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Aspen Plus Biomass Models for Sustainability
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Aspen Plus Biomass Models for Sustainability
Jim Cahill
AspenTech’s Işıl Bal Helfrich and Emerson’s Ed Schodowski presented Case studies for using Aspen Plus in Biomass models for sustainability, renewables, and production efficiency at the 2024 Emerson Exchange Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Here is their presentation abstract: Optimizing operational decisions in the biomass and pulp industries has become exponentially more challenging due to volatile and uncertain…
1 Mar 2024
Improving Pulp and Paper Mill Operations
Jim Cahill
April is almost upon us. One of the events where Emerson and AspenTech experts will be is the April 22-26 TAPPICon 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. This event “…focuses on key industry segments including paper, tissue, reliability & maintenance and recycled paperboard.” Together, Emerson and AspenTech can provide edge-to-enterprise solutions across the lifecycle of a Pulp and Paper facility. The team will show how Advanced…
28 Mar 2023
OEE and Condition Monitoring Work Hand in Hand for Operational Excellence
Jim Cahill
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has long been a critical metric by which maintenance and reliability teams objectify their performance , and for good reason; it makes complex production problems far easier to calculate, digest, and remedy by simplifying the connection between expected and actual runtime for equipment. Relying on a great deal of rotating equipment, pulp and paper plants focus heavily on OEE to…
7 Jul 2022
OEE and Condition Monitoring Work Hand in Hand for Operational Excellence
Jim Cahill
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has long been a critical metric by which maintenance and reliability teams objectify their performance , and for good reason; it makes complex production problems far easier to calculate, digest, and remedy by simplifying the connection between expected and actual runtime for equipment. Relying on a great deal of rotating equipment, pulp and paper plants focus heavily on OEE to…
7 Jul 2022
Improving Production, Safety and Reliability in Midstream Lithium Production
Jim Cahill
In our continuing series on the lithium supply chain from mining through battery production , we look at the midstream process where the battery cathode, anode and electrolytes are produced. We explored ways to improve production quality in a post, Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production . Today, we’ll look at production optimization, safety, and reliability. One of the challenges expressed by lithium battery…
5 Apr 2022
Improving Production, Safety and Reliability in Midstream Lithium Production
Jim Cahill
In our continuing series on the lithium supply chain from mining through battery production , we look at the midstream process where the battery cathode, anode and electrolytes are produced. We explored ways to improve production quality in a post, Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production . Today, we’ll look at production optimization, safety, and reliability. One of the challenges expressed by lithium battery…
5 Apr 2022
Welcome to Emerson Automation Experts Podcasts
Jim Cahill
Visit our podcast subscription page to subscribe with your favorite podcast player. The post Welcome to Emerson Automation Experts Podcasts appeared first on the Emerson Automation Experts blog.
1 Jan 2021
Hydrogen Sulfide in Paper Mills: Find it Before it Finds You
Jim Cahill
In a Paper360 magazine article, “Wireless Sensors Improve Toxic Gas Mitigation in P&P Mills”, Emerson’s Forrest Francis explains how workers can avoid nasty surprises. TV shows add drama saying their stories are “ripped from the headlines,” meaning they’re based on real-world people and events. Sometimes the same thing can happen with articles. The real-world story in this case was a report from Australia about two…
31 Aug 2020
Hydrogen Sulfide in Paper Mills: Find it Before it Finds You
Jim Cahill
In a Paper360 magazine article, Wireless Sensors Improve Toxic Gas Mitigation in P&P Mills, Emerson’s Bill Francis explains how workers can avoid nasty surprises. TV shows add drama saying their stories are “ripped from the headlines,” meaning they’re based on real-world people and events. Sometimes the same thing can happen with articles. The real-world story in this case was a report from Australia about two maintenance…
31 Aug 2020
Successfully Applying Non-Contacting Radar in Black Liquor Mixing Tanks
Jim Cahill
In the Kraft pulping process, wood fibers are separated, and resinous materials removed, using an alkaline (typically sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) cooking liquor, also known as white liquor. This process converts wood into cellulosic pulp used in the papermaking process. This digesting process turns the white liquor into black liquor, which contains : …lignin fragments, carbohydrates from the breakdown of…
22 Oct 2019
Successfully Applying Non-Contacting Radar in Black Liquor Mixing Tanks
Jim Cahill
In the Kraft pulping process, wood fibers are separated, and resinous materials removed, using an alkaline (typically sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) cooking liquor, also known as white liquor. This process converts wood into cellulosic pulp used in the papermaking process. This digesting process turns the white liquor into black liquor, which contains : …lignin fragments, carbohydrates from the breakdown of…
22 Oct 2019
Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills
Jim Cahill
A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…
23 May 2019
Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills
Jim Cahill
A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…
23 May 2019
Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills
Jim Cahill
A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…
23 May 2019
Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills
Jim Cahill
A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…
23 May 2019
Improved Emissions and Lower Fuel Costs at RDM Blendecques
Jim Cahill
Italian recycled paperboard producer, Reno De Medici (RDM) Blendecques mill in Saint Omer, France had a big challenge to modernize a control system with a short time window during a planned shutdown. The control system managed two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) that produce steam for the process from two gas turbines and additional burners. Even more important was the need to reduce emissions by optimizing…
4 Mar 2016
Improved Emissions and Lower Fuel Costs at RDM Blendecques
Jim Cahill
Italian recycled paperboard producer, Reno De Medici (RDM) Blendecques mill in Saint Omer, France had a big challenge to modernize a control system with a short time window during a planned shutdown. The control system managed two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) that produce steam for the process from two gas turbines and additional burners. Even more important was the need to reduce emissions by optimizing…
4 Mar 2016
Improved Emissions and Lower Fuel Costs at RDM Blendecques
Jim Cahill
Italian recycled paperboard producer, Reno De Medici (RDM) Blendecques mill in Saint Omer, France had a big challenge to modernize a control system with a short time window during a planned shutdown. The control system managed two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) that produce steam for the process from two gas turbines and additional burners. Even more important was the need to reduce emissions by optimizing the…
4 Mar 2016
Improved Emissions and Lower Fuel Costs at RDM Blendecques
Jim Cahill
Italian recycled paperboard producer, Reno De Medici (RDM) Blendecques mill in Saint Omer, France had a big challenge to modernize a control system with a short time window during a planned shutdown. The control system managed two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) that produce steam for the process from two gas turbines and additional burners. Even more important was the need to reduce emissions by optimizing…
4 Mar 2016
Identifying Components then Optimizing Industrial Energy Consumption
Jim Cahill
When optimizing operating costs at a production facility, the bias is toward that which can be measured. For example, the cost of chemicals additives for a process is something easily measured based upon the amount consumed. For components such as the energy to produce steam, the costs may not be so clear. Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton shared a couple of stories with me about how cost optimizations changed once unknown…
16 Apr 2015
Identifying Components then Optimizing Industrial Energy Consumption
Jim Cahill
When optimizing operating costs at a production facility, the bias is toward that which can be measured. For example, the cost of chemicals additives for a process is something easily measured based upon the amount consumed. For components such as the energy to produce steam, the costs may not be so clear. Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton shared a couple of stories with me about how cost optimizations changed once unknown…
16 Apr 2015
Identifying Components then Optimizing Industrial Energy Consumption
Jim Cahill
When optimizing operating costs at a production facility, the bias is toward that which can be measured. For example, the cost of chemicals additives for a process is something easily measured based upon the amount consumed. For components such as the energy to produce steam, the costs may not be so clear. Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton shared a couple of stories with me about how cost optimizations changed once unknown…
16 Apr 2015
Identifying Components then Optimizing Industrial Energy Consumption
Jim Cahill
When optimizing operating costs at a production facility, the bias is toward that which can be measured. For example, the cost of chemicals additives for a process is something easily measured based upon the amount consumed. For components such as the energy to produce steam, the costs may not be so clear. Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton shared a couple of stories with me about how cost optimizations changed once unknown…
16 Apr 2015
Identifying Components then Optimizing Industrial Energy Consumption
Jim Cahill
When optimizing operating costs at a production facility, the bias is toward that which can be measured. For example, the cost of chemicals additives for a process is something easily measured based upon the amount consumed. For components such as the energy to produce steam, the costs may not be so clear. Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton shared a couple of stories with me about how cost optimizations changed once unknown…
16 Apr 2015
Welcome to Emerson Automation Experts Podcasts
Jim Cahill
Visit our podcast subscription page to subscribe with your favorite podcast player. The post Welcome to Emerson Automation Experts Podcasts appeared first on the Emerson Automation Experts blog.
2 Apr 2015
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