Use advanced process control to add value for your facility
06.01.2011
| Di Nello, R., Honeywell Process Solutions, Phoenix, Arizona
Optimization programs deliver benefits to existing and new plants
Keywords:
[process control]
[controller]
[control loops]
[tuning]
[model-based controller]
Advanced process control (APC) has been an evolving field of study since the 1950s. The hardware platforms and algorithmic software that form the foundation of this field have changed throughout the years. But the goal of APC has remained the same: to improve the economic and operating performance of a process unit. APC has become increasingly important in improving the competitive position of a processing unit, a plant and even a company within a crowded marketplace.
To continue reading please, log in to hydrocarbonprocessing.com.
Subscribe now for premium access and unlimited access to the site, including archived articles and the process handbooks. Start a free trial to gain access to articles from the current issue of Hydrocarbon Processing.
Already have an account?
Subscribe
Subscribe today and gain unlimited and immediate access to the site. Plus, you'll receive the next 12 issues of the magazine in your choice of print or digital format. Start your subscription today.
Subscribe
|
Free trial
Start a free trial and gain immediate access to the current issue of the magazine plus additional, select content.
30 Day Trial
|