Process Control
HP Control: Include control loops in asset management
The industry's renewed focus on frontline measurements for improving asset management (AM) and extending condition-based monitoring (CBM) to more process equipment is certainly good new..
Consider portable data transfer over satellite
Recent advances make this a viable technology for access to and from remote locations
PROFIBUS International – a strong community - Table 1
Table 1. Regional PROFIBUS user organizations Australia Mr. Michael Gough Phone: ++61 3 9761 5599..
HP Control: APC, modeling and optimization insights
I have participated in the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) computer conference without fail for over a decade, and have seen it go through the ebb and flow of oil..
Business-to-manufacturing integration using XML
This method has the potential to become the de-facto standard for efficient information exchange throughout the supply chain
First-principles inference model improves deisobutanizer column control
When the input data are clean, model fidelity is better than that of onstream analyzers
Ion chromatography analysis
Improve facility operations with this valuable technique
Determine low-level sulfur in hydrocarbon gases
Consider a dual-channel gas chromatographic system as an analytical option
HPInternet: Technical forums for engineering professionals
An Internet forum is a discussion area where folks with similar concerns get together to share their thoughts and questions on a topic of mutual concern. This site hosts virtual forums ..
HP Control: 2002 ISA show: hot topics, ongoing trends
The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) held its 2002 annual conference and exhibit on Oct. 21 - 24 in Chicago. Since most of the leading instrumentation suppliers did..
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted petrochemical facilities in the Gulf 4/6
- Damietta Green Ammonia completes pre-FEED for $873-MM, 150,000-tpy green ammonia facility 4/6
- EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi 4/6
- India's Reliance buys Venezuelan oil directly from PDVSA 4/6
- Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply 4/6
- Hormuz closure divides the fortunes of Middle Eastern oil states 4/6
