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01/12/2009
Opening up on control valves
There are three key steps to ensuring that control valves don't cause process plant instability. Mark Perry explains the problems and their solutions
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01/06/2009
Instrument aware
Maintenance engineers used to have a lot in common with fire fighters. Now, the job is increasingly about heading off trouble before it starts - and on highly automated plants, this predictive approach is possible, thanks largely to ...
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01/04/2008
Fuel for fire
Converting corn into fuel ethanol is a fast-growing business, responsible for one of the fastest plant-building programmes in the world. But it's not been without its challenges, particularly in terms of process optimisation. So it's well ...
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