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PT-310-3 - PlantTriage - Performance supervision and Process Control Optimization


Objectives

This course will allow you to effectively use and configure ExperTune's PlantTriage software, and all the included tools.
Who should attend

Anyone with a basic knowledge of instrumentation who wishes to use process monitoring, analysis and optimization software.
Schedule

From 8:30 am to noon and from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Each day
Contents

Day 1 : Performance

Introduction
  • Performance for management, engineering, operation, etc.
  • Most common performance index
  • Performance metrics
  • Performance for maintenance, operation, equipment, etc.
Performance index for the maintenance and operating of equipment
  • Variability, variance, standard deviation
  • IAE, average error
  • Harris Index, minimum variance control
  • Valve travel, valve reversal, valve at limit
  • Time in normal mode, number of mode changes
  • Process model parameters
Oscillation detection
  • Tools, principles
  • Valve problems
  • Load changes and interaction
  • Tuning problems
Statistical Process Control tools
  • 6-sigma
  • Steady-state vs. dynamic optimization


Day 2 : Plant Triage : Introduction

Introduction
  • Plant Triage architecture and components
  • Assessments calculation
  • Plant Triage tools
  • Using Plant Triage to improve process performances
Using the " web browser "
  • Adding users
  • Logging on
  • Plant Triage home page
  • Biggest payback loops
  • Customizing My loop list
  • Examples
Assessments
  • Definition and explanation
Global Template
  • Key Assessments
  • Accessing the templates (Template Manager)
  • The Global template
Engineering interface
  • Administrative tools
  • Loop properties
  • Unit operations manager
  • Recent and long term data trend
  • Performance trend
Setting baselines & thresholds
  • Selecting assessments (Template Manager)
  • Setting baselines & thresholds in Plant Triage


Day 3 : Introduction to loop tuning using PID Tuner

Introduction to PID Tuner
  • Starting independent of Plant Triage
  • Starting from Plant Triage
  • Data logging
  • Tuning choices
  • Available tools
  • Exercises
Optimizing
  • Flow loops
  • Temperature loops
  • Pressure loops
  • Exercises
Process problems
  • Hysteresis
  • Stiction
  • Non linearities
  • Exercises
Integrating processes
  • Level loops
  • Exercises

Manual

Fundamentals of process control
Software

  • ExperTune PlantTriage and PIDTuner most recent version
Please note that each participant must have a laptop computer to attend the course. If you do not have one, we will arrange to rent one for you, at your cost.