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HP Viewpoint: Weighing on dual-temperature control

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2010
Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.
Process Control / Analyzers / Distillation

I’d like to weigh in again on the continuing debate regarding distillation column control.1–4 Attention has now turned to the practicality of “dual temperature” control,which is th..

Consider using alternative carrier gases for petrochemical analysis

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2010
Air Liquide: Jacksier, T.
Air Liquide, Delaware Research and Technology Center: Duan, J.
Petrochemicals / Analyzers / Hydrogen

Advantages include higher efficiency and shorter analysis times

Mitigate corrosion in your crude unit

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2010
Nalco Company, Energy Services Division: Hilton, N. P.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Refining / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Corrosion / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Gasoline / Heat Transfer / Middle East

Real-time analyzers can provide improved monitoring of chloride levels and enable better corrosion control practices

HP Control: APC application ownership

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2010
Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.
Process Control / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Distillation / Economics / Europe / Information Systems / Middle East

Advancec process control (APC) requires skilled control engineers, and where such engineers are not available, even well-implemented APC applications quickly become ineffective. That much is known and..

Perfecting liquefied natural gas analysis techniques and methods

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2010
Emerson Process Management: Hale, S.
Gas Processing/LNG / Process Control / Analyzers / Natural Gas

Following these procedures will improve measurement accuracy and reliability