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Zero Thermal Discharge in Hydrocarbon Storage Tanks

Storage tanks are commonly used to store liquid and gaseous substances in Industry. In the oil and gas industry, storage tanks are for bulk containment of products at different stages of the process. These include feedstock, intermediates (unfinished petroleum products that need further processing or blending) and finished pr.............. Read More

Efficient Steam Generation

Reducing the Cost of Steam Generation

Steam is one of the most important utilities in process industries. The cost of steam generation can affect OPEX costs and the cost of the product. Fuel cost forms a significant proportion of the cost of ownership for both solid and liquid fired boilers.................................................. Read More

Efficient Steam Generation Furnace Fuel Oil Atomisation to Stop Wastage and Improve Efficiency in Hydrocarb Steam atomising is widely used in hydrocarbon plants to increase the efficiency of fuel oil burners. Since fuel oil does not burn eas....... Read More	Process Control Online Total Organic Carbon Measurement in Process Plants Total organic carbon (TOC) indicates the level of organic matter present in process water. TOC provides an insight into organic load ....... Read More	Process Control PID Temperature Control System In industry, precise control of process temperature plays a crucial role in achieving final product quality and sustaining productivit....... Read More
Efficient Steam Systems Reduce Pump Seal Failure by Steam Quenching Steam quenching is essential for long seal life and safety for high temperature and heavy hydrocarbon duties. Condensate bui....... Read More	Process Control Ensuring Safety with Proper Isolation Sampling systems often handle samples at very high hydraulic pressures and temperatures. In some cases, the samples can be h....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Tunnel Emission Monitoring A tunnel is essentially a passage created through surrounding soil or water, totally enclosed except for the entrance and exit. Read More
Environmental Monitoring Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Monitoring in Waste Water Treatment Plants Nutrient pollution in waste water is an increasingly challenging environmental issue. Nutrient pollution impacts natural wat....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Efficient Condensate Evacuation from Milk Pasteurizers In a typical dairy plant, saturated steam is utilised in various process applications as a primary source of energy for heat tr....... Read More	Energy Savings Increased Fuel Bills and Excess Steam Consumption in the Distillery? Are increased fuel bills and excess steam consumption in your distillery worrying you? Identifying problem areas and taking....... Read More
Process Control Online Steam Wetness Measurement With increasing populations and growth in industrialization demand for power across the world is steadily on the rise. Power....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Steam Tracing Rationalisation Steam tracing is heat tracing that uses steam as the heating media. This can be saturated low pressure (LP), medium pressure (MP), or ....... Read More	Environmental Monitoring Flue Gas Monitoring Stack emissions are a critical indicator of boiler efficiency. Monitoring of flue gases enables operators to not only assess boiler e....... Read More
Process Control An Ideal Solution for Retrofitting & Upgrading SWAS Systems Corrosion and deposition play a major role in destabilizing power plants. They reduce not only the efficiency of the power plant, and....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Forbes Marshall Trap Monitoring System (FMTMS) In any process plant, the hassles of effective steam utilisation are invariably associated with the performance of the process traps........ Read More	Energy Savings Reduce Energy Consumption in Dye and Pigment Manufacturing Based on our detailed engagement with several dye and pigment manufacturing plants we find that about 60-80% of the total thermal ene....... Read More
Process Control dtMAC In a solvent extraction plant, the desolventizing toaster (DT) and distillation column are major steam consuming equipment. ................. Read More	Process Control prepMAC In the preparatory section (prep) of a solvent extraction plant, the cooker and conditioner/expander/expeller used for gelatinization,....... Read More	Efficient Steam Generation Ensuring Boiler House Safety As important as it is to ensure the optimum efficiency of your running boiler to minimize fuel costs, so also is it to ensure safe ope....... Read More
Process Control Degas Conductivity Measurement The Relisafe™-CO2 system monitors the Dissolved CO2 in a superheated steam condensed sample, by measuring the degassed conductiv....... Read More	Efficient Steam Generation Boiler Efficiency Monitoring Forbes Marshall provides total solutions that not only monitor, but also provide diagnostics, as well as complete control and automati....... Read More	Efficient Steam Generation Electronic Compound Regulation Burner There lies potential for energy savings of 10% in the boiler house just by improving combustion efficiency. Electronic compound regul....... Read More
Process Control Sea Water Quality Monitoring To handle the increasing water needs, industries and municipal establishments are moving towards sea water desalination. With advancem....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Vacuum Seal Pumps A vacuum seal pump requires sufficient supply of sealing fluid while discharging gases and vapors. For simple applications, the seali....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Hydrocarbon Vapor to Vapor Recovery Unit Vapour recovery is the process of recovering harmful vapours from the hydrocarbon products specifically Gasoline, so as to prevent emi....... Read More
Efficient Steam Systems Improve Bottle Washer Performance Bottle washing machines are widely used in the brewery and beverage industry for efficient washing and sanitising of bottles before th....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Understanding Stall ‘Stall’ is the inability to evacuate condensate effectively from the heat exchanging equipment. The expectation....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Steam vs Electrical Condensate Pumps In any process industry which has steam as a utility for its production, about 20% of energy in the steam generated is still availa....... Read More
