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Overview
This Advanced Process Control course at the University of Aberdeen focuses on process operability, safety, and stability, and you’ll learn about:
- controlled processes
- techniques and criteria, including root-locus analysis, that are used to study the stability of a variety of controlled systems
- the interface of automatic process control and process safety
- a range of advanced control strategies
- safety issues encountered in transient operations and techniques used to address them.
You’ll develop highly sought-after skills in the design of advanced process control strategies, dynamic simulation of chemical processes, and stability analysis of chemical processes.
Careers
The course will help students find employment opportunities in research and development as well as in industrial fields including fine chemicals and beverages, clean energy, environmental waste management, materials, agrochemicals, oil and gas processing, petrochemicals, process safety, consultancy, and many technical areas.
This course will help you find employment opportunities in research and development, as well as in industrial fields including:
- oil and gas processing
- petrochemicals
- fine chemicals and beverages
- clean energy
- environmental waste management
- materials
- agrochemicals
- process safety
- consultancy, and
- many technical areas.
Programme Structure
You’ll cover topics including:- stability analysis of transient systems
- root locus analysis
- frequency response analysis
- empirical data-based models
- advanced control systems, including cascade, feedforward, selective, ratio, split-range
- distributed control systems and their programming
- alarm systems, emergency shutdown, and interlock systems
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
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Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Chemical EngineeringWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
English requirements
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TOEFL® IBT OR
90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Other requirements
General requirements
- This course has no formal entry requirements. You decide if it’s suitable for you.
This course is delivered at Masters level. To study this course successfully, you should:
- hold a minimum 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent), and
- have successfully completed an undergraduate course in process control.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full
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