Competitive position of natural gas: Manufacturing automation and process controls: Topical report, April 1989

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5067419

Karamchetty, S D; Kothari, V S; Holmes, J G; Minsker, B S

In the study of manufacturing automation, three interacting areas were examined: industrial process, process components, and automation components. Taxonomies were developed for each of these areas to focus the analysis. The interactions between automation developments and gas use were studied in detail for five processes: metal heat treating, steel reheating, forging, glass making, and paper drying. Recent developments reported in the literature were reviewed and within each industry, areas of gas and automation systems, vendors of manufacturing automation systems, and systems designs and integrators were interviewed. Through this approach, current and future developments in automation and their impacts were identified. R D opportunities for the five specific processes studied and generic areas were also identified. Automation trends in industrial process heat applications will continue, with continued reduction in energy and gas use.

• Research Organization: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5067419
• Report Number(s): PB-90-120213/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
PROCESS HEAT
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
COMPETITION
FUELS
AUTOMATION
DRYING
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
GAS FURNACES
GLASS INDUSTRY
HEATING
PAPER INDUSTRY
PROCESS CONTROL
PROGRESS REPORT
CONTROL
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
FURNACES
HEAT
INDUSTRY
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
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& Business Aspects
320301 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Energy Sources