Efficient Steam Systems Understanding Steam Trap Selection A steam trap is a device used to discharge condensate, air and non condensable gases from steam lines. They modulate and ar....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Rotary Joints and Condensate Evacuation Systems Rotary joint and syphons are the heart of any paper drying system. The right selection and implementation ensure maximum cap....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Flowmeter Selection In order to control something, it is necessary to first measure it. In process industry too, measurement is a crucial factor....... Read More
Efficient Steam Systems Multiple Effect Evaporators Multiple Effect Evaporators (MEE) are equipment used in Industry to concentrate a solution by removing the solvent (mainly water) b....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Net Heat Measurement Net heat measurement is the calculation of amount of net heat transferred into a system or a process. Net heat measurement ....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Paper Machine Paper Drying Systems Paper, as is commonly known, is made from the fibre of trees. Paper production can be broken up into two main processes - co....... Read More
Efficient Steam Systems Optimum Startup for Clean-in-Place Systems The CIP system is used for cleaning the equipment without removing / dismantling them from their existing set-up. There can ....... Read More	Process Control Improve Machine Uptime Through Vibration Monitoring Vibration monitoring and analysis is the easiest way to keep machines healthy and efficient in the long run. It reduces the....... Read More	Energy Savings Optimum Moisture Control in the Vertical Drying Range A vertical drying range (VDR) is a series of dryers used to dry woven fabric in open width condition in the textile manufacture proces....... Read More
Process Control Leather Making Leather making is an extensive, labour intensive process. The process of converting the animal skins or hide to the final finished le....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Pump Dry Run Protection Dry running of pumps is one of the main reasons for damage to pumps. Dry running is nothing but operating a pump in the absence of fl....... Read More	Environmental Monitoring Is your Coal Mill Operating Safely ? Coal fired thermal power plants, cement manufacturing units and steel industries are all affected by spontaneous combustions occurring....... Read More
Energy Savings Compressed Air Energy Management Through Artificial Demand Control Compressed air is used widely across Industry and is often considered the ‘fourth utility’ after electricity, gas and wate....... Read More	Process Control Process Control Optimization with Precise Temperature Control Steam systems are said to be performing at optimum when productivity is high and product output is of superior quality with the lowest....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Flow and Density Measurement of Lime Slurry in Flue Gas Cleaning Effective use of lime in desulphurisation units of a USC power plant. Monitoring concentration and flow rate of a very abrasive and c....... Read More
Energy Savings Reduce Utility Cost and Improve Gross Refinery Margin In a hydrocarbon plant, utility costs are high. A major portion of these costs goes towards energy, i.e. steam and power. It is ther....... Read More	Process Control Leveraging IoT for smart ETP operations through remote terminal units Effluent treatment plants play a vital role in ensuring that economic growth and prosperity do not compromise our fragile ecosystem. ....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Level Measurement in the Production of Injectable Drug Products Customer is a contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical products for international pharma businesses. At their production and packaging....... Read More
Efficient Steam Systems air-dryerMAC In the process industry dryers are used to dry the product by evaporating moisture from the product. During the drying process due to....... Read More	Energy Savings Jet Dyeing Machine Heat Optimization In textile plants, the problems associated with pure condensate recovery from dyeing equipment like the jet dyeing and soft flow mach....... Read More	Efficient Steam Generation Generating Energy with Zero Fuel Cost Waste heat recovery boilers (WHRB) or steam generators are installed on the exhaust gases of gensets running on natural gas, or diesel....... Read More
Process Control Steam and Water Analysis System SWAS is nothing but a Steam and Water Analysis System that measures the quality of steam used by plants. One of the factors that plays....... Read More	Energy Savings VDR Optimisation Forbes Marshall is a leading provider of energy conservation and process efficiency solutions, delivering benchmark plants across the ....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Stalling of Condensate in Reboilers of Solvent Recovery Plants Chemical and Pharmaceutical (bulk drug) plants generate a lot of effluent whose treatment is crucial. The process adopted for reducin....... Read More
Process Control Process Control Optimization with Precise Pressure Control Steam systems are said to be performing at optimum when productivity is high and product output is of superior quality with the lowest....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Radar Level Measurement Systems Radar (radio detection and ranging) level measurement systems are being successfully utilized for assessing the filling level of liqui....... Read More	Efficient Steam Systems Condensate Evacuation made easy even under stall conditions for Hydrocarbon Plan Steam Traps are passive devices, which means they need differential pressure to evacuate the condensate. In a lean amine heater, the p....... Read More
Process Control Blast Furnace Pressure Measurement Steelmaking is an extensive process, right from making the iron to finishing. Though modern methods of steelmaking have evolved co....... Read More	Process Control Improving Reliability of Rotating Machines through Vibration Monitoring Understanding machine health and planning actions in advance can increase plant uptime to 95%. Monitoring of critical machines is key....... Read More	Measurement Solutions Increase Process Availability By Using Coriolis Mass Flowmeters Gas entrainment affects process control measurements resulting in unreliable product quality. Measurement difficulties are partly due ....... Read More
Process Control Essential Checks Before Starting Up Pneumatic Control Valves and Positioners ....... Read More	Process Control Valve positioners: Make the right choice The basic purpose of a valve positioner is to adjust air pressure driving the actuator of the valve and position the valve stem correc....... Read More	Environmental Monitoring Innovative and Intelligent Instrumentation and Controls for Water and WasteWater Water is a critical resource and sustained conservation is vital for present and future generations. Since water cannot be created, c....... Read More