Process lab · Level 6 of 8
Alarm rationalisation
Level 6 of 8 in the Process lab: a free process control exercise at Advanced level, which takes about 50 minutes. Set limits, priorities, deadbands and responses for twelve tags so that a seeded upset makes no flood and every alarm has a response.
Free · no download · about 50 minutes. Your work is saved on this device. Updated 18 Oct 2026.
The brief
- Industry
- Biogas
- Task code
- PRC-06
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Type of work
- Alarm design
Set limits, priorities, deadbands and responses for twelve tags so that a seeded upset makes no flood and every alarm has a response.
What the test checks
The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.
In this lab
- P&ID, loop check and calibration bench
- PID tuning with step tests
- Alarms and an operator screen
Levels in the Process lab
Previous: Flow loop and control valveNext: Build an operator screen
Part of the Process lab
Read the P&ID, check and calibrate instruments, tune loops and run a plant from a control room.
Feeds these internships: Instrumentation and Process Control, Commissioning and Maintenance, SCADA and HMI, PLC Programming.