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Process Optimization

Advanced process control: quick and easy energy savings

Invensys Operations Management: Kesseler, P.

Here are some of the energy savings benefits routinely produced by implementing advanced process control

Consider low-voltage AC drives for hazardous areas

ABB Oy: Riikonen, J.

Such drives used with electric motors can offer significant process improvements and energy savings for equipment used in explosive zones

Trading silicon for carbon: how to reduce energy usage through automation

Emerson Process Management: White, D.

The average plant can conservatively achieve 15% energy savings through this technology

How to avoid interface engineering problems

MWKellog: Moulik, S.
Chiyoda: Saito, K.

Here are several ways to accurately exchange information

HP Water Management: What's happening with the Legionella Standard?-Part 2

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

The present draft document provides more than performance metrics, it specifically details a single set of mandatory monitoring practices and corrective actions—the "exclusively correct practice..

Design your sulfur facility with market uncertainty in mind

These strategies can effectively deliver sulfur to the marketplace

Flow-induced fatigue failure

SABIC R&T: Babakr, A.  |  Westhuizen, C.

Case histories describe a variety of failures and solutions

Strategize preshutdown work to enhance productivity

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.: Kumar, A.

Adopt these principles from a refinery revamp project

Consider CFD analysis to support critical separation operations

Koch-Glitsch Canada LP, University of Calgary: Remesat, D.
Institute of Geonics AS: Riha, Z.

This modeling method can help eliminate chronic problems caused by feed mal-distribution and poorly designed feed devices

HP Water Management: What's happening with the Legionella Standard?—Part 1

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

In 2007, the governing board of the Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) formed a committee to craft a new standard, "Legionellosis Related Practices for Evaporative Cooling Water Systems" (CTI STD-159)..