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8 Utility systems<br />

This chapter contains an overview of the various systems that provide<br />

utilities or supports for the main process.<br />

8.1 Process control systems<br />

A process control system is used <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r data <strong>and</strong> control equipment on<br />

the plant. Very small installations may use hydraulic or pneumatic control<br />

systems, but larger plants with up <strong>to</strong> 250,000 signals <strong>to</strong> <strong>and</strong> from the process<br />

require a dedicated distributed control system. The purpose of this system is<br />

<strong>to</strong> read values from a large number of sensors, run programs <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r the<br />

process <strong>and</strong> control valves, switches etc. <strong>to</strong> control the process. Values,<br />

alarms, reports <strong>and</strong> other information are also presented <strong>to</strong> the opera<strong>to</strong>r <strong>and</strong><br />

comm<strong>and</strong> inputs accepted.<br />

Typical process control system<br />

Process control systems consist of the following components:<br />

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