Monitoring and Control System Design for a Catalyst Manufacturing Unit

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dc.contributor.advisorFapojuwo, Abraham
dc.contributor.advisorPereira, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorWindmuller, Simon D
dc.contributor.committeememberFapojuwo, Abraham
dc.contributor.committeememberPereira, Pedro
dc.contributor.committeememberBartley, Norman
dc.contributor.committeememberTu, Yiliu (Paul)
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-08T17:58:19Z
dc.date.available2017-09-08T17:58:19Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractIn the Oil and Gas Industry there are a lot of processes that imply the use of control systems. One of these processes is the In Situ Upgrading of Bitumen and Heavy Oils via Nanocatalysis for which a pilot plant has been idealized and built. This thesis works through the process of the design, implementation, evaluation and testing of a system specifically purposed to control and monitor the aforementioned process’ plant also known as the Catalyst Skid. The outcome of this work have shown an intrinsic exponential delay response to throughput change; results which were consistent throughout simulation, analysis and testing. From this work several design philosophy trends, functionality test procedures and communication benchmarks for this control system were obtained as well, achievements that cannot only be used in the Oil and Gas Industry but also in any other industrial applications where remote control systems are needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWindmuller, S. D. (2017). Monitoring and Control System Design for a Catalyst Manufacturing Unit (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26997en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26997
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4089
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Electronics and Electrical
dc.subjectEngineering--Industrial
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.otheroil
dc.subject.othergas
dc.subject.othercontrols
dc.subject.othercontrol
dc.subject.othercommunications
dc.subject.otherdelay
dc.subject.otherthroughput
dc.subject.otherLabVIEW
dc.subject.otherSimulink
dc.subject.otherMATLAB
dc.subject.otherSimEvents
dc.subject.otherqueuing
dc.subject.otherupgrade
dc.subject.otherBitumen
dc.subject.othernanoparticles
dc.subject.othercatalyst
dc.subject.otherremote control
dc.subject.otheromnet
dc.subject.otheromnet++
dc.subject.otherCapacity
dc.subject.othertunning
dc.titleMonitoring and Control System Design for a Catalyst Manufacturing Unit
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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