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Here you can find a number of different informative articles and reports.

Inprocess offers part of its application specific process simulation expertise as so-called Inprocess Application Overviews. These reports contain a collection of simulation ideas and simulation best practices collected during the many years of process simulation practice collected by our engineers. Many of these ideas might have been previously published by other authors.
 
Are there alternatives to an expensive overhaul of a bottlenecked flare system?
Detlef Gruber et.al. (BP Lingen, BP Refining Technology, and Inprocess)
PTQ Q1 2010 (www.eptq.com)
Abstract
There are different situations for which it is necessary to re-evaluate the capacity of a site's existing flare system. In general, this is necessary following a potential increase in flare load, e.g. when:
- Relief Valves that currently blow to air and that need to be connected to the flare header,
- Changes in regulation that redefine the scenarios for which the flare system has to be designed,
- New plants that are connected to the existing flare header, or
- Throughput increase / revamps of existing plants that might increase the flare load through higher hold-up or higher heat load.

In this article, the authors give an overview of the advantages of the approach of using dynamic simulation to calculate flare loads following API 521, give guidance on when and where to apply it, and describe a case study of a recent study at BP’s Lingen refinery in Germany.
The operational use of Process Simulation in Refineries
Michael Brodkorb and Oriol Millan
2008
"Most use of Process Simulation in Refining is related to the design of equipment and processes as part of a project: smaller or bigger/ revamp or grass-root. As well, the value of using simulation to support operational decisions has been known for many years, but only recently it has found wider applications that help to improve refinery margins.
This Inprocess Application Overview shows how process simulation can be successfully applied for supporting operational decisions in refining."
Design and Troubleshooting of Compressor Systems by using Dynamic Process Simulation
Michael Brodkorb and Jose Maria Nougues
2008
"The use of dynamic process simulation has been established in the last few years as a reliable and effective tool to analyse transient behaviour of process systems.
This Inprocess Application Overview shows how dynamic simulation can be successfully applied for compressor studies, shows its benefits and also outlines limitations. "
Inprocess Brochure
Michael Brodkorb
2010
This brochure gives an overview of Inprocess' background and the fields of services Inprocess is active in.