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ExperTune Library
The ExperTune library contains articles, papers, and video presentations to help you
improve your plant's performance.
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Performance Supervision
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Bibliographical Info |
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Control Performance Supervision Enhances Revamp
Upgraded ethylene cracker achieves targeted production rates in record time
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Article in Chemical Processing
Apr 2008
Mikko Ronka, Borealis |
PDF
Online book, see Page 41 |
Control System Asset Management
"Improved Asset Performance with Real-time data"
En Español
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White Paper
Apr 2007
George Buckbee, P.E. |
PDF |
Measure. Decide. Act.
"Applying Real-Time Feedback to Deliver Business Results"
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White Paper
Mar 2007
George Buckbee, P.E. |
PDF |
Real-Time Metrics for Process Performance
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Article in Chemical Engineering
Jun 2007
George Buckbee, P.E. |
PDF on Chemical Engineering Web site
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How to Read "Sine Language"
Reduce Process Cycling to Save Money
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White Paper
Dec 2006
George Buckbee, P.E. |
PDF |
Debunk Myths about Diagnostics
"Your Control System can probably do more than you think"
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Cover Story,
Chemical Processing, Feb 2007
George Buckbee, P.E. |
HTML / NXTBook |
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How to Find Energy Savings in Process Plants |
White Paper, Aug 2006
George Buckbee, P.E. |
PDF |
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Taking it to the Boardroom: Use Performance Supervision for Higher-Level Management Decisions. |
Reprinted with permission of InTech Magazine, July 2006 |
HTML |
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Why Do You Need Performance Supervision? |
Reprinted with permission of Control Magazine, April 2006 |
PDF |
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Automation KPIs
Critical for Improvement of Enterprise KPIs |
Journees Scientifique et Techniques, Nov 2006, Algeria |
PDF |
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Fieldbus Diagnostics, Without Fieldbus |
ISA 2005, Houston |
PDF |
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Methodology for Reducing the Control Loops Oscillation at an
Iron Ore Processing Plant
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ISA 2005, São Paulo.
Lúcio Fábio Passos, &
Bernardo Soares Torres, ATAN Sistemas
Vicentino José Pinheiro Rodrigues, CVRD
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PDF
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Case Studies—Performance Assessment of Control Loops
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Bernardo Soares Torres,
Fábio Barros de Carvalho, Marcos de Oliveira Fonseca,
Constantino Seixas Filho, ATAN Sistemas
ADCHEM/SICOP 2006, Brazil
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PDF |
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Interaction Detection Using Oscillation Analysis |
ADCHEM/SICOP 2006, Brazil |
PDF |
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Power, Usability Refine Plant Performance |
CONTROL, May 2006 |
PDF |
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The Link Between Automation KPIs and Enterprise KPIs |
White Paper Oct 2005 |
PDF |
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Shift Your Focus from Analysis to Optimization with Active Model Capture Technology |
White Paper Sept 2005 |
PDF |
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Benefits of Integrating Monitoring with Tuning |
White Paper August 2005 |
PDF |
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Performance And Optimization—An Economic Point Of View |
Control July 2005 |
PDF |
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Universal Key Performance Indicators for Process Plants |
Hydrocarbon Processing June 2005 |
PDF |
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PlantTriage Keeps Plants Running Smoothly |
Control May 2005 |
PDF |
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Choosing Performance Assessments |
ISA, Houston October 2004 |
PDF |
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Establishing a Basis for Performance |
ISA, Houston October 2004 |
PDF |
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Using a Performance Monitor to Connect to a Historical Database |
ISA, Houston October 2004 |
PDF |
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Control Loop Performance Assessment and Auditing |
Intech 2004 |
PDF, in Portuguese |
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New Performance monitoring software cutting edge technologies |
Pulp & Paper Canada 2004 |
PDF |
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Performance Monitor Raises Service Factor Of MPC |
ISA, Houston, October 2003 |
PDF |
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Plantwide Performance Monitor Bridges Resource Gap |
ISA, Houston, October 2003 |
PDF |
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Real-Time Six Sigma |
ISA, Houston, October 2003 |
PDF |
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A practical approach for large-scale controller performance assessment, diagnosis, and improvement |
Journal of Process Control,Volume 13, 2003, © Eastman Chemical Company |
PDF |
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Learn How To Assess And Improve Control Loop Performance |
ISA, ChicagoOctober 2002 |
PDF |
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Prioritizing and Optimizing Problem Loops Using a Loop Monitoring System |
ISA, Chicago October 2002 |
PDF |
