Interview with Seema Rayal, Cairn Oil & Gas
This interview profiles Seema Rayal, Installation Manager, Aishwariya oil field, who has overcome several social barriers to become the first woman from Rajasthan to head an oil and gas producing field in Rajasthan. Her successfull foray into a male-dominated profession can inspire many young girls to follow their dreams, irrespective of social constructs.
Centrifugal Compressors Surge Control Using Invariant Coordinates
– S Raghava Chari, Independent Consultant
Centrifugal compressor surge is destructive as within seconds it damages a compressor internals, bearings and seals – which leads to plant outages. The author talks about methods for controlling compressor surge such as utilising gas-loaded surge relief valve, spring-loaded pressure safety valves, pilotoperated valves and more.
Sustainability Efforts Link Supply Chain
– Sean Ottewell
Supply chain sustainability refers to companies’ efforts to consider the environmental and human impact of their products’ journey through the supply chain, from raw materials sourcing to production, storage, packaging, delivery and every link in between. This not only helps in living up to set standards, but also gives positive results overall.
New Hydrocarbon Technologies, Processes and Products
– Dr Anjan Ray, et al, CSIR-IIP
The CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum is in the forefront for developing many hydrocarbon techniques, which find applications in refinery & petrochemical industries. Some of the latest developments are covered here.
Understanding Pyrolytic Behaviour of Polyester Polyol
– Pallavi Gupta, Ritu Gupta, Shivani Sapra, Ruchi Gupta, Pinaki Ranjan Samantha
A validated instrumented method to identify the optimum pyrolysis temperature of polyester polyol is described. Establishing & understanding pyrolytic behaviour helps in the
characterisation of a wide variety of polymers.
Chemingineering – Decarbonising Cement
– K Sahasranaman, Independent Consultant
Cement, the primary constituent of concrete, is the second- most-consumed product globally after water. The cement industry alone is responsible for about a quarter of all industry CO2 emissions, and it also generates the most CO2 emissions. Here the author highlights how companies have several options to decarbonise cement.
