COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course covers the different strategies applied in modern process control systems with a strong focus on practical loop tuning and performance improvement. It introduces the fundamentals of process control systems, the role of field instruments, transducers, and sensors, and how accurate measurement underpins effective control. Participants will learn how to assess control loop performance, understand key control theories, analyze real industrial cases, and calculate tuning parameters for different process types. Advanced strategies, including enhanced PID structures and multi-loop coordination, will also be introduced, with emphasis on applications in oil and gas and related process industries.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

-Describe the basic architecture of process control systems and the role of each element in the control loop.

-Explain the operating principles of common transducers and sensors used in process plants.

-Identify and select appropriate instruments for measuring temperature, level, pressure, flow, and conductivity.

-Explain the operation and application of velocity and vibration measurement devices in rotating and static equipment monitoring.

-Describe different methods for analytical measurement and their role in process monitoring and control.

-Configure and calibrate smart digital field devices, including transmitters and positioners, using standard tools.

-Assess control loop performance using established loop assessment techniques and performance indicators.

-Apply control theory concepts to analyze control loop behavior and stability.

-Calculate and apply PID tuning parameters using practical tuning methods for different process characteristics.

-Implement and evaluate advanced control strategies such as cascade, ratio, and feedforward control for improved performance.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Instrumentation and Control Professionals

-Process Engineers involved in control and automation

-Control System and Automation Engineers

-Operations and Control Room Technicians

-Maintenance Engineers responsible for instruments and control loops

-Plant Supervisors with responsibility for stable and efficient operation

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions, as well as case studies, will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The course will be intensive but practical and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance learning. Course material through PowerPoint equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussions will be provided.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and after the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total attendance time requirement.