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How can you Quickly Increase Production Rate and Efficiency? (Part 2)

Gregory K McMillan

Process efficiency can be increased by eliminating the excess use of reactants, reagents, and energy, eliminating the production of waste and off-spec material, and taking advantage of low energy and raw material sources. Not well recognized is effect of sensor drift and location, missing measurements, abnormal operation, process understanding, control strategy, deadband, resolution, and threshold sensitivity on optimum…
- 28 Mar 2012
Control Using Wireless Devices – Control Performance Part 1

Terry Blevins

When the PIDPlus is used with a wireless transmitter in a control application the performance will be comparable to that achieved using a wired transmitter with a wired transmitter. To demonstrate this, the module shown below was created in DeltaV that allows the control using PIDPlus using s wireless communication to be compared to the … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 26 Mar 2012
Annubar or orifice meter?

Gregory K McMillan

In the ISA Automation Week Mentor Program, I am providing guidance for extremely talented individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. We will be sharing a question and the answers each week. If you would like to provide additional answers, please send them to Susan Colwell at ISA. The fifteenth question [...] Read the full text.
- 23 Mar 2012
How can you Quickly Increase Production Rate and Efficiency? (Part 1)

Gregory K McMillan

When we saw an increase in production rate needed during opportunity assessments at Monsanto and Solutia, we would salivate. Impressive results could be obtained in a matter of a few days by a simple change in setpoint, tuning, and/or configuration. These were quick hits and were often done right at the end of the opportunity assessment while motivation and enthusiasm was at its peak. Once we left the plant, other priorities…
- 22 Mar 2012
New Backup and Recovery FAQs Whitepaper

Larry Griffin

The Backup and Recovery FAQs whitepaper answers frequently asked questions regarding the Emerson system Backup and Recovery application. (230KB PDF) Read the full text.
- 22 Mar 2012
Control Using Wireless Devices – The Solution Part 2

Terry Blevins

In Solution Part 1 we examined that can be made in the PID reset to accommodate slow and/or non-periodic measurement update. To further enhance the response for continuous changes in setpoint the implementation of the PIDPlus may be modified as shown below. This PIDPlus implementation is standard in DeltaV v12 and allows the reset calculation … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 19 Mar 2012
What is the proper back pressure control valve type?

Gregory K McMillan

In the ISA Automation Week Mentor Program, I am providing guidance for extremely talented individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. We will be sharing a question and the answers each week. If you would like to provide additional answers, please send them to Susan Colwell at ISA. The fourteenth question [...] Read the full text.
- 16 Mar 2012
What are the Best Wireless Settings?

Gregory K McMillan

The best wireless settings provide an effective compromise between the need to maximize battery life and meet loop performance objectives. Since power consumption is greatest in transmitting an update, battery life can be significantly extended by reducing unnecessary updates. read more
- 15 Mar 2012
Updated Monitor and Control Software Product Data Sheet

Larry Griffin

Choose the Monitor and Control software that is appropriate for your application. (349KB PDF) Read the full text.
- 14 Mar 2012
Updated Alarm Management Whitepaper

Larry Griffin

This document describes how the DeltaV process control system, DeltaV Analyze and services from Emerson combine to provide Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries. (970KB PDF) Read the full text.
- 14 Mar 2012
Control Using Wireless Devices – The Solution Part 1

Terry Blevins

As mentioned my previous block, the communication capability of WirelessHART devices and a modification in the way the PID enable control using wireless devices. The standard communication techniques that are supported by a WirelessHART device are defined in HART 7 specification that has been adopted as an international standard, IEC 62591Ed. 1.0. The device may … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 12 Mar 2012
What are the best practices used for sizing a pump recycle valve?

Gregory K McMillan

In the ISA Automation Week Mentor Program, I am providing guidance for extremely talented individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. We will be sharing a question and the answers each week. If you would like to provide additional answers, please send them to Susan Colwell at ISA. The thirteenth question is [...] Read the full text.
- 9 Mar 2012
TWCCC Meeting Mach 5-6, 2012

Terry Blevins

Emerson is one of the industrial sponsors of the Texas -Wisconsin – California Control Consortium (TWCCC). As explained on the TWCCC web site, this consortium carries out joint industrial-academic research in the areas of chemical process modeling, monitoring, control and optimization. The consortium meetings are scheduled periodically and rotated between the Texas, Wisconsin and California. … Continue reading » Read…
- 8 Mar 2012
Updated DeltaV Web Server Product Data Sheet

Larry Griffin

DeltaV Web Server allows you to view plant graphics, events, access historical data and real time trends from your web browser. (227KB PDF) Read the full text.
- 7 Mar 2012
How Can You Increase the Rate Time in Temperature Loops?

