Plant utilities means more than water, electricity, and natural gas. In many manufacturing operations, even air is a critical supply, though perhaps not in the way that immediately comes to mind. Ever ...

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Large centrifugal impeller compressors are commonplace throughout the petrochemical sector, where they usually operate on a continuous duty basis. When a scheduled maintenance task at a refinery in ...

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