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Fine tune accuracy in analytic measurement - Part 3

Swagelok Company: Nordstrom, D.  |  Waters, T.

Follow these steps to avoid compromising a sample

HP Control: More on APC designs for minimum maintenance

Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.

Perhaps Zak Friedman struck the perfect balance in his series of editorials,1 because while Dr. Latour thinks Zak went too far in his suggestions to prune multivariable control (MPC) matrices,2 I woul..

Fine tune accuracy in analytic measurement - Part 2

Swagelok Company: Nordstrom, D.  |  Waters, T.

Follow these recommendations for correct analyzer calibration

HP Control: APC for min maintenance or max profit? - Part 2

Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.

While I have promoted proper control system performance indicators18–25 since 1964, like Dr. Y. Zak Friedman,1 I also am aware of some deeper problems with realizing its full commercial potential..

Practical process control system metrics

Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.

Here are several useful examples

Agile supply chain planning

M3 Technology: Acuff, C.  |  Jasper, D.
Chevron Corp.: Thomas, C.  |  Tong, D.

Providing a common workspace improves data integration

Service-oriented architecture simplifies data source integration

Infosys Consulting: Samdani, K.

Here's how the approach helps refinery scheduling and also contributes to business-wide SOA adoption

Predicting octane numbers for gasoline blends using artificial neural networks

Iran University of Science and Technology: Pranghooshi, E.  |  Sadeghi, M. T.
Sahand Univerity of Technology: Shafiei, S.

The ANN models were more accurate than regression models

Implementing and maintaining advanced process control on continuous catalytic reforming

Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC): Al-Majed, A.  |  Kaushal, S.
Aspen Tech Middle East (ATME): Banerjee, P.

The primary benefit was an increase in reformate octane barrel yield from operating the plant at its economic constraints

Fine tune accuracy in analytic measurement-Part 1

Swagelok Company: Nordstrom, D.  |  Waters, T.

Understanding the root causes of time delay