Many of the units in a refinery operate under harsh conditions. Perhaps one of the harshest is the delayed coker unit. At the time of writing this post, Wikipedia defines this unit: A delayed coker is a type of coker whose process consists of heating a residual oil...
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Simplifying Oil and Gas Production and Well Test Piping
Oil & gas production facilities and offshore platforms require the ability to periodically test the individual wells for oil, water, brine, condensate, gas, and other fluids to understand the production trends and if well operating parameter adjustments will be...
Mining Applications Require New, More Powerful Actuator Designs
In today's guest post, Emerson's Mike McQuade shares how a mining pipeline valve application with huge torque demands necessitated a new valve actuator design to meet the challenge. Three miles above sea level in the mountains of central Peru is the Toromocho...
Rotary Vane Actuators in Slurry Mining Applications
In today's guest post, Emerson's Mike McQuade describes slurry-mining applications where rotary vane actuators are well suited. In a slurry-type mining application, the ore is ground up into fine particles and mixed with water, so that the mixture can now be pumped...
Identifying Pneumatic Energy Savings with the Energy Responsible Tool
If you use any of the social media forms of communications such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, you know that it's possible to get to know someone without actually meeting them face-to-face. You learn about their expertise and interests over time through their...
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