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Process Control

Connecting fieldbus—selecting the system to match the task

MTL Inc.: Verhappen, I.

Power supplies, cables and connectors are critical to project success

HP Control: Part 1—What happened to simple useful APC techniques?

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.

Advanced process control (APC) is labor intensive, requiring about one experienced engineer per three major units, a level of effort rarely matched, even in well-run plants. And to do the job right, ..

Allowable vapor control valve pressure drops

Jacobs Engineering: Yu, F.

Understand the relationship between the pressure drop and the process system

Analyze biodiesel using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer instrumentation

Thermo Fisher Scientific: Cavagnino, D.  |  Chen, R.

Combining these testing methods is a fast and reliable way to measure sample contaminates

Consider using micro-distillation technology for process control

PAC: Harris, S.  |  Pigeon, D.

This methodology offers more accurate online physical characterization for improving the bottom line

Monitor explosive combustion kinetics with encoded photometric infrared spectroscopy

Aspectrics, Inc.: Yano, J.

Using this technology can improve analytical performance

Improvement of IEC 60534-8-3 standard for noise prediction in control valves

Samson AG: Kiesbauer, J.  |  Vnucec, D.

Fairly simple changes lead to a considerable improvement in accuracy

Industrial power management: what plants need to know about the future electric system

GridWise Architecture Council and Invensys Process Systems: Hardin, D.

Prepare for cost-control challenges and revenue-generating opportunities

HP Control: Restoring single-loop integrity to process control

With today's evolving strategies for plant automation, many end users are asking: Should process control loops remain in a centralized distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller..

Improving refinery reliability, performance and utilization

Motiva Norco Refinery: Funkhouser, J.
Emerson Process Management: Manley, F.

A new digital control system incorporating fieldbus provided substantial benefits