Process Control
Connecting fieldbus—selecting the system to match the task
Power supplies, cables and connectors are critical to project success
HP Control: Part 1—What happened to simple useful APC techniques?
Advanced process control (APC) is labor intensive, requiring about one experienced engineer per three major units, a level of effort rarely matched, even in well-run plants. And to do the job right, ..
Allowable vapor control valve pressure drops
Understand the relationship between the pressure drop and the process system
Analyze biodiesel using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer instrumentation
Combining these testing methods is a fast and reliable way to measure sample contaminates
Consider using micro-distillation technology for process control
This methodology offers more accurate online physical characterization for improving the bottom line
Monitor explosive combustion kinetics with encoded photometric infrared spectroscopy
Using this technology can improve analytical performance
Improvement of IEC 60534-8-3 standard for noise prediction in control valves
Fairly simple changes lead to a considerable improvement in accuracy
Industrial power management: what plants need to know about the future electric system
Prepare for cost-control challenges and revenue-generating opportunities
HP Control: Restoring single-loop integrity to process control
With today's evolving strategies for plant automation, many end users are asking: Should process control loops remain in a centralized distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller..
Improving refinery reliability, performance and utilization
A new digital control system incorporating fieldbus provided substantial benefits
- Montana Renewables collaborates with Gulfstream for low-emissions testing 7/9
- Report from KBR supports potential for $1.75/kg hydrogen from Syntholene's geothermal-SOEC platform 7/9
- INEOS to build state-of-the-art advanced recycling facility in Norway 7/9
- Topsoe lands technology contract for blue ammonia fertilizer project 7/9
- Ukraine more than doubles bioethanol capacity 7/9
- Gasoline, diesel exports from Belarus to Russia hit record high in June 7/9
