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HP Control: More on APC designs for minimum maintenance

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2009
Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.
Process Control

Perhaps Zak Friedman struck the perfect balance in his series of editorials,1 because while Dr. Latour thinks Zak went too far in his suggestions to prune multivariable control (MPC) matrices,2 I woul..

Fine tune accuracy in analytic measurement - Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2009
Swagelok Company: Nordstrom, D.  |  Waters, T.
Process Control

Follow these recommendations for correct analyzer calibration

HP Control: APC for min maintenance or max profit? - Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2009
Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.
Process Control

While I have promoted proper control system performance indicators18–25 since 1964, like Dr. Y. Zak Friedman,1 I also am aware of some deeper problems with realizing its full commercial potential..

Practical process control system metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.
Process Control / Information Systems

Here are several useful examples

Agile supply chain planning

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
M3 Technology: Acuff, C.  |  Jasper, D.
Chevron Corp.: Thomas, C.  |  Tong, D.
Process Control / Information Systems

Providing a common workspace improves data integration

Service-oriented architecture simplifies data source integration

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
Infosys Consulting: Samdani, K.
Process Control / Information Systems

Here's how the approach helps refinery scheduling and also contributes to business-wide SOA adoption

Predicting octane numbers for gasoline blends using artificial neural networks

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
Iran University of Science and Technology: Pranghooshi, E.  |  Sadeghi, M. T.
Sahand Univerity of Technology: Shafiei, S.
Process Control / Information Systems

The ANN models were more accurate than regression models

Implementing and maintaining advanced process control on continuous catalytic reforming

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC): Al-Majed, A.  |  Kaushal, S.
Aspen Tech Middle East (ATME): Banerjee, P.
Process Control / Information Systems

The primary benefit was an increase in reformate octane barrel yield from operating the plant at its economic constraints

Fine tune accuracy in analytic measurement-Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
Swagelok Company: Nordstrom, D.  |  Waters, T.
Process Control

Understanding the root causes of time delay

HP Control: APC for min maintenance or max profit? - Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2009
Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.
Process Control

First, thanks to Dr. Y. Zak Friedman1 for referencing my July 1997 HP editorial.2 I commend him for using HP publications from more than a decade ago in his editorial. While I appreciate Dr. Friedman'..