Title :
A Systems Approach to Centralized Control of Refinery Off-Plot Facilities
Author :
Bodine, James A.
Author_Institution :
Standard Oil Co. of Calif.
fDate :
3/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The centralized off-plot control facilities for a new refinery include automatic remote control of product blending and shipping, automatic remote tank gauging, control of marketing operations, and central monitoring of major equipment and process alarm status, as well as refinery-wide communication and alerting systems.
Keywords :
Automatic control; Centralized control; Circuits; Communication system control; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Petroleum; Pipelines; Refining; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Industry and General Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIGA.1965.4180523