Process engineering

Demand Mode vs. Continuous Mode Safety Function

Demand Mode Safety Function Demand mode safety function is where a specified action is taken in response to process conditions…

8 months ago

How HAZOP Technique is used to identify Hazards in a Process

In functional safety, hazards are events which have the potential to cause harm such as personal injury, damage to the…

9 months ago

Combustion & Temperature Control for a Direct-Fired Process Heater

The figure below shows the control schemes applied to a direct-fired process heater. Fig: Combustion & temperature control on direct-fired…

11 months ago

Steam-heated Reboiler Control System

When steam-heated reboilers are used in distillation columns and the heating medium is steam, a flow control loop for the…

1 year ago

Furnace Control System for a Rapidly Changing Demand

Let’s consider the figure below: Figure 1.0 Typical single-fuel cross-limited combustion control system In the system above, the output of…

2 years ago

Instrumentation and Controls for a Steam Desuperheater

A steam generator is an item of plant equipment that is found in almost every manufacturing site, and its output…

2 years ago

The Instrumentation for Furnace Control

The figure below shows a typical basic furnace used to raise the temperature of a heat-transfer medium that is used…

2 years ago