November 2024

Special Focus—Process Controls, Instrumentation and Automation

The use of AI in process plant control: A proof of concept

The goal of this article is to highlight how: Supervised machine-learning and the Internet of Things can be used to develop a soft sensor that can enable the plant operator to continuously monitor product analysis, as well as gain insights into the root cause of off-spec product—in this work, the off-spec product is distillate. Also, this article will show how reinforcement learning can be used to train an AI agent to operate the plant. 

The Author

Ashesh, A. - KBR, Gurgaon, India

Avijit Ashesh works as a Piping Engineer at KBR, Gurgaon, India. He has more than 15 yr of experience in the design, engineering and troubleshooting of piping systems for the fertilizer, refining and petrochemical industries. Prior to joining KBR, he has been associated with PDIL, Samsung Engineering and Fluor Corp.

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