Thought Questions

Open Ended Problems

1
If you were in charge of a chemical plant, what measurements would you want displayed?  Think about the
seven control objectives.


Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.  Safety

2.  Environmental Protection

3.  Equipment protection

4.  Smooth Operation and production rate

5.  Product Quality

6.  Profit

7.  Monitoring and Diagnosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2
How could process control be implemented without digital computers?

(Remember that control was needed before digital computers existed.)


Control