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Title: Maximizing the potential of process engineering databases

Abstract

The authors discuss their work with a major oil and gas production company. It shows that technical computing and, particularly, the utilization of integration databases, high-performance engineering workstations, and data networking can create major profit opportunities. Properly utilized technical computing can make more time available for optimizing the conceptual design process that critically affects the life-cycle economic performance of process plants. Computer-aided drafting has little influence on total economic performance once a plant is operating, but an investment in process engineering effectiveness can earn a leveraged benefit through its effect on both capital investment and future operating costs.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. ChemShare Corp., Houston, TX (US)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5334731
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Chemical Engineering Progress; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85:11; Journal ID: ISSN 0009-2495
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; OPERATING COST; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COST; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; 020700* - Petroleum- Economics, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 030600 - Natural Gas- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 990200 - Mathematics & Computers; 990300 - Information Handling

Citation Formats

McGuire, M L, and Jones, K. Maximizing the potential of process engineering databases. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
McGuire, M L, & Jones, K. Maximizing the potential of process engineering databases. United States.
McGuire, M L, and Jones, K. 1989. "Maximizing the potential of process engineering databases". United States.
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abstractNote = {The authors discuss their work with a major oil and gas production company. It shows that technical computing and, particularly, the utilization of integration databases, high-performance engineering workstations, and data networking can create major profit opportunities. Properly utilized technical computing can make more time available for optimizing the conceptual design process that critically affects the life-cycle economic performance of process plants. Computer-aided drafting has little influence on total economic performance once a plant is operating, but an investment in process engineering effectiveness can earn a leveraged benefit through its effect on both capital investment and future operating costs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5334731}, journal = {Chemical Engineering Progress; (USA)},
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volume = 85:11,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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