April 2004
Steinmuller Engineering Sevices has long-term contracts in place with Sasol, while other major customers include PetroSA, Caltex and Engen.
Long-term maintenance contracts allow plant operators in the petrochemical/chemical industry to focus on core business parameters without having to be burdened by the everyday concerns of keeping plants operating at maximum potential.
The outside front cover shows the refurbishment of a coal mill carried out by Steinmuller Engineering Services.
Regular Features
Front cover story
Comment (Glynnis Koch)
SAIChE News
Et cetera
Envirowatch
Where & when
Information Technology
A simple technique to model coal with process simulation programs
DS van Vuuren and M du Toit (Process Technology Centre, M&Mtek, CSIR, Pretoria) ,
Formulation management and execution and full lot traceability
Petrochemical Industry
Production of polyolefins from natural gas and integration with gas-to-liquids facilities
Bipin V Vora, Peter R Pujado, James M Andersen, Paul T Barger (UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA) ,Henning R Nilsen (Norsk Hydro ASA, Oslo, Norway), Steinar Kvisle and Terje Fuglerud (Norsk Hydro ASA, Porsgrunn, Norway)
Focus on the petrochemical industry
Plant Maintenance
Computerized maintenance management systems and preventative maintenance
Christer Idhammar (President and CEO of IDCON Inc, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) ,
Focus on plant maintenance
Pumps, Valves and Actuators
Part II Understanding cavitation - Section Three Centrifugal pumps: basic concepts of operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Mukesh Sahdev (Indian Oil Corporation) ,
Focus on pumps, valves & actuators
