Advanced control technologies

Houk, B. G. Kelly, D. N. Davenport, S. L. and Fatora HI, F. C., "Closed-Loop Plant-Wide Optimization and Advanced Control Technologies Capture Many Benefits", Paper Presented at the International Conference on Productivity and Quality in the Hydrocarbon Processing Industry (1992). 

While not yet as far advanced, control technologies for trucks and buses are similar to those for light duty vehicles engine modifications to lower engine out emission levels, and trap-oxidizers and their associated regeneration systems. 

Advanced Control Technologies. In certain areas. States may require existing stationary sources to install NO, controls based on... 

Henzel, D. S., and Ellison, W., 1990, Commercial Utilization of SO2 Removal Wastes in the Application of New Advanced Control Technology," EPRI/EPA 1990 SO2 Control Symposium, New Orleans, LA, May 8-11. 

For control system selection, the main questions pertain to the number of stages, type and size of equipment, location of the set points, and the most appropriate advanced control technology. The question as to the number of stages and type of equipment mostly applies to neutralization systems. For pH control of unit operations for production such as fermentation, reaction, and crystallization, the process equipment is predetermined. 

H. J. Hoffmann, in C. M. Lampert and C. G. Granqvist, eds., Earge-yirea Chromogenics Materials and Devicesfor Transmittance Control Vol. IS 4, SPIE Institutes for Advanced Optical Technologies, Bellington, Wash., 1990, p. 86. 

W. F. Echelberger, Water Pollution Control Technology, Course Syllabus and Study Materials, Center for Professional Advancement, East Bmnswick,... 

Nowadays many companies have adopted a policy of continuous improvement of working conditions. Therefore, it is desirable to create target levels for those who want to pursue more efficient control by applying the best available control technologies. There are also endeavors to create optimal working conditions in order to improve the performance and the innovativeness of a staff, and hence enhance productivity. A series of laboratory and case studies show that employee productivity is higher when the work environment is appropriate for the tasks being done.- Such efforts are typical in the advanced sector of industry. One can say that there is a transition from blue-collar to white-collar work. ... 

In the technological approach, qualitative and quantitative inforraatioii on emissions released by various production and work processes, as well as data on control technology performance, are required in order to specify the air quality target levels that are technically and economically feasible. The approach is based on information on current concentration levels that are achieved by different control technologies, ranging from standard practices to the most advanced technology options (Fig. 6.7). 

The setting of quantitative goals for indoor air quality also supports an organization s quality policy in the area of safety and health. Furthermore, the introduction of the target level concept for indoor quality will enhance the development of more advanced and efficient control technologies on a voluntary basis. One can assume that the diffusion of technology will make the present-day benchmark air quality common practice in, say, 10 to 20 years. 

To date, insufficient attention has been given to the economics of pest control. Most reports dealing with pest control include no data on the economics of the methods used. Complete and accurate information about the economics of pest control is needed to guide future research projects and advance the technologies of pest control. 

M. Pfeffer, K. Biirkle and N. Ruszkowki, Proceedings Advances in Process Analytics and Control Technology (APACT03), York (2003), P13. 

Today, controlling the mind of what is perceived as the enemy has risen to new heights. While propagandists and spin doctors are the more visible tools, there is a much more sinister understanding of how advances in technology can turn any human being into a kind of slave. The worst part of it all is that many of those so enslaved are so well conditioned to their state of misery that they accept the yoke with little struggle. 

Knuuttila, H., Lehtinen, A. and Nummila-Pakarinen, A. Advanced Polyethylene Technologies - Controlled Material Properties. Vol. 169, pp. 13-27. 

Eisler, R. 1997. Zinc hazards to plants and animals with emphasis on fishery and wildlife resources. Pages 443-537 in P.N. Cheremisinoff (ed.). Ecological Issues and Environmental Impact Assessment. Advances in environmental control technology series. Gulf Publ. Co., Houston, TX. 

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