KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FAIRFIELD, MAINE

Department of Trades and Technology

COURSE NUMBER: PPT223 CREDIT HOURS: 3

COURSE TITLE: Process Instrumentation and Control CLOCK HOURS: 45

INSTRUCTOR: Monty Henderson OFFICE HOURS: As posted.

OFFICE: Room 103, Frye Building VOICE MAIL: 453-5120

E-MAIL ADDRESS: mhenderson@kvcc.me.edu

TEXTS:

Required:

Platt, George. Process Control - A Primer for the Nonspecialist, 2nd Ed., TAPPI Publications, 1998.

Smook, G.M. Handbook for Pulp and Paper Technologist, 3rd Ed., Atlanta, GA: TAPPI Publications, 2002. (Chapter 24: Process Control)

Recommended:

Hughes, Thomas A. Measurement and Control Basics, 2nd Ed., Research Triangle Park, NC: ISA Publications, 1995.

Lavigne, John R. Instrumentation Applications for the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1st Ed., San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman Publications, 1979.

PRE/CO-REQUISITES: PPT111, PPT113, PPT115

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the four major areas in automatic control systems: primary measurements, signal transmission, automatic controllers, and the final control elements. Describing typical installations as applied in various pulp and papermaking processes shows how these areas work together as systems. This course also provides a basic introduction to computers and their use in the paper industry.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. define primary measurement and signal transmission principles and equipment.

2. define the use of automatic controllers in automated control systems.

3. describe the use of final control elements in automated control systems.

4. explain measurement, signal transmission, controller, and control element applications for common process variables in the paper industry.

5. explain how computers are utilized in control systems in the pulp and paper industry.

COURSE OUTLINE (Topical):

1. Course Introduction

Instrumentation and Control Methods/Equipment

Pressure Measurement

2. Level Measurement

Flow Measurement

3. Temperature Measurement

Analytical Measurement

4. Density and Specific Gravity Measurement

Viscosity Measurement

5. Consistency Measurement

Humidity Measurement

6. Moisture Measurement

Speed Measurement

7. Freeness Measurement

Basic Weight Measurement

8. Thickness Measurement

Quality Measurement

9. Signal Transmission

10. Automatic Control

Final Control Elements

11. Process Applications

12. Computers in the Paper Industry

COURSE ACTIVITIES:

While this is primarily a lecture and discussion course, the instructor will make every attempt to arrange at least two field trips to observe automatic control systems in various parts of the pulp and paper mill.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Grading:

Tests (2).............................................................................................. 60%

Homework.......................................................................................... 10%

Final Exam.......................................................................................... 30%

Equipment:

Hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, and a respirator will be required for mill field trips.

Make-up Exam Policy:

All exams must be taken. The student is responsible for making arrangements for make-up should he/she be absent. Tests not made up will receive a score of zero.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

More than three absences during the course will require special authorization by the instructor.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, this College is committed to assisting qualified students with disabilities achieve their educational goals.

If you are in need of academic accommodations in this course, you MUST contact the Disability Counselor in Room 126B, King Hall, 453-5019. You MUST provide appropriate documentation of your disability and make a request for accommodation to the Disability Counselor. Request for accommodation must be renewed each semester for each course.

This syllabus is available in enlarged print and on audio tape. Please contact the Disability Counselor in Room 126B, King Hall, to obtain these.

Revision Date: May 17, 2004