Process Control
Standards, openness, chaos and productivity
Industrial users are a driving force in demanding standards andopenness. Competition is forcing business to find ways to improveproductivity. A result is that businesses are calling forstandards, open..
Fuel property database
Now here is a database for all you downstream folks to bookmark anduse frequently! The Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels Program's FuelProperty Database(http://www.ott.doe.gov/fuelprops) is a gift f..
Thermowell design and selection
A principal stress model is proposed as a basis for selection in high-velocity or corrosive services
Tank gauging or metering: guidelines for selection
Here are the deciding factors for custody transfer applications
Using a single final control element to regulate two process variables
This analysis showed the loops would be stable
Monitoring for hot spots and leaks using fiber-optic technology
Many applications have yet to be discovered
HP Control: All together now
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) held its annual Computer Conference & Showcase October 1 – 3 in Dallas, Texas. As reported in last month's column, the ISA show is a good ..
Is asphalt in your future?
BILL CROWLEY, Contributing Editor Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Asphalt is a small niche of the downstream market, but a very nec..
Disturbance rejection capabilities of ARMA and FIR model structures in predictive control
The parametric model is shown to be more robust
Understand the jargon of enterprise resource integration
Here are guidelines for starting a good decision-making process, to the benefit of both business profitability and career
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