Chemical Engineering » Automation & Control http://www.chemengonline.com Chemical Engineering essentials for the global chemical processing industries (CPI) Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:15:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 Recently published books for the CPI http://www.chemengonline.com/recently-published-books-for-the-cpi-2/ http://www.chemengonline.com/recently-published-books-for-the-cpi-2/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=145433 The following is a list of selected recently published books that may have interest to professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI). Standards and Typical Specifications for Tray-Type Dearators, 10th ed., by the Heat Exchange Institute (HEI), www.heatexchange.org, 2017, $150. Handbook of Spent Hydroprocessing Catalysts, 2nd ed., By Meena Marafi, Antony Stanislaus and Edward Furimsky, […]

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/alarm-management/feed/ 0 The Digital Transformation in the CPI http://www.chemengonline.com/digital-transformation-cpi/ http://www.chemengonline.com/digital-transformation-cpi/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=143801 An overview of how the chemical process industries are looking to the IIoT to help form new business models in a competitive environment Today, technological advances are being made and implemented at an

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/digital-transformation-cpi/feed/ 0 A New Mentality in Process Modeling http://www.chemengonline.com/new-mentality-process-modeling/ http://www.chemengonline.com/new-mentality-process-modeling/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=143815 Process modeling is becoming an overarching part of operations as a whole, serving various purposes throughout the entire operational chain — from conceptual design to continuous process improvements to end-use product applications

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/letters-6/feed/ 0 Control Engineering for Chemical Engineers http://www.chemengonline.com/control-engineering-for-chemical-engineers/ http://www.chemengonline.com/control-engineering-for-chemical-engineers/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=138509 Chemical engineers who are aware of process control requirements and challenges are in a position to improve process designs Chemical engineers are ideal candidates for control engineering jobs. They

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]]> http://www.chemengonline.com/control-engineering-for-chemical-engineers/feed/ 0 Key Considerations in Specifying Control Valves http://www.chemengonline.com/key-considerations-in-specifying-control-valves_v2/ http://www.chemengonline.com/key-considerations-in-specifying-control-valves_v2/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chemengonline.com/?p=138971 Follow this guidance to specify a control valve accurately during the design phase Control valves are one of the most common and important instruments used in the chemical process industries (CPI). They help

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