I caught up with Lou Heavner who you may remember from an earlier model predictive control post. When it comes to blending operations in refineries, Lou knows this application very well. He's recently created a Blend Lite application which is a scaled down version of...
Periodically most continuous running plants must schedule a shutdown to perform the maintenance activities which cannot be done while the process is running. The process of managing this period while the plant is shut down is commonly known as a turnaround....
You know you need to periodically get your car's oil changed and the lube oil system checked if you want the engine to last over the life you own your car. It's the same for many process manufacturers who have large, critical turbomachinery assets. These can include...
One of the guys who has been around as long as I have is Lou Heavner, a Consultant in our Advanced Applied Technologies team. As an MIT graduate, he is one really sharp person, and also someone who can simplify and communicate complex ideas. I asked Lou about what...
I heard a story of a tremendous effort from our advanced applied technology experts to help a refiner stabilize his units after a restart. I went to the source, James Beall who is the team leader of our U.S. Control Performance team. It turns out that he is the one...
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