Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information NORTH AMERICA 2007 Chem Show. International Expo Co. (New York, N.Y.). Phone: 203-221-9232; Fax: 203-221-9260; Web: chemshow.com New York, N.Y.…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information The use of safety standards, particularly IEC 61508 [1] and IEC 61511 [2], has increased rapidly in the past several years. Along…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information  This fourth in a series of articles* on piping for process plants examines two topics that may, at first, seem to…
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Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Wastewater may not be exactly wonderful, but it is certainly fashionable. The global market for industrial water and wastewater equipment is…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Explosion prevention must be a primary objective wherever the process of transferring powders into flammable solvents is utilized, irrelevant of the…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information  The Chem Show, North America’s largest process equipment and technology exhibition, will return to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from…
Throughout the +100-year history of the chemical engineering profession, there have been numerous examples of a single individual making a breakthrough discovery or contributing a key theory to the field. The awareness of such “single-handed” contributions, however, has certainly diminished…
Mixing is one of the oldest unit operations in the chemical process industries (CPI) and can also be one of the most demanding. The complex challenges presented by the wide variety of mixing tasks and scaleup needs encountered…
Multivariable (MV) control is a powerful technology. Applied in industry for several decades now, substantial benefits from its use have been reported in many publications. Yet, this technique is still by far not utilized to the extent it…