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Seminar on Process Control Improvement and Management

September 16 - 17, 2009
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Language: English
Cost: TBC CAD
Professional Development Hours: 14

Course Information
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Overview

This seminar will show you how to improve control loop performance not only through tuning, but also by diagnosing valve and process problems and interaction, incorrect control strategy, and also through novel monitoring techniques. Many examples from a wide variety of industries will be presented.
 
This course will be a valuable asset to anyone who works with control loops on a daily basis.

Abstract

Day 1

  • Introduction to Process Control Improvement
  • Control loop design and function
  • How controllers handle process variability
  • Controller performance objectives

Types of Processes to Control

  • Developing simple models
  • Flow, pressure, temperature and self regulating processes
  • Level and other integrating processes
  • Class exercise

The PID Controller Explained

  • Proportional, Integral, and Derivative
  • Industrial algorithms used
  • How to handle noise

Methods to Tune and Optimize PID Controller Performance

  • The problems with traditional tuning methods
  • Scientific tuning methods and 'rules'
  • Determining which tuning 'rules' meet your process needs
  • Using your process characteristics to tune loops
  • Demonstration: Tools to tune loops safely and quickly

Day 2

Diagnosing Process and Valve Problems

  • Valve backlash
  • Sticky valves
  • How oversized valves can increase process variability
  • Determining and dealing with process non-linearities

Steps to Optimize a Process

  • Steps to be taken
  • Data required
  • Expected results and benefits

Optimizing the Performance of Cascade, Ratio, and Interacting Loops

  • When to use cascade loops
  • Traditional steps to tune cascade loops
  • When to use ratio loops
  • Tuning or synchronizing ratio loops
  • Demonstration: Tools to tune cascade loops in automatic mode
  • Methods to handle loop interaction

Control Loop Monitoring Techniques

  • What can be learned from normal operating data
  • A single measure of loop performance
  • Oscillation detection
  • Stiction detection
  • Data required to automatically monitor your process
  • Diagnosing incorrect tuning


Instructor Information
Dr. Hank Brittain

Dr. Hank Brittain holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Atlanta.  He has over 20 years experience as a process control engineer and has spent 15years optimizing processes for a wide variety of industries, including consumer products, oil wells and refining, chemicals, power generation and boiler control, water purification, and NASA Rocket Gantry HVAC control.  He has trained thousands of engineers, technicians, and managers in China, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe, and the United States.


Contact Information
Email: hank.brittain@topcontrol.com
Phone: 513-543-6494
 
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