Preliminary Program subject to change
T2010 Ethylene Plant Process Control -- Paper Session
OverviewPapers related to process control issues in ethylene plants will be presented. Level of detail will be appropriate for non-process control specialists.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference (T2)
Co-Sponsor(s)Systems and Process Control (10b)

Chair

Don Bartusiak
Applications Group Leader
Core Process Control
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
P.O. Box 4900
Houston, TX 77522-4900
Phone Number: 281-834-5229
Fax Number: 281-834-1509
Email: don.bartusiak@exxonmobil.com

CoChair

James Hackney
Senior Engineer
Lyondell Chemical Company
P.O. Box 777
Channelview, TX 77530
Phone Number: 281-862-5227
Fax Number: 281-862-4440
Email: james.hackney@equistarchem.com
Introductory Remarks
20 Year Reflections
An Optimization Program in Lyondell
James Hackney, Lyondell Chemical Company, Channelview, TX
Implementation of Unit-Wide Advanced Process Control in An Ethylene Plant
Gabe Haarsma, Shell Chemical LP, Houston, TX and Rajendra Mutha, Shell Global Solutions, Houston, TX
Overcoming Numerical Ill-Conditioning in a Dmcplus® Composite Controller at the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant
Darren S. Jenkins1, Antonio G. Gonzalez2, Mike Keenan3 and Bary Eagleson3, (1)Baton Rouge Engineering Specialists, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baton Rouge, LA, (3)AspenTechnology, Houston, TX
Break
Dynamic Instabilities of Two Parallel Integral Superheaters to Vaporize Ngl Feed to Olefins Cracking Furnaces
L. Chutny1, K.K. Botros1, P. Talbot2 and M. de Boer3, (1)NOVA Research & Technology, NOVA Chemicals, Calgary, AB, Canada, (2)NOVA Chemcials, Corunna, ON, Canada, (3)NOVA Chemicals, Corunna, ON, Canada
Securing the Control System against Improper Change after Alarm Rationalization
Carolyn Lehman1, Jack Roachell1 and Bill Hollifield2, (1)Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Old Ocean, TX, (2)PAS, Inc., Houston, TX
Process Control Systems Lifecycle Management
Stephen C. Deschamps, Process Automation Leadership Team, NOVA Chemicals, Sarnia, ON, Canada
Concluding Remarks

Topical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference