Process Control
Applied artificial intelligence for delayed coking
Implement this real-time technology to improve process control results
HP Control: Why visit MyPlant.com?
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Hydrocracker advanced control improves profitability Fig 1
Fig. 1. The hydrocracker consists of three main units: first- and second-stage reactors, and a fractionator. ..
Hydrocracker advanced control improves profitability
This refinery maximized jet fuel yield, while minimizing hydrogen consumption
Modern advanced control pays back rapidly
Applying proven multivariable predictive control (MPC) techniques coupled with robust online product quality predictions is an effective way to maximize unit profitability. This approach has been used..
Consider fieldbus for retrofits
Benefits result from reduced maintenance, greater safety and increased performance
Implementing a refinery information system
The South African refining company, Natref (jointly owned by Sasol and Total, South Africa), recently integrated a large refinery management information system into the operation of its Sasolburg refi..
Challenges in control room design
Use these guidelines to reduce shiftwork fatigue and increase operator awareness+
Economics of business process integration and automation
Where along the automated integration continuum should your plant be?
Automated steady-state identification in multivariable systems
Use this technique for better results and less computational burden
- OMV receives €450-MM loan from the European Investment Bank for its 140-MW green hydrogen production facility 7/13
- Poland's Unimot says it will supply crude to Germany's Schwedt refinery 7/13
- Hormuz traffic slows to two-month low as renewed U.S., Iran strikes raise safety risk 7/13
- Sinopec deepens aviation fuel push with CNAF restructuring 7/13
- Indian naphtha premiums surge as Gulf, Russian supply tightens 7/13
- Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare 7/13
