Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Information Systems

Automated steady-state identification in multivariable systems

School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University: Brown, P. R.  |  Rhinehart, R. R.

Use this technique for better results and less computational burden

Improve nonlinear soft sensing modeling by combining multiple models

Research Institute of Automation, East China University of Science and Technology: Yu, J.  |  Zhong, W.

FMM-based methods are shown to give better results

Linking the plant floor to the enterprise: benefits and pitfalls

Aspen Technology, Inc.: Harkins, B. L.  |  Middleton, E. S.  |  Mushin, D. A.

Understand data needs of business and production systems for better integration

Fieldbus introduces new concepts in process control

ARC Advisory Group: Caro, R. H.

Devicebuses and sensorbuses complete the architecture

Fieldbus improves petrochemical plant operation

Smar Equipmentos Industriais: Castilho, L.
Deten Chemicals S. A.: Cruz, O.
Smar International Co.: Evans, D.

Reduced design, installation and startup costs provided significant benefits

Fieldbus automates oil production field

Fisher-Rosemount Systems: Blevins, T.
ARCO Alaska Inc.: Toavs, D.

ARCO estimates savings of $621,000 per drill site

Foundation fieldbus helps meet regulatory and profitability challenges

Fieldbus Foundation: Glanzer, D. A.

The technology simplifies field-level communications and provides new functionality

Getting started with fieldbus – a primer

Honeywell Industrial Automation and Control: Wheatman, S.

Use these guidelines to set up an experimental Foundation fieldbus system

Intrinsically-safe fieldbus provides chemical plant savings

Wacker-Chemie: Krummen, H.

Similar conventional and fieldbus installations are compared

Lube oil blending plant revamps with fieldbus

Deutsche Shell AG: Jacobs, P.

The technology provided 3% capital savings, as well as ongoing engineering and maintenance benefits