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• Figure 1.1 shows an example of a process using a sequencer for mixing liquids in a set ratio.
The sequence of events is as follows:
• 1. Open valve A to fill tank A.
• 2. When tank A is full, a feedback signal from the level sensor tells the sequencer to turn valve A Off.
• 3. Open valve B to fill tank B.
• 4. When tank B is full, a feedback signal from the level sensor tells the sequencer to turn valve B Off.
• 5. When valves A and B are closed, valves C and D are opened to let measured quantities of liquids A
and B into mixing tank C.
• 6. When tanks A and B are empty, valves C and D are turned Off.
• 7. After C and D are closed, start mixing motor, run for set period.
• 8. Turn Off mixing motor.
• 9. Open valve F to use mixture.
• 10. The sequence can then be repeated after tank C is empty and Valve F is turned Off.
1.2.1 SEQUENTIAL PROCESS CONTROL
1.2.2 CONTINUOUS PROCESS CONTROL
• A float in a swimming pool is used to continuously monitor the level of the water, and to bring
the water level up to a set reference point when the water level is low. The float senses the
level, and feedback to the control valve is via the float arm and pivot. The valve then controls
the flow of water (manipulated variable) into the swimming pool, as the float moves up and
down.
1.2.2 CONTINUOUS PROCESS CONTROL
• A more complex continuous process control system is shown in Figure 1.3, where a mixture of
two liquids is required. The flow rate of liquid A is measured with a differential pressure (DP)
sensor, and the amplitude of the signal from the DP measuring the flow rate of the liquid is
used by the controller as a reference signal (set point) to control the flow rate of liquid B. The
controller uses a DP to measure the flow rate of liquid B, and compares its amplitude to the
signal from the DP monitoring the flow of liquid A. The difference between the two signals
(error signal) is used to control the valve, so that the flow rate of liquid B (manipulated
variable) is directly proportional to that of liquid A, and then the two liquids are combined.
1.3 THE ELEMENTS IN A CONTROL LOOP
• Figure 1.4 is a block diagram of the elements in a continuous control process with a feedback
loop.
1.3 THE ELEMENTS IN A CONTROL LOOP
• The control and measuring elements in the diagram in Figure 1.4 are oversimplified, and are
broken down in Figure 1.5.
1.4 INSTRUMENTATION AND SENSORS
• The operator’s control function has been replaced by instruments and sensors
that give very accurate measurements and indications, making the control
function totally operator-independent. The processes can be fully automated.
• Instrumentationand sensors are an integral part of process control, and the
quality of process control is only as good as its measurement system.
• The subtle difference between an instrument and a sensor is that an instrument
is a device that measures and displays the magnitude of a physical variable,
whereas a sensor is a device that measures the amplitude of a physical
variable, but does not give a direct indication of the value.
1.4.1 INSTRUMENT PARAMETERS
• Accuracy of an instrument or device is the error or the difference between the indicated
value and the actual value. Accuracy is determined by comparing an indicated reading to
that of a known standard. In a system where more than one deviation is involved, the total
accuracy of the system is statistically the root mean square (rms) of the accuracy of each
element.
• Linearity is a measure of the proportionality between the actual value of a variable being
measured and the output of the instrument over its operating range.
• Sensitivity is a measure of the change in the output of an instrument for a change in the
measured variable, and is known as a transfer function.
• Reproducibility is the inability of an instrument to consistently reproduce the same reading of
a fixed value over time under identical conditions, creating an uncertainty in the reading.
• Resolution is the smallest change in a variable to which the instrument will respond. A good
example is in digital instruments, where the resolution is the value of the least significant bit.
1.4.1 INSTRUMENT PARAMETERS