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This extensive 3-day course covers the concepts critical to dynamic modelling that may be unfamiliar to engineers already experienced with steady state modelling. Evaluate and enhance plant-wide control strategies and develop in-house expertise using the powerful integrated simulation environment to create precision dynamic models for process and control design, and to meet safety and capacity requirements. The course will consist of morning lectures covering the fundamentals of dynamic simulation and process control, followed by afternoon problem solving sessions. The afternoon sessions will be hands-on computer simulation using the powerful dynamic capabilities of a commerical dynamic simulator. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the underlying concepts and principles as well as the associated applications of dynamic simulation to solve real problems. 

Quality Instruction by experienced personnel 

Morning Lectures by Dr. Bill Svrcek and Dr. Brent Young, two authors of "A Real-Time Approach to Process Control"; Afternoon Workshops facilitated by dynamic simulation experts.

Who Should Attend

• New Engineering graduates and Technologists who need to develop an understanding of Dynamics and Process Control Theory
• Professionals who have been working in industry but are new to the Process Control area
• Professionals who are familiar with Process Control but are unfamiliar with how process simulators can be used to improve plant design and plant control, and optimize plant profitability

• Simulation Degrees of Freedom
• Dynamic Process Characteristics
• Capacitance
• Dead time
• Feedback Control Loops (SISO)
• Conventional Controller Modes

• Introduction to process simulation
  
• Transitioning from Steady State to Dynamics 
• Separator Simulation and Control

• Advanced Classical Controls
• Cascade Control
• Feedforward Control
• Override Controls
• Practical Controller Tuning
• Individual Unit Operation Control Schemes

• Gas Plant Control examples
• Cascade Control of Heat Exchangers
• Feedforward Control of Heat Exchangers

• Distillation Dynamics and Control
• Control Structures
• Steady State Screening
• Dynamic Validation 
• Implementing a Plant-wide Control Strategy 

• Debutaniser Casestudy
• NGL Fractionation
• Ethylene Glycol Plant Startup

Includes complete set of Lecture and Workshop course notes, including a copy of the book "A Real-Time Approach to Process Control" computer facilities, lunch and refreshments daily. 

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