INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

Catalog description

An application oriented course to include the terminology, symbols, process variables and typical control methods used in process control, measuring techniques of variables, and the methods employed to control these variables. Feedback control methods covered include proportional, integral, derivative, PID, tuning methods, as well as cascade and ratio control. Students install, calibrate, tune, and operate feedback control systems in the laboratory, including flow, temperature, level, and cascade control systems. Laboratory required. (A special fee will be assessed.)