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Process Control

Cut your energy bills

Shell Chemicals Ltd.: Thompson, I.
Shell Global Solutions International BV: van der Heijden

A European olefins plant used tailor-made, integrated solutions that reduced energy costs with minimal capital expenditure

Multivariable control and real-time optimization – an industrial practical view

Petrobras: Rotava, O.  |  Zanin, A. C.

Here's what can be achieved with each technology and how they are integrated at this plant

Universal key performance indicators for process plants

ExperTune Inc.: Gerry, J.
LyondellBasell: Lang, L.

Raise the performance levels of the process control system and the plant

Minimize fouling due to heat-induced deposition and coking

Western Research Institute: Schabron J.F.
Koehler Instrument Co.: Shah, R.

Consider using titrimetry to improve thermal refinery processes

HP Control: Part 2 – What is advanced process control?

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.

Part 1 discussed what APC attempts to do and how it makes money. This part discusses modern APC. Structure of a modern APC application. We now leave the philosophical concepts and go into the struct..

Consider near infrared methods for inline blending

A comparison shows the benefits vs. CFR knock engine tests

Model-based predictive control increases batch reactor production

Repsol YPF: Cardete, A.  |  Lucio, R.  |  Martinez, R.  |  Munoz, S.  |  Sanz, A.
Sherpa Engineering: Papon, J.
Soteica Europe: Ruiz, C.
Soteica Visual MESA: Ruiz, D.

Better dynamic control of the temperature in an exothermic chemical reactor allows increasing the injection of reactants

HP Control: Part 1 – What is advanced process control?

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.

A stream of e-mail that followed my January and February editorials1,2 has convinced me that an advanced process control (APC) tutorial would be beneficial. First, a conceptual discussion: What does..

Calculate hydrocarbon dew point for natural gas

Using this methodology can save costs and time

Improve desalter control

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.: Mandal, K. K.

Consider 'target-opening nonlinear control' for interface level