To support the check list in part 8 to get the most out of your PID, we offer some of the considerations in the use of PID features. The number of PID options and parameters can seem overwhelming at first. Hopefully the knowledge gained here will foster an appreciation of the flexibility and capability leading to a …
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Nov
17
How to Succeed – Part 2
Our profession is learned on the job by example and ad-hoc, incidental, or formal mentoring. Experienced APC and E&I engineers have largely left the building. In the new millennium we started a runaway reaction with an accelerating loss of expertise. Are we at a “point of no return?” Is the demise of our profession at …
Jun
13
Power House Steam Generation
To achieve best overall plant operation, it is often necessary to coordinate the operation of equipment in multiple process areas. In Chapter 16 of Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Processes, some examples are given where multi-loop techniques may be effectively used for such coordination. One of the examples from this chapter is power …
Nov
09
Feedforward Control – Deminar 11 Dec 1
Deminar 11 “How to Setup and Adjust the Dynamic Compensation of Feedforward Signals” has been rescheduled from Wed Nov 17 to Wed Dec 1 (10 am CST not CDT). We will explore the adjustment of feedforward delay, lead-lag, and gain for the traditional PID and the smart PID for wireless (PIDPlus).
Oct
03
Short Course on Control Loop Foundation
Emerson Exchange was held Sept 27th – Oct 1st, 2010 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Since Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Control was hot of the press, Mark Nixon and I took this opportunity to provide end users a detailed view of the book content. Jim Cahill …
Jul
12
July Deminars Rescheduled for August
The following Deminars have new dates: (7) PID Control of True Integrating Processes (How to Reduce the Batch Cycle Time for Temperature and pH Loops by 25%) – Aug 11, 10:00 am CDT (8) PID Control of Runaway Processes (How to Improve the Performance of Exothermic Reactor Temperature Loops) – Aug 25, Wed 10:00 am …
Aug
04
Featured Articles
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Featured Articles
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Apr
03
Books
December 2010 Update: Two new resource pages have been created to make it easier for you to find the books. Books in Print: http://www.modelingandcontrol.com/Books_in_Print.html Online eBooks: http://www.modelingandcontrol.com/Online_eBooks.html
