Process Control
Consider slotted orifice flowmeters
Accuracy can be an order of magnitude better with less permanent head loss
HP Control: Automation: moving from a commodity
Peter Martin, VP of Corporate Marketing at the Foxboro Company, gave an interesting presentation entitled, "Bottom Line Automation," at the Invensys 2000 Conference, in Las Vegas (I cou..
HPInternet: The FCC Network
The venerable fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), maker of high-value products and consumer of expensive catalysts, has its own spot on the Internet (http://www.thefccnetwork.com/). The FCC ..
Improve high-pressure polyethylene reactor control
A multivariable, nonlinear approach provided significant benefits
HP Control: The changing publishing biz
Most of you rely on technical trade magazines to keep up to date with technical developments and articles for improving plant operations. The buyout trend that has had a significant imp..
HPInternet: Statistical review of world energy
This may well be one of the most valuable sites on the Internet for the oil and gas industry (http://www.bp.com/worldenergy/). Today, it is still called the BP Amoco Statistical Review of ..
Control level under fouling conditions
Technique can be applied where level can be inferred by discrete measurements
Applied artificial intelligence for delayed coking
Implement this real-time technology to improve process control results
HP Control: Why visit MyPlant.com?
MyPlant.com held a seminar for editors on September 21 - 23 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The purpose was to show the "press" what is available on the site today and discuss future plans in i..
Hydrocracker advanced control improves profitability Fig 1
Fig. 1. The hydrocracker consists of three main units: first- and second-stage reactors, and a fractionator. ..
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