Although automation technology has been used for many years to improve well performance in oil and gas production, the technology continues to evolve, benefitting both operations and production.

Integrated slug-flow optimization can mitigate flow problems in a wide range of both offshore and onshore operating conditions. Slug flow is one of the most common flow states in horizontal and ...

PID loops are a central component of modulating boiler control systems with applications ranging from basic steam header pressure control to cascading 3-element drum level control. A modern ...

Power plants–especially coal-fired boilers–pose a set of process control problems unparalleled in other industries. Rapid load ramps, continuous unit demand changes, variable fuel quality and process ...

Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world that would "make ...

Known as the Rotary Drag valve, the new device represents a major step forward in valve engineering because it combines the best features of ball valves and control valves. Developers of the product ...

Plant engineers and technicians are frequently asked to tune the controller when a control loop’s process value has prolonged or significant excursions from the set point. But in many instances, no ...

Embedding Methodology in the Control System of a Plant Increases Its Utility Biotech processes should be standardized as much as possible to produce optimum product yields. On-line off-gas analysis is ...