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Capturing and analyzing process connectivity and topology from P&IDs

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Creating site-wide approaches taking account of the condition of process units, utilities, rotating equipment, and electrical systems

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Nina Thornhill, ABB/RAEng Professor of Process Automation
Centre for Process Systems Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ

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