Process Control
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
HPInternet: Search Adobe PDF online
By now, most of us have heard of the Adobe Acrobat files with the extension "PDF." I used to think that acronym stood for "pretty damn fine," because the files were just that. Later I l..
Safety instrumented system design: valuable lessons learned
Reduce refinery risks by applying new methods based on information acquired from previous experiences
HPInternet: West Texas Research Group Economics
If you are a frequent reader of this column, you know that we don't usually recommend company Web sites. This is because there are so many good ones, and we can't cover them all in a on..
HP Control: IT: take a plant-centric approach
ABB Automation Group Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, held a press conference during the ACHEMA show in Frankfurt (May 22 - 27, 2000). Of course, there was the obligatory pitch of ABB's produ..
HPInternet: Petroleum Association of Japan
This month, let's investigate the downstream industry in Japan (http://www.paj.gr.jp/). But first, a quick lesson in Internet detective work. This site contains valuable information concernin..
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