COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course provides operations personnel with a practical understanding of plant facilities control systems for process equipment. It covers process control fundamentals, control loops, operation of key process equipment, and the main control parameters that operators work with in daily plant activities. Special emphasis is given to speed controllers, antisurge controllers, compressor control schemes, fired heater control parameters, and burner management system (BMS) concepts from an operations perspective. The course also introduces control system architecture and the main types of digital buses in use, enabling participants to understand how field instruments, controllers, and operator stations are connected and how this affects safe and reliable operation of process equipment.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

1. Explain the purpose and basic structure of plant facilities control systems for process equipment in industrial plants.
2. Describe key process control fundamentals, including variables, set points, and feedback concepts, from an operator’s perspective.
3. Understand the main types of control loops and how they are used to control process equipment operation.
4. Identify the principal control parameters associated with common process equipment such as pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, and fired heaters.
5. Explain the function and basic operation of speed controllers for rotating equipment in plant facilities.
6. Describe the purpose and operational impact of antisurge controllers and their role in protecting compressors.
7. Understand compressor control concepts including capacity, pressure, and antisurge protection in normal and abnormal situations.
8. Describe the main fired heater control parameters and their relationship with safe and efficient heater operation.
9. Explain the basic role of a burner management system (BMS) and its importance for safe startup, shutdown, and flame supervision.
10. Understand, at a conceptual level, the architecture of modern control systems and the types of digital buses commonly used to connect field devices, controllers, and operator stations.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Operators working in process plants and utilities

-Control room and panel operators

-Operations technicians supporting process equipment

-Junior operations engineers who need a stronger control systems perspective

-Maintenance technicians who interact with control systems and process equipment 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 will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

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 completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.