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A Digital-Twin Approach to Distillation Control Education
Isuru Udugama, Michael Taube, and Brent Young discuss the educational benefits of real-time industrial process simulators
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Interactive Graph Resource for Chemical Engineering Design
Interactive graphs have the potential to provide students with a more dynamic and engaging learning experience. With that in mind, The University of Manchester’s Department of Chemical Engineering has produced an interactive set of graphs that can be easily embedded into any virtual learning environment
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The Engineering Mindset Part 1: Complex or Complicated
Are the individual, societal, and global challenges we face complex or complicated, and do you understand the distinction? Chris and Penny Hamlin explain how a complexity-based approach creates more meaningful and relevant insights
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Practical Process Control Part 20: Regression Analysis
Inferential properties, or soft sensors, are key to modern process control. Myke King explains regression analysis as a precursor to their design
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Practical Process Control Part 10: Designing Level Controllers on a Distillation Column
Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement
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Practical Process Control Part 22: Monitoring
In the last article we looked at the assessment of a potential inferential. Here we cover techniques for monitoring its performance and automatically updating it to maintain its accuracy
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The Engineering Mindset Part 7: Complex or Complicated? Achieving negative carbon emissions
Chris and Penny Hamlin look at how a complexity-focused strategy can identify innovative pathways and solutions that move the chemical industry beyond net zero and to a future of negative emissions and sustainable practices
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The big data revolution is happening, and we must harness its potential to develop formulated products better, faster and cheaper than ever before
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An Integrated Approach to Process Design and Plant Automation
Oil refining, chemical, and petrochemical companies are continuously seeking new ways to optimise, de-risk, and accelerate capital projects.
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The prospects at birth for Edward Charles Howard and Norbert Rillieux could scarcely have been more different, yet these men have been recognised as two of the most significant figures in the ‘prehistory’ of chemical engineering. The former was born, in 1774, a scion of England’s premier ducal family, the younger brother of the12th Duke of Norfolk. In stark contrast, the latter, born thirty years later, was a ‘quadroon libre’, the son of the slave Constance Vivant, who was the ‘placée’ or common-law wife of Vincent Rilleux, owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation.
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Arthur D Little – Dedicated to industrial progress
Arthur D Little defined unit operations and, with it, a whole profession, says Claudia Flavell-While
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What to do About Creeping Change
A new hazard identification methodology can identify creeping changes, potentially averting catastrophic consequences
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Vladimir Haensel – Breath of Fresh Air
Vladimir Haensel’s brainchild, the platforming process, underpins transport and plastics production while cutting emissions, finds Claudia Flavell-While
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Andrew Grove – The Processor Engineer
Richard Jansen looks at the life and work of Andrew Grove, a founding father of the silicon age
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How advanced level measurement technology increases plant efficiency and safety
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Cyber attacks on industrial control systems are increasing. What can you do?
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Adam Duckett reports from the launch of the University of Sheffield’s new continuous powder processing plant.
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The University of Cambridge’s new chemical engineering and biotechnology building is open for business
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