Gregory K McMillan

Temperature loops benefit more than most loops from the use of derivative action. The rate time can be 1/2 of the total loop deadtime or larger by the use of a wireless smart transmitter, the enhanced PID for wireless, and a proper installation location and thermowell design. For many temperature loops, the rate time is compensating for thermal lags that add process and measurement deadtime to the temperature response…
- 7 Mar 2012
Control Using Wireless Devices – The Challenge

Terry Blevins

There are significant difference in the frequency and manner in which anew measurement value is updated by a wired transmitter vs. a wireless transmitter. Thus, it is natural to question what impact this has whena wireless transmitter is used in closed loop control. Since most wireless transmitters are battery powered, it is desirable to minimize … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 5 Mar 2012
How do you handle manual operations?

Gregory K McMillan

In the ISA Automation Week Mentor Program, I am providing guidance for extremely talented individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. We will be sharing a question and the answers each week. If you would like to provide additional answers, please send them to Susan Colwell at ISA. The twelfth question [...] Read the full text.
- 2 Mar 2012
IFAC Conference on Advances in PID Control

Terry Blevins

The IFAC Conference on Advances in PID Control, PID’12, will be held in Brescia, Italy on March 28-30, 2012. As noted on the conference web site, the aim of this conference is to gather academic and industrial experts in the field in order to present the recent research developments in the design of PID controllers. … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 1 Mar 2012
What is the Best Transmitter Damping or Signal Filter Setting?

Gregory K McMillan

A transmitter damping setting or signal filter setting that is too slow can not only degrade performance but also cause trips. Less understood is that a large filter setting can mislead operations into thinking the filter has helped rather than hurt the process. Too fast of a damping setting or filter setting can decrease the signal to noise ratio and inflict disturbances on the respective loop and other loops. read
- 29 Feb 2012
Mistake Proofing Pharmaceutical Production and Documentation Processes

Jim Cahill

As a follow up to the post, Using Operational Excellence Techniques to Understand and Solve Business Problems, Emerson’s Michalle Adkins shared a great story of one pharmaceutical manufacturer’s path to justify technology to help their business objective...
- 29 Feb 2012
Control Using Wireless Devices – Namur’s Interest

Terry Blevins

Earlier this year, the Namur Working Group 4.15 invited Emerson and four other major manufactures of distributed control systems and wireless transmitters to present their activities and R&D work concerning closed loop real time control applications based on wireless technology. In this meeting with Working Group 4.15, each vendor was given one hour for their … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 27 Feb 2012
How do you determine a measurement is good enough for control?

Gregory K McMillan

In the ISA Automation Week Mentor Program, I am providing guidance for extremely talented individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. We will be sharing a question and the answers each week. If you would like to provide additional answers, please send them to Susan Colwell at ISA. The eleventh question [...] Read the full text.
- 24 Feb 2012
Different but the Same

Gregory K McMillan

My blogs have a new home on the Control magazine website www.controlglobal.com I have had a wonderful run here for the last 5 years with 230 posts. I came up with the name of this website to show the importance and interrelationship of modeling and control. Jim Cahill and Deb Franke designed the website and got … Continue reading » Read the full text.
- 22 Feb 2012
What is the Best PID Execution Time?

Gregory K McMillan

An execution time that is too slow can degrade control loop performance. An execution time too fast can unnecessarily increase the loading in the distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller (PLC). Less recognized is an excessively fast module execution time can cause the module to run out of free time, decrease the signal to noise ratio, and increase valve packing wear. read more Read the full text…
- 22 Feb 2012
Control Using Wireless Devices – Part 1

Terry Blevins

Work on the WirelessHART specification began over seven years ago. Since that time the WirelessHART specification has been published by the HART Communications Foundation. Also, in 2010 WirelessHART was approved by IEC as an international standard, IEC 62591Ed. 1.0. From the very beginning, the WirelessHART design included the features required for both monitoring and control applications. … Continue reading » Read the…
- 20 Feb 2012

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