Emerson SmartProcess Blend software

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Emerson Process Management has announced a release of SmartProcess Blend which incorporates a Blend Order Management System as well as an enhanced online and offline optimiser for control of continuous inline blenders.

The SmartProcess Blend Order Management application provides a multi-language, web-based user interface to link the refinery’s blend schedulers to the blend operators. Planners and operators are able to view a blend order, test it with current data and run the offline optimiser from the Order Management tool. Using the DeltaV DCS environment, operators can review approved orders, select one for execution and automatically run that blend using closed-loop optimiser control.

The SmartProcess Blend Optimizer applies closed-loop optimisation to the blend control process. Using nonlinear blend models combined with online analysers, an optimiser continuously calculates the optimum ratios that make the batch on-spec at the lowest possible cost or as defined by user-defined penalty functions. Penalties can be set based on component cost, deviation from planned recipes or deviation from target qualities.

SmartProcess Blend manages the life cycle of a blend, from planning and scheduling, to optimisation, to online control of the final blend properties. The system is designed as a set of generic templates that are configured to meet the specific refinery’s blending needs. The system is capable of handling complex blending, and can also be used for simple, recipe-based ratio blending like asphalt with fewer components and quality specifications.