About the session
Professor Mike Grimble from the University of Strathclyde will present a state-of-the-art review of the use of modelling and simulation in the design of industrial applications from diesel engines to marine system controls. Since the problems often arise from nonlinearities in industrial processes promising techniques for advanced control of nonlinear applications will be discussed. The development of an industrial control toolbox to simplify the design and simulation of complex industrial control systems, which is routinely used by ISC and leading international companies will be mentioned. Finally examples of its use on automotive engines and wind turbine controls will be described.
Design, development and deployment of control systems can often be challenging; especially in time, cost or safety critical applications, such as in oil & gas, maritime or nuclear industries.
The use of dynamic simulation of plant/control systems can benefit by shrinking the overall lifecycle, time and cost, by analysing and optimising the design up front in the system lifecycle. Simulation can also enable commissioning the system in an ‘offline’ mode for the applications where commissioning against real plant can be restrictive/difficult.
Engineering simulators can also be used to train control room staff on the detailed aspects of process operations earlier in the project programme, thus reducing the overall time for handover to operations / changeover.
