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 0Safety Instrumented System (SIS)
A Safety Instrumented System (SIS) is a control system consisting of sensors, one or more…
December 7, 2024 0Crude 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 0Specifications of Russian Crude Oil URALS
URALS crude oil is a type of crude oil that is produced in Russia. It…
March 21, 2023 1 CommentRefinery 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 0Metal Catalyzed Coking in Naphtha Reforming Units
Metal Catalyzed Coking (MCC) or Metal Carburization is a process in which carbon present in…
April 5, 2024 0Hydro Processing
Random and Systematic Failures
Random Failures Random failures occur unpredictably and are typically attributed to the degradation of hardware…
December 9, 2024 0Slurry Phase Hydrocracking Process
A slurry phase reactor (SPR) is used in petroleum refineries for the hydroprocessing of feeds…
September 25, 2023 0Oil 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 0What is SCADA and How Does it Work
SCADA stands for “Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.” It is a type of industrial control…
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