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Process Control

An industrial process control in continuous production processes is a discipline that uses industrial control systems to achieve a production level of consistency, economy and safety which could not be achieved purely by human manual control. It is implemented widely in industries such as automotive, mining, dredging, oil refining, pulp and paper manufacturing, chemical processing and power generating plants.

There is a wide range of size, type and complexity, but it enables a small number of operators to manage complex processes to a high degree of consistency. The development of large industrial process control systems was instrumental in enabling the design of large high volume and complex processes, which could not be otherwise economically or safely operated.

The applications can range from controlling the temperature and level of a single process vessel, to a complete chemical processing plant with several thousand control loops.

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Process Dynamics and Control Course

Dr. John Hedengren
Beginner
Course
Theory

This course focuses on a complete start to finish process of physics-based modeling, data driven methods, and controller design. Although some knowledge of computer programming is required...

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Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering

Dr. John Hedengren and Dr. Thomas Edgar
Beginner
Article / Blog
Theory

A curated list of resources for Chemical Engineering students. The resources include syllabi, schedules, course notes, textbooks, screencasts, software, hardware, and other useful links.

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Override and Reset Feedback

R. Russell Rhinehart
15 min
Intermediate
Article / Blog
Application

Override controllers are for safety or switching to auxiliary variables.  The non-selected controller needs to prevent becoming wound up.

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