SPTC - Energy Efficiency 2

Monday (Sep 22) 11:05AM - 12:05PM

Multipurpose Room

Chairs

Carlos Gamarra, HARC

Gary Gildert, University of Houston

Session Description

This session explores practical strategies and technologies to optimize energy use in industrial facilities. Topics include low-cost intelligent diagnostics to enhance equipment performance, recent advances in data-driven maintenance and control, and the expansion of enterprise-wide monitoring systems to steam networks and crude preheat trains. Attendees will gain insights into how innovation and system-level thinking can drive substantial improvements in energy efficiency, operational reliability, and overall performance.

Paper 1

Low Cost Intelligent Diagnostics for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Industrial Equipment. Bryan Rasmussen, Professor, Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering Department

Paper 2

Expanding Enterprise-Wide Monitoring to Steam Systems and Crude Preheat Trains for Enhanced Energy Optimization. Bill Hicks, Principal Sustainability Process Engineer, ExxonMobil and Angel Lanza Soto, ExxonMobil