Articles and Newsletters


Our latest articles comprise a series published monthly in the journal of the UK Institute of Chemical Engineers. Under the heading of Practical Process Control, Myke King seeks to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for control improvement.

Sequence

Title

Issue

Date

1
Introduction
980
February 2023
2
Determining Process Dynamics
981
March 2023
3
PID Algorithm Versions
982
April 2023
4
Tuning a PID Controller
983
May 2023
5
The I-PD Algorithm
984
June 2023
6
Derivative Action
985/986
July/August 2023
7
Parameters for Designing Liquid Level Controllers
987
September 2023
8
Determining Tuning Constants for Tight and Averaging Level Control
989
November 2023
9
Resolving Potential Level Control Problems
990/991
December 2023/January 2024
10
Designing Level Controllers on a Distillation Column
992
February 2024
11
Controlling Steam Drum Level
993
March 2024
12
Filters
994
April 2024
13
Signal Conditioning
995
May 2024
14
Pressure Compensated Temperatures
996
June 2024
15
Feedforward Control - Part 1
997-998
July/August 2024
16
Feedforward Control - Part 2
999
September 2024
17
Fired Heaters- Part 1
1001
November 2024
18
Fired Heaters- Part 2
1002-1003
December 2024/January 2025
19
Split Ranging
1004
February 2025
20
Regression Analysis
1005
March 2025
21
Validating Inferentials
1006
April 2025
22
Monitoring
1007
May 2025
23
Inferentials in Action
1008
June 2025
24
Distillation - Part 1
1009-1010
July/August 2025
25
Distillation - Part 2
1011
Setember 2025
1-25
Series so far (IChemE website)
980-1011
February 2023 to September 2025

Older articles include

Title

Journal/conference

Date

Update your process control algorithms
Hydrocarbon Processing
October 2013
Why don't we properly train control engineers?
Hydrocarbon Processing
October 2012
Are you losing money when tuning controllers?
Hydrocarbon Processing
January 2012
Turned off by teaching
The Chemical Engineer
April 2011
Improved training of process control engineers
NPT Procestechnolgie
February 2005
How to lose money with inferential properties
Hydrocarbon Processing
October 2004
How to lose money with basic controls
Hydrocarbon Processing
October 2003
Advanced control: the next challenge
Keynote Paper, ERTC Computing Conference
June 2003
How healthy are your advanced controls?
Keynote Paper, ERTC Computing Conference
June 1999
Oil movements and storage: justifying automation
Hydrocarbon Technology International
Spring 1994
Getting the most from advanced process control
Chemical Engineering
March 1994
Assessing your competitors' application of CIM/CIP
Hydrocarbon Processing
July 1993
Integrating oil movement and data systems beefs project benefits
Oil & Gas Journal
April 1993
Automation of oil movement systems prevents mistakes, saves money
Oil & Gas Journal
March 1993
How to lose money with advanced controls
Hydrocarbon Processing
Control & Instrumentation
June 1992
March 1993

 

Whitehouse occasionally issues newsletters to update its clients on the latest developments in the area of training in process control. Back copies are listed below.