Introduction to Process Control (for Chemists)

The aim of this short course is to provide an overview of process modelling and control for scientists and engineers who have no background in process control. Sufficient knowledge will be provided to allow delegates to appreciate the scope of process control techniques and the challenges that need to be considered when implementing process control strategies. The topics will include: classical feedback control with process examples; feedforward and inferential control; multi-loop control; analytical feedback control; and will finish with a brief overview of more advanced control systems now being applied.

Programme
10.00-10.30 Registration and Coffee
10.30 -12.15 An introduction to Process Control
        - Feedback Control
        - Proportional Control (P)
        - Proportional + Integral Control (PI)
        - Proportional + Integral + Derivative Control (PID)
12.15-13.15 Lunch
13.15-14.50 Hands on Controller Tuning
14.50-15.10 Coffee Break
15.10-16.10 Multi-loop Control Systems
        - Feedforward Control and Inferential Control
        - Cascade Control
        - Ratio Control
16.10-16.45 Analytical Feedback Control and Time Delays
16.45-17.00 Round up, final questions and finish