Assessment of Control Philosophy
Description:
The configuration of the control systems can be better assessed by using a dynamic plant model (that creates realistic operating scenarios) than by the traditional static checkout method. The dynamic plant model allows control engineers to evaluate whether:
- Exposure controls sustain reliable operation conditions
- Approach to risky scenarios is avoided using safety systems
- Manual or automatic operating procedures for normal start up, normal shut-down, load change, product transitions, emergency shut-down etc. work as expected
- The configuration of the operator stations shows an operable environment of the process
- The system alarms effectively warn the operators about process upsets
