Syllabus
The syllabus
comprises of a comprehensive selection of material which is invaluable
for all automation, production and process engineers:
1. Process
control review: Control
loops, Control schemes, Process stability,
Settling criteria.
2. Open loop
process identification: Dead time
and time constant, Step
input
testing; single and double pulse
methods, the Tangent method, the New
Reformulated Tangent Method ©, the New
numerical technique ©, and
worked
examples and problems.
3. Optimum
controller setting: Tuning
rules: Zieglar-Nichols and Cohen-Coon,
Takahashi, and
worked examples and problems.
4. PID
controllers: Control
algorithms, PID parameters & characteristics, and
mode of control.
5. Fine
tuning techniques: Fine
tuning strategies, the New quick tuning chart ©,
Performance-Robustness
analysis, and worked examples and problems.
6. Load
disturbance and set point change tests.
7. Cascade
control tuning strategies.
8. Hands-on
training: Performing
controller tuning for level, flow, temperature
and pressure control loops.
Syllabus
This course contains all the information
engineers require to fully utilise instrumentations
in order to ensure accurate results and that the utmost safety is
maintained during process
operations:
1. Introduction: Terminology and engineering units.
2. Fundamentals of process control.
3. Process measurements: Temperature, pressure, level, flow and
analytical
devices
(including pH, conductivity, DO, ORP and turbidity), and the sizing,
selection
and applications.
4. Control valves: Principles and sizing.
5. Safety devices:
Principles, devices,
sizing and applications.
6. Trouble shooting techniques.
7. Common faults with sensors.
8. Care and maintenance.
9. Calibration
techniques and a calibration demonstration.