Fundamentals - basic concepts of automatic process control. Dynamic process modelling. Laplace transforms and transfer functions. Characterisation of process response curves. PID control theory and tuning PID controllers using open loop, closed loop trial and error methods. Cascade control and force-forward control systems. Practical aspects of control instruments. Understanding and sketching of control system diagrams. Flow, level, density, temperature, pressure control loops. Applications of process control in minerals industry. -- Course Website
