Power plants–especially coal-fired boilers–pose a set of process control problems unparalleled in other industries. Rapid load ramps, continuous unit demand changes, variable fuel quality and process ...

Learning the basics can ease loop tuning frustration and ensure stability. During plant operations, it seems that tuning control loops is an ongoing task, which can be a continual frustration to ...

The research flow loop is used to study how a clean hole can be created during the drilling process. For example, when a well is being built, solid particles, called “cuttings” are generated as rocks ...

In 2012, Automation World published an article looking at the decision factors faced when choosing electric or pneumatic actuators. More than a decade later, manufacturing engineers and OEMs still ...

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has emerged as a transformative approach in the realm of fluid dynamics, offering a data-driven framework to tackle the intrinsic complexities of active flow control.

Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world that would "make ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part articles discussing the challenges facing service providers as they transition from TDM-based legacy networks to packet-based networks capable of hosting next-generation ...