Energy Efficiency | AIChE

Session Description:

Engineers from Texas’ largest refiners and chemical companies and organizations serving the industry will present approaches, case studies and technologies that improve energy intensity and the site’s environmental footprint.

Session Chairs:

  • Frank Roberto, ExxonMobil
  • Vince Torres, University of Texas

Schedule:

TIME PRESENTATION SPEAKER
9:30am-10:00am

Integration of Divided Wall Columns in a Shale Oil Processing Unit

Sundar Narayanan,  ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

10:00am-10:30am Thermal Oxidizer Optimization Through Model Predictive Control Paul Pathasema, Ascend
10:30am-11:00am Coffee
11:00am-11:30am

Smart Manufacturing Technologies and Data Analytics for Improving Energy Efficiency in Industrial Systems

Robert Ivestor, EERE, Advanced Manufacturing Office, US Department of 
11:30am-12:00am

Improved Cogeneration Energy Efficiency through Gas Turbine Auto-Tuners and Optimizers

Heidi Holmes, The Dow Chemical Company