June 2007
Special Report: Process/Plant Optimization
Implementing coker advanced process control
This project resulted in about a half-year payout
The Authors
Friedman, Y. Z. - Petrocontrol, New York, New York
Y. Zak Friedman is a Principal Consultant with Petrocontrol. He has practiced APC for most of his career, specializing in using first-principles models for inferential process control and has developed inferential models to fit many hydrocarbon processes. Dr. Friedman’s experience spans more than 50 yr, working with Exxon Research and Engineering, KBC Advanced Technology and Petrocontrol. He holds a PhD degree from Purdue University.
Goodhart, S. G. - AMT, Cardiff, UK
Haseloff, V. - Ruhr Oel, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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