Greg McMillan makes this book, Tuning and Control Loop Performance, freely available to help you to eliminate the misunderstandings, realize the difference between theoretical and industrial application of PID [proportional-integral-derivative] control, address practical difficulties, improve field automation system design, use the latest PID features, and ultimately get the best tuning settings that enables the PID to achieve its full potential.
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Award-Winning Article on Tips for Control Loop Performance
A few weeks ago, I recapped an article by Emerson's Mark Coughran, Know when to look outside the PID tuning. It turns out that this article was not only filled with the wisdom that Mark has accumulated over the many years as a...
Improving Coalescer, Separator and Reactor Control Performance
In adhesive production processes, coalescers and separators are used to accelerate the separation of immiscible liquid (completely insoluble) dispersions. I learned about this from Emerson's Sudhir Jain and Mark Coughran, who shared a recent visit they made with an...
With a Little Help from Your Global Peer-to-Peer Community
Social networks have made peer-to-peer knowledge sharing easier and more accessible than ever. Given the challenge of running process manufacturing and production facilities safely, reliably and efficiently, this ability to tap into others' expertise is critical. A...
Solving Pressure Control Loop Problems
It was great having the weekend to rest and recover from a breathless pace at last week's Emerson Exchange conference. There were so many workshops to see, but with more than 350 from which to choose, I couldn't make them all. Over the next several weeks, I'll recap...
Loop Tuning Expertise in Your Pocket
Some of the more popular posts here on the blog involve loop tuning. Our Process Optimization category is filled with more than 150 posts featuring the wisdom of many experienced practitioners. One extremely proficient practitioner and prolific author, Greg McMillan...
Is Loop Tuning an Art or Science?
This interesting question was posed in the LinkedIn Process Control group. You'll need to join this 31,000+ member group to see it, but the exact question was: Process Control Tuning - is not just science but an art. The real talent to be process control engineer lies...
PID Control in 3-Phase Oil and Gas Separation
The PID controller entry in Wikipedia highlights the beginning of proportional+integral+derivative control going all the way back to the 19th century: PID controllers date to 1890s governor design.[2][3] PID controllers were subsequently developed in automatic ship...
Solving Thermal Oxidizer Interacting Loops
Author: Sonal Gilani In an earlier post, Improving Energy Efficiency in Thermal Oxidizers, I highlighted how switching control loops from manual to automatic mode improved overall efficiency. Emerson's James Beall shared a second story on this thermal oxidizer...
Methodology for Solving Control Loop Problems
This time of year, after our big Emerson Exchange conference, I like to go back and see what sessions I missed to be able to be able to recap for you. I caught up with Emerson's Mark Coughran, whom you may recall from many control performance-related posts. He...
Solving Boiler Drum Level Swings
Effectively controlling the drum level in an industrial boiler helps to maximize overall energy efficiency. When the drum level varies it can not only impact boiler efficiency, but overall reliability due to unplanned shutdowns. Emerson's Mark Coughran shared a story...
Educational Resource for Tuning and Control Loop Performance
Process automation hall of fame member Greg McMillan has nearly completed an updated version of the book, Tuning and Control Loop Performance: A Practitioner's Guide. It had last been updated back in 1994. You may be familiar with Greg through his blog posts on the...
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