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Today’s Process Engineer’s Whiteboard compares other flue gas scrubbing systems to the new VS Tower system by Norton Engineering Consultants. This patent pending system can provide...

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11 Jan 2021

Chris Steves

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The Process Engineer’s Whiteboard – Alkylation Reactor Upgrades

Sulfuric Acid Alkylation Units are an extremely important unit in a refinery, producing high octane, low sulfur gasoline component critical to making clean burning gasoline....

The Process Engineer’s Whiteboard – Heater and Boiler Maximum Tube Temperatures

As we evaluate fired heaters and boilers, the combustion and heat transfer experts at Norton Engineering Consultants often have to calculate the maximum short term operating temperature...

The Process Engineer’s Whiteboard – Energy and CO2 Reduction

With reduced refining margins, it is more important than ever to look for ways to reduce operating costs associated with energy, which also helps to...

Process Safety Time for Fired Heaters

NOTE: This article, written by Chris Steves, Richard Todd, James P. Norton, and Jerry Zhang, originally was published in PTQ 4th Quarter 2020. A PDF...

The Process Engineer’s Whiteboard – Flue Gas Scrubber Caustic Optimization

In this “Process Engineer’s Whiteboard”, we are reviewing the optimum pH range that should be targeted for a Flue Gas Scrubber. Operating in the right...

Foaming in Amine Treating Units

The use of amine to treat gas and remove acid gas components in an absorption tower (known as an Amine Contactor) is extensively practiced in...

The Process Engineer’s Whiteboard – PSA for Hydrogen Rich Gas Streams

This Process Engineer’s Whiteboard reviews issues with PSA systems for recovery of hydrogen from gas streams such as found in refineries. Do you have a...

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