Introduction and Appreciation of Process Control

There are no prerequisites for this course.

• Understand the purpose of each element in the control loop
• Problems that may occur and the optimal functioning of such loops
• Awareness of the reasons for various control strategies
• Gain knowledge and understanding of the role performed by instrument engineers and technicians and the importance of teamwork

• Items around the feedback loop
• The importance of measurement in control
• The final regulating device (values etc)
• The process
• The controller
• Control strategies
• Tuning methods
• Loop analysis
• The current state of the average loop
• The main problems encountered in loops
• Examples of such problems taken from plants around the world
• Control from the operator's point of view
• The current situation
• The desirable situation
• The importance of teamwork between various disciplines
• Practical exercises on the ABCOL OIl & Gas Production Training Platform
• Loop analysis
• Problems in loops
• The behaviour of various types of optimally tunes loops.

Delegates will undertake a multiple choice examination paper to demonstrate they have achieved the key learning outcomes detailed above.

Safety footwear, coveralls, safety glasses, hard hats.