ACRONYM | DESCRIPTION |
AFPM | American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers |
AM | Alarm Management |
APC | Advanced Process Control |
CU | Control Unit |
DCS | Distributed Control System |
E&I | Engineering and Instrumentation |
EHS | Environment, Health and Safety |
EKPI | Event Key Performance Indicator |
ESD | Emergency Shutdown or Emergency Shutdown System |
FAT | Factory Acceptance Test |
FIR | Finite Impulse Response |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
HAZOP | Hazard and Operability |
HMI | Human Machine Interface |
HPI | Hydrocarbon Processing Industry |
HSE | Health, Safety and Environment |
I&C | Instrumentation and Control |
IS | Intrinsic Safety |
ISA | International Society of Automation |
ISO | International Organization of Standardization |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
LCA | Louisiana Chemical Association |
LOTO | Lockout/Tagout |
MPC | Multivariable or Model Predictive Control |
MRO | Maintenance, Repair and Organizational Supplies |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
OLE | Object Linking and Embedding |
PCN | Process Control Network |
QCS | Quality Control System |
ROI | Return on Investment |
RTO | Real Time Optimization |
SAM | Special Alarm Management |
SIL | Safety Integrity Level |
SME | Subject Matter Expert |
SQL | Structured Query Language |
TCC | Texas Chemical Council |
UL | Underwriter Laboratories |
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