Health, Safety, and Environment

Difference Between Random and Systematic Failures

A failure occurs when a device at some level (a system, a unit, a module,…

December 9, 2024

Safety Instrumented System (SIS)

A Safety Instrumented System (SIS) is a control system consisting of sensors, one or more…

December 7, 2024

Crude Oil Types and Properties

Synthetic Crude Oil

Synthetic crude oil, also known as Syncrude, is a type of crude oil that is…

April 12, 2023

Specifications of Russian Crude Oil URALS

URALS crude oil is a type of crude oil that is produced in Russia. It…

March 21, 2023 1 Comment

Refinery Processes

Vacuum Distillation Unit in Petroleum Refnery

The vacuum distillation unit is designed to process the reduced crude from the atmospheric crude distillation tower…

December 10, 2024

Metal Catalyzed Coking in Naphtha Reforming Units

Metal Catalyzed Coking  (MCC) or Metal Carburization is a process in which carbon present in…

April 5, 2024

Hydro Processing

Random and Systematic Failures

Random Failures Random failures occur unpredictably and are typically attributed to the degradation of hardware…

December 9, 2024

Slurry Phase Hydrocracking Process

A slurry phase reactor (SPR) is used in petroleum refineries for the hydroprocessing of feeds…

September 25, 2023

Oil Refining General Topics

What is the Bathtub Curve ?

The bathtub curve is a concept used in reliability engineering to describe the failure rate…

September 22, 2024

What is SCADA and How Does it Work

SCADA stands for “Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.” It is a type of industrial control…

May 7, 2023