Process lab · Level 4 of 8

Tune the level loop

Level 4 of 8 in the Process lab: a free process control exercise at Intermediate level, which takes about 45 minutes. Do a step test on the process tank level loop, choose PID values and meet the overshoot and settling limits without valve chatter.

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The brief

Industry: Starch
Task code: PRC-04
Difficulty: Intermediate
Type of work: Tuning

Do a step test on the process tank level loop, choose PID values and meet the overshoot and settling limits without valve chatter.

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: Calibrate a pressure transmitter Next: Flow loop and control valve

Part of the Process lab

Read the P&ID, check and calibrate instruments, tune loops and run a plant from a control room.

About the Process lab

Feeds these internships: Instrumentation and Process Control, Commissioning and Maintenance, SCADA and HMI, PLC Programming.