Articles
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We need effective collaborative efforts to address technical and professional issues |
12/06/2004 |
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Chemical Makers Must Get Ready To Play Tag RFID promises long-term benefits for adroit competitors |
11/24/2004 |
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Shedding light on technology development Optical remote sensing is a powerful tool that deserves more attention |
11/04/2004 |
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Residue curve maps (RCMs) can be employed in a variety of ways, including system visualization, evluation of data, and process synthesis, modeling and troubleshooting |
09/16/2004 |
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Get control of reactor temperatures A reader has a plug-flow reactor whose temperature is starting to cycle. The company tried to tuning both controllers but saw no improvement. Read about potential solutions to this reader's problem. |
08/05/2004 |
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Opportunities for technology improvement exist, but there are still hurdles to overcome. |
08/05/2004 |
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Sidestep side-draw control surprises The simplest approach to control side-draw distillation columns uses flow control on the side product. This solution, however, is not ideal for all side-draw control situations. |
07/01/2004 |
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PVDF Tackles Bromine Corrosion A challenge to design and fabricate, the largest-known PVDF-lined vessels now successfully serve at PTA plants |
05/13/2004 |
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Collaboration extends Its reach The step change occurring in engineering technology is being driven by the latest capabilities of design and operating software to exchange these data. |
03/31/2004 |
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| 03/11/2004 | |
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Succeed at plant debottlenecking Critical evaluation can enable you to turn up capacity and improve performance. This article presents some ideas to help you evaluate your process to see whether it offers exceptional revamp opportunities. |
03/10/2004 |
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Demystifying PID Tuning Coefficients The differences among the various approaches don't really matter |
03/03/2004 |
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Triangular cycling occurs in a pressure loop Install a flow meter in the recycle, cascade the flow set point with a pressure control loop. With proper tuning, the valve characteristics are lost in the flow control loop, which should be tuned fast with PI. |
03/01/2004 |
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| 12/05/2003 | |
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Maintain Inert Gas Purity | Chemical Processing When dealing with contaminants, the right hardware choices and purging techniques are critical |
12/05/2003 |
