Process Optimization
Pattern recognition displays capture advanced process control benefits
Operational score graphs provide a real-time indication of a controller's performance
Consider dynamic simulation for successful training
To streamline startup and subsequent operations of a new 1-butene unit, a dynamic simulator provided engineers and operators with experience prior to commissioning
Are you getting the full benefits from your advanced process control systems?
Myths about automation programs prevent companies from unleashing their full profit potential
Cut your energy bills
A European olefins plant used tailor-made, integrated solutions that reduced energy costs with minimal capital expenditure
Multivariable control and real-time optimization – an industrial practical view
Here's what can be achieved with each technology and how they are integrated at this plant
Universal key performance indicators for process plants
Raise the performance levels of the process control system and the plant
Explicit friction factor correlation for pipe flow analysis
Use this representation of the universal law of friction to obtain accurate estimates
New Developments: Industry developments
Strong growth continues due to an increased need to produce low cost products
Improved scrubbing methods control pollutants from FCCUs
A major European refiner installed an advanced wet scrubbing unit to reduce SO2 emissions
Optimize process operation with new vacuum distillation methods
Advanced fluid dynamics modeling fine-tunes vacuum separations that improve products' qualities and increase unit reliability
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