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Practical process control tuning in process plant

Overview

This course aims to enable Technical personnel to understand the practical approach to tuning a controller used in the industry and their application in control of process plants. Aside the generic understanding of instrumentation systems, participants have the opportunity of participating in hands-on practical demonstration and in the use of a real time laboratory process mini-plant.

Objectives

At the end of this course, participant will be able to:

  1. Understand the Operations of different control mode.
  2. Tuned a PID process controller
  3. Change controllers mode between Manual and Auto
  4. Understand the functions of transducer, converter in controller operation
  5. Be familiar with split range and ratio controller
  6. Understand the various terms used in process control
  7. Carry out electrical wiring of controllers
  8. Work Safely with the process industry

Target group

Instrumentation & Process Engineers/Technicians; Supervisors, Maintenance Engineers/Technicians and Technical Instructors.

Prerequisites

Basic sciences and General technical knowledge.

Duration

Two  (2) days

Methodology

Lectures complemented by hands-on simulation using laboratory process mini-plant and process real-time monitoring software.

Content

  • Introduction to  Process Control Operations
  • Definition of Process Control terms
  • Process Controllers, Transmitters, Recorder, Transducer, Converter and Display Units
  • Bumpless Transfer
  • Control Loops
    • Manual versus Automatic control systems
    • Open Loop, Closed Loop systems
    • ON/OFF, FEEDBACK, CASCADE, FEEDFORWARD, SPLIT-RANGE and  RATIO control system
  • Process Control Modes
    • Two point Control
    • Continuous Process Mode – Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID)
  • PID tuning methods
    • Try and error
    • Ziegler Nichols continuous cyclic tuning
  • Practical exercises using FESTO Compact FluidLab Workstation
  • Safety consideration in process control system
  • Practical demonstration with various industrial instruments and hands-on simulation using FESTO Compact FluidLab Workstation  and real-time monitoring software