Process Control
Multiunit refinery optimization
By taking an unconventional approach, the problem was substantially simplified
Simple techniques for generating process control inferentials
Property estimation can be done with easy statistical tools and spreadsheet software
Online monitoring of multivariable control utilization and benefits
The key performance indicators presented could be built into software products or user implemented
Rule-driven optimization boosts plant performance
The technology provides the flexibility needed to deal with discontinuous operating situations
Use techno-economic benchmark to review supply-chain models
Value profile of crude and high vacuum unit fractions is the key for crude selection and, thus, refinery profitability
Easy way to transform nomographs and charts into a computer program
These steps can make the resources more useful
HP Control: Recent trends in control
As you know, Zak Friedman has taken over writing this column. Zak had a column prepared for this issue, but the company he interviewed declined permission to publish it (Zak wouldn't let them make it ..
Organic chlorides determination
Microcoulometry can provide quantitative analysis for halogenated compounds
HP Control: Part 3 – What is advanced process control?
Part 1 discussed what APC attempts to do and how it makes money. Part 2 discussed the structure of modern APC. This part discusses MVPC's small optimizer and the importance of inferential models.. S..
Fine-tune operations through computational fluid dynamics
Advanced modeling methods assist engineers to troubleshoot existing processing equipment
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