Preliminary Program subject to change
T8002 New and Exciting Dynamics and Control Applications: Continuing the Heritage of Kunesh, Sakata and Zuiderweg
OverviewInstrumentation and control of various distillation processes
Primary SponsorTopical 8: Distillation Topical (T8)
Co-Sponsor(s)Fuels and Petrochemicals Division (16)

Chair

Henry Z. Kister
Senior Fellow and Director of Fractionation Technology
Fluor Corporation
3 Polaris Way
Aliso Viejo, CA 92698
Phone Number: 949-349-4679
Email: henry.kister@fluor.com

CoChair

Michael D. Pritchett
Consultant
Consultant
331 Melrose Drive
Suite 121
Richardson, TX 75080
Phone Number: 972-437-9136
Fax Number: 972-437-5443
Email: mpritchett@attglobal.net
Introductory Remarks
Smart Plants, Smart Distillation
Jimmy L. Humphrey, Consultant, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 133/CEER, Austin, TX 78758, J. Christopher Lewis, Separations Research Program, UT-Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 133/CEER, Austin, TX 78758 and Frank Seibert, Separations Research Program, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 133/CEER, Austin, TX 78758
Column Instrumentation Basics: Understanding Accuracy and Sources of Error Part 1
Ruth Sands, Heat, Mass & Momentum Transfer Group, DuPont Engineering Technology, Brandywine 8218, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898
Improving the Efficiency and Reliability of Distillation Model-Predictive Control Projects
Umesh Mathur1, Mike Morshedi2, Victor L. Rice3, Robert D. Rounding4, Daniel R. Webb5 and Robert J. Conroy2, (1)Techwrite Associates, 15915 Hidden Cove, Houston, TX 77079, (2)Consultant, Houston, TX 77062, (3)APC / RTO, Plant Automation Services, Inc., Suite 600, 16055 Space Center Blvd., Houston, TX 77062, (4)BP America Production Company, 501 Westlake Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77253, (5)Hobbs Fractionation Complex, Ineos, P. O. Box 810, Hobbs, NM 88241
Two-Phase-Flow and Stress on Internals during Pressure Relief Events on Distillation Columns: Experimental Investigation and Dynamic Simulation
Daniel Staak1, Jens-Uwe Repke2 and Günter Wozny2, (1)Department of Process Dynamics and Operation, Technical University of Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany, (2)department of process dynamics and operation, Technical University of Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany
Break
Improve Column Control by Modifications to Temperature Control Strategies
Ruth Sands1, Ken Jackson2 and Jim England2, (1)Heat, Mass & Momentum Transfer Group, DuPont Engineering Technology, Brandywine 8218, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898, (2)DuPont Engineering Technology, Brandywine 8218, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898
Control of a Batch Distillation Column
Hongbin Dong and Jim Riggs, Texas Tech University, Dept of Chemcial Engineering, Lubbock, TX 79410
Column Instrumentation Basics: Understanding Accuracy and Sources of Error Part 2
Ruth Sands, Heat, Mass & Momentum Transfer Group, DuPont Engineering Technology, Brandywine 8218, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898
Energy Use in Distillation Operation: Nonlinear Economic Effects
Douglas C. White, Emerson Process Management, 2119 Albans, Houston, TX 77005-1517
Concluding Remarks

Topical 8: Distillation Topical