At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered ...

Myke King breaks down compressor load control and shows how experienced engineers can implement these systems in the DCS without relying on proprietary solutions COMPRESSOR control schemes are often ...

The last three articles described the principles underlying the development and installation of inferential properties. Here, Myke King presents examples, selected to illustrate some key issues ONE OF ...

AAI is a process controls engineering firm that provides process control engineering services to clients in the chemical, petrochemical, refining, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, and utility power ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

True improvement in control also depends on instrumentation quality, process design and strategic system enhancements—not only control algorithms. Physical or mechanical changes can greatly improve ...

The refining and petrochemical industry is reliant on improving return on assets and lowering operating costs to be competitive. In these challenging times, doing more with less is essential to ...

The process control and instrumentation minor emphasizes developing skills and knowledge in theory, software and in the field. Students graduate ready to solve complex control problems in the chemical ...

I recently surveyed the on-site development of the control system for a large concentrated solar power station. This “first of a kind” facility offered many control challenges, such as balancing heat ...