Industrial Automation is the automation of production through the use of control systems, comprising machines, actuators, sensors, controllers like DCS & PLC and networks.
What is a process alarm in Control System? An alarm system is created to govern the attention of plant operators to serious conditions of the existing status of the process plant. Various types of alarms in DCS/PLC: Types of alarms available in control system 1. Process Alarm: These are the alarms related to the process …
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What is Dry Contact? Dry contacts are known as voltage-free contacts or potential-free contacts. These contacts don’t provide any power or voltage source from the switch. But power or voltage source is provided from an external source. The contact current for these dry contact is less than one milli-ampere. The power supply must be provided …
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In this article, we will discuss the various methods of controlling the temperature of the superheater. What is a Superheater? Why is it used in the boiler? A superheater is a set of parallel tubes connected between the two headers to minimize the pressure drop. The purpose of a superheater in the boiler is to …
How do Boiler accessories help in increasing Boiler efficiency? In any process industry or a power plant efficiency is an important factor that needs to be considered. And are aimed to increase the efficiency Feeding water directly to the boiler drum without preheating requires more fuel to generate the steam. This is not so efficient. …
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