EAB4233

Plant Process Control Systems

Course lntroduotion
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be
able to:
Describe and explain the various regulatory
process control strategies and technology
Evaluate single and multivariable system and
select the appropriate control scheme for a
given application
Describe and implement process control
schemes using Distributed Control System
(DCS)
Process Control
Control is an important element in manufacturing
and industry. Why it is important?
Process control is regulation of a controlled
variable around a desired set point.
Process plants can be operated in either
continuous or batch.
Process control system deal with all phases of
matter - solid, liquid and vapour.
Does the description sound familiar ?
o you know of any "process pIants" ?
#efining
What are the processes involved in refinery plants?
Petrochemical
ubaiI Chevron
PhiIIips
styrene pIant
in Saudi
Arabia.
Pharmaceutical production at
Novartis' plant in Switzerland.
Food Processing Plants
Pharmaceutical & Food Processing
Semiconductor Fabrication Plant
Checking wafers processing in a vertical
diffusion furnace (390)
Close-up of wafer as it
spins during a testing
procedure (390)
Career Choices
Engineering, Design & Maintenance
Control Systems Engineer
nstrument Specialist
Management
Project Engineer / Manager
nstrument Supervisor
Sales Engineering
#&D
Course Admin - Lecture
The lecture hours will be as follows:
Tuesday, 10 12 pm (01-02-02)
Friday, 11 12 pm (21-02-07)
Course Admin - Tutorial
Conducted on Weeks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13 (refer course
outline).
The tutorial will last for 2 hours.
Available sessions:
Tuesday, 2 4 pm (21-01-04)
Thursday, 2 4 pm (21-02-07)
Course Admin - Lab
Conducted on Weeks 5, 6, 9, 10,12, 14.
The lab will last for 3 hours. One slot can
accommodate 3 groups, each must have not more
than 5 students.
Available sessions:
Tuesday, 2 5 pm
Thursday, 2 5 pm
Lab registration contact En Azhar, PPCS lab
(23.00.08)
Course Admin - Project
Course project is divided into 2 parts:
Part 1: Process modeling
Part 2: Tuning PD controller
Starts in Week 5.
Students will be working in a group of not
more than 5.
Deliverables: Each part constitutes a report
of not more than 8 pages and a viva.
Project mark will be pro-rated depending on
individual performance during the viva.
Course Admin - Test
There will be 2 tests throughout the
semester.
3 short questions in 1 hour.
What Next ?
Process Control Principles and Process
Variables
What is feedback control ?
What are the important "stuffs that we need to
achieve in process control ?
What are the common process variables monitored
and regulated in a process plant ?