As continuous process industries have evolved, an increasing number of functions have been relegated to the basic process control systems (BPCSs). Yet many engineers in the industry only leverage the ...

Basic process control systems—also known as Level 2 in the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA)—has formed the basis for successful process manufacturing for decades. During that time, ...

For example, if you have pressure in a system, you want to maintain that pressure within a given range. There is a basic process control system (BPCS) that essentially looks at the parameters and ...

Geared to young and seasoned professionals alike, “Beyond back-to-basics: Process principles and ... operator should have about automated control systems to prevent similar catastrophic events ...