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Process Monitoring and Loop Prioritization Can Reap Big Payback and Benefit Process Plants |
ISA, Chicago, October 2002 |
PDF |
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Benefits of Controller Monitoring and Integrated PID
Optimization |
White Paper |
PDF |
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Modeling in ExperTune's PID Tuner/Analyzer and PlantTriage |
White Paper |
PDF |
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Control Magazine Reviews PlantTriage |
Control Magazine (May 2005) |
PDF |
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Software Prioritizes Loop Repairs |
CONTROL, Sept 2001 |
PDF |
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Monitor Performance Enterprise-Wide |
CONTROL, June 2004 |
HTML |
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Bibliographical Info |
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PID Loop Optimization—Overview
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PID Loop Optimization—Tuning
| Title |
Bibliographical Info |
Format |
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Tuning Process Controllers Starts In Manual |
John Gerry, May 1999, reprinted with permission of InTech Magazine |
HTML |
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Comparison of PID Control Algorithms |
Control Engineering, March, 1987 |
HTML |
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Poor Controller Tuning Drives Up Valve Costs |
Control Magazine, April 2002 |
HTML |
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Setpoint vs. Load Tuning |
CONTROL Magazine, Sept. 1991 |
HTML |
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Averaging Level Control |
F. G. Shinskey, Chemical Processing, September 1997 |
HTML |
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Simulation on the road to optimization |
Control Solutions, November 2002 |
HTML |
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Modeling in ExperTune's PID Tuner/Analyzer and PlantTriage |
White Paper |
PDF |
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Should You Use Lambda Tuning? |
White Paper |
HTML |
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Tuning Off-Key Level Loops |
CONTROL February 2005 |
PDF |
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Tuning Package Adds Problem-Solving Tools |
CONTROL, Dec 2000 |
HTML |
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It's Not Just a Loop Tuner, It's a Plant Manager |
CONTROL, May 1996 |
HTML |
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Loop Tuning Simplified |
Control Engineering, May 1995 |
HTML |
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Package Simplifies Control Loop Tuning |
CONTROL, December 1994 |
HTML |
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Case Study—"Control Loop Tuning in Hsiaokang Refinery" |
Taiwan Sugar, M.D. Huang, W.D. Hsieh, Oct–Dec, 2002 Vol.49 No.4 |
PDF |
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Case Study—Optimizing Steam Supply in a Chemical Plant |
Steve Lyons |
HTML |
| Title |
Bibliographical Info |
Format |
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PID Loop Optimization—Control Valves
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PID Loop Optimization—Advanced
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Basic PID Tutorials
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Video Presentations
Need help viewing presentations on your computer?
| Title |
Bibliographical Info |
Format |
| The Six Myths of Process Control |
George Buckbee, May–October 2006 |
WMV 5–7 minutes each |
| Understanding
Process Interactions, Correlation Analysis |
George Buckbee, March 2006 |
WMV 7 minutes |
| Focus On Performance,
Reducing Energy Costs |
George Buckbee, November 2005 |
WMV 9 minutes |
| Check Control Loop
Basics With a Time Line |
John Gerry, July 2005 |
WMV 4 minutes |
| Removing Interactions |
John Gerry, March 2005 |
WMV 6 minutes |
| Performance
Measurement—The Rest of the Story |
John Gerry, November 2004 |
WMV 6 minutes |
| How to Exploit
Process Variability |
Tom Kinney, August 2004 |
WMV 10 minutes |
| Are Your Valves Killing
You |
John Gerry, March 2004 |
WMV 6 minutes |
| How to Tune for
Both Set Point Changes and Upsets |
John Gerry, December 2003 |
WMV 5 minutes |
| How to Control a
Process with Long Dead Time |
John Gerry, October 2003 |
WMV 8 minutes |
| How to Manage Your
Plant's Performance in Real-Time |
John Gerry, August 2003 |
WMV 5 minutes |
| Which Tuning Method
Should You Use? |
John Gerry, May 2003 |
WMV 7 minutes |
| How to Automatically
Find a Model of Your Process |
John Gerry, March 2003 |
WMV 5 minutes |
| The Most Important
Tuning Parameter |
John Gerry, Jan 2003 |
WMV 5 minutes |
| Eliminate Cycling in
Your Plant |
John Gerry, Dec 2002 |
WMV 5 minutes |
| The Fast Way to
Tune Slow Loops |
John Gerry, Oct 2002 |
WMV 5 minutes |
| Linearize Your
Process—Get Optimal Response at All Production Rates
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John Gerry, July 2002 |
WMV 6 minutes |
| Derivative, The
Good, Bad, and Ugly |
John Gerry, May 2002 |
WMV 6 minutes |
| Plant Data You
Should Use for Modeling & PID Tuning |
John Gerry, March 2002 |
WMV 10 minutes |
| Consistency
Measurement and Control in the Paper Industry |
George Buckbee, January 2002 |
WMV 9 minutes |
| How Filtering Can
Help (or Hurt) Your Process |
John Gerry, January 2002 |
WMV 7 minutes |
| When to use
Honeywell A, B, C, or D Algorithms |
George Buckbee, July 2001 |
WMV 11 minutes |
| How Fast Should I
Sample? |
John Gerry, July 2001 |
WMV 6 minutes |
| Loop
Stability—The Other Half of the PID Tuning Story |
John Gerry, June 2001 |
WMV 4 minutes |
| Ziegler-Nichols
Tuning Rules & Limitations |
John Gerry, December 2000 |
HTML 5 minutes |
| Differences In PID
Algorithms and Units |
John Gerry, October 2000, re-recorded July 2002 |
WMV 4 minutes |
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