Course Description:

In its introduction, this course covers advanced topics in process control for refineries and petrochemical plants. Case studies are presented to enhance the ability of the participants to deal with practical problems in the fields of implementation.

Course Goal:

To enhance the participants, knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand process control technology.

Course Objectives:

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

1. Determine the importance of process control.
2. Set control objectives and identify control variables.
3. Select manipulating variables.
4. Determine components of process control loops.
5. Understand how control loops operate
6. Understand modeling aspects for control purposes.
7. Develop mathematical models.
8. Understand the open-loop dynamics of chemical processes.
9. Be familiar with feedback control systems.
10. Apply frequency response techniques.
11. Design of control systems.
12. Understand and use advanced control systems

Course Outline:

• Introduction.

1. Importance of process control
2. Setting control objectives & identifying control variables.
3. Selecting manipulating variables.
4. Components of process control loops.
5. How control loops operate?

• Modeling for process control.

1. Modeling aspects for control purposes.
2. Development of mathematical models.

• Open-loop dynamics of chemical processes.

1. Dynamics & examples of first order systems.
2. Dynamics & examples of second order systems.
3. Higher order systems.

• Feedback control systems.

1. Elements of feedback control systems.
2. Construction of block diagrams.
3. Proportional control action.
4. Integral control action.
5. Derivative control action.
6. Composite control action.

• Frequency response techniques.
• Design of control systems.

1. Level, flow & temperature controllers.
2. Control system for heat exchanger.
3. Control system for distillation column.
4. Control system for mixing process.
5. Reactor control system.

• Advanced control systems.

1. Computer control systems.
2. Inferential control systems.
3. Multivariable control systems.
4. Adaptive control systems.

Who Can Benefit?

1. Chemists.
2. Chemical
3. Petroleum