Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Information Systems

Align HPI operations to economics

Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.

Clifftent optimizes risky tradeoffs at limits

Predicting important parameters using artificial neural networks

Gujarat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited: Ramakumar, K. R.

Consider them for complex nonlinear processes

Redesign of a compressor antisurge control loop using dynamic simulation

Bechtel India Pvt Ltd.: Chittibabu, H.  |  Kostjuhin, I.  |  Valli, A.

The new design solved the two-phase flow problem

Process modeling and optimization strategies integrating neural networks and differential evolution

National Institute of Technology: Garawi, M. A.  |  Khalfe, N.  |  Lahiri, S. K.

The technology was applied to an ethylene oxide reactor

Real-time performance measurement improves plant operations

Invensys Process Systems: Barr, R.

The technology is saving Sasol more than $400,000 per year

Fault-tolerant control protects processes and products

Neste Oil Oyj: Kettunen, M.  |  Koivisto, K.
Predict: Leger, J-B.
Neste Jacobs Oy: Liikala, T.  |  Sourander, M.
Universite Henri Poincare: Sauter, D.

The benefits include automatic recovery from faults, improved safety and prevention of severe product contamination

Improve speed and convergence of distillation column simulation

The proposed bounding method significantly improves performance

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

Gage multivariable predictive control motility to guide support

Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.

Manipulated variable analysis is much simpler than controlled variable analysis for determining controller health

Probabilistic alarm management

University of La Laguna: Larraz, R.

A procedure using Markov chains provides insights based on HAZOP report information