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Process Control

Applications for multifunction pressure instruments

SOR Inc.: Jethra, R.

Case histories show how these devices can improve reliability and lower costs

New control scheme improves SRU control

Petronor, Apdo: Gonzalez Martin, R.  |  Mendiburu, S.  |  Sola Saez, J. M.

Sulfur emissions were reduced approximately 250 metric tons per year

HP Control: Insights from the ERTC Computer Conference

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Kane, L.

The ERTC's annual Computer Conference was held June 23-25 in Milan, Italy. Several papers were presented on advanced control, supply chain management, production planning, training simu..

Crude oil blend scheduling optimization: an application with multimillion dollar benefits – Part 2

Emerson Process Management: Manley, F.
FS-Elliott: Kelley, A.

The ability to schedule the crude oil blendshop more effectively provides substantial downstream benefits

HP Control: Include control loops in asset management

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Kane, L.

The industry's renewed focus on frontline measurements for improving asset management (AM) and extending condition-based monitoring (CBM) to more process equipment is certainly good new..

Consider portable data transfer over satellite

Roadpost Inc.: Sherrard, B.

Recent advances make this a viable technology for access to and from remote locations

PROFIBUS International – a strong community - Table 1

  Table 1. Regional PROFIBUS user organizations   Australia Mr. Michael Gough Phone: ++61 3 9761 5599..

HP Control: APC, modeling and optimization insights

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.

I have participated in the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) computer conference without fail for over a decade, and have seen it go through the ebb and flow of oil..

Business-to-manufacturing integration using XML

ABB: Singh, S.

This method has the potential to become the de-facto standard for efficient information exchange throughout the supply chain

First-principles inference model improves deisobutanizer column control

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.  |  Schuler, M.

When the input data are clean, model fidelity is better than that of onstream analyzers