dec03)
mechanical seal supply strategy - page 19 (HYP nov01)
mechanical seals - evaluating what's right for you (CHE dec04)
mechanical seals withstand liquid methanol in low-temperature service (CHE may92)
metal bellows seal (PRO Winter02)
novel seal designs thwart leaks (CHE may96)
Power consumption of double mechanical seals &nb