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In manufacturing industrial, for example, petrochemical plant, the promotion of technology makes manufacturing process computerization to be possible. The systems which control the manufacturing process are called Process Control System. Enterprises introduce the projects of process improvement to reduce the operation cost and enhance the product quality. It is necessary to have comprehensive information and technology to support the success of project for process improvement. Thus, it is a trend to setup the connections among Process Control Network, Process Information Network and Intranet. Due to the connections among networks, Process Control System is facing the threats of computer viruses, worms, attackers, and other malicious codes. Process Control System controls the manufacturing process base on the instructions issued from operators to maintain plant operations in a safe condition. Process Control System is the kernel of process operations. If Process Control System is being attacked or infected by computer viruses, the impacts would be the disclosure of critical business information, the failure of servers/workstations for monitoring process, or Process Control System fails totally that result in the plant operations with risky. The worst case would be an incident about pollution of environment, explosion, properties destroyed, or life lost. Therefore, enterprise should focus on reinforcing the information security mechanism of Process Control System to ensure plant operations reliably and safely. The objectives of this study are: a) To realize the challenges and threats that Process Control System is facing by the way of literature review. b) To discuss information security management related issues and resolutions of Process Control System base on physical, network, and servers respectively. c) To discuss the efficiency of the model of information security management that has been implemented in the enterprise. d) To make this study as a reference for related industries.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references and index.

<p>Environmental concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and energy security are the main drivers for the production of alternative fuels from bio-based feedstock. Dimethyl ether has attracted interest of many researches and is touted as “A fuel for the 21^st century” due to its versatility. However, the production of DME from biomass is dependent on the overall economics of its production.</p> <p>This thesis considers the application of semicontinuous distillation to improve the economics of the separation section in a biomass-to-DME facility. Semicontinuous distillation systems operate in a forced cycle to effect multiple separations using a single distillation column integrated with a middle vessel. The control system plays an integral role in the driving the forced cycle behaviour of the process in which no steady state exists.</p> <p>The separation section consists of a series of flash drums followed by a distillation train consisting of three (3) columns. In the first phase of this work, a semicontinuous system was developed to achieve the separation of the second and third distillation columns in the separation section. Rigorous models were used to simulate the semicontinuous system in which several control configurations were evaluated. The final control structure based on classic PI control was shown to achieve the specification objectives of the system and handle disturbances while avoiding weeping and flooding conditions. Optimization followed by an economic analysis showed that the semicontinuous system was economically preferable to the traditional continuous process for a range of DME production rates.</p> <p>Next, a semicontinuous system was developed to achieve the separation of the first and second distillation columns in the separation section. In this phase the application of semicontinuous distillation was extended to partial condenser configurations and the separation of biphasic mixtures. The control structure developed was effective in handling disturbance, attaining specification objectives while remaining with operational limits. An economic analysis, however, showed the traditional continuous configuration to be more economical for all DME production rates. Findings show that the operating cost is highly depending on the middle vessel purity so while uneconomical for this process it could result in favourable economics for less stringent purity specifications.</p> / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

A novel technique of drawing wire, i.e., dieless wire drawing, is described in which no conventional reduction dies are used. The wire is passed through a unit having stepped parallel bores filled with polymer melts, the smallest bore diameter being greater than the initial nominal wire diameter. The technique eliminates the need for a leader wire, prevents breakage during start-up, and eliminates the use of conventional reduction dies and, hence, the problem of die wear. An analysis has been developed for predicting the produced wire sizes for given drawing speeds, the pressure distribution within the unit and the drawing load during the drawing process. The performance of the drawing process is effected by means of the plasto-hydrodynamic action of the polymer melt within the unit. Heat is generated by mechanical dissipation during the drawing process. The effect of this upon the performance of the process is considered by coupling the energy equation into the analysis and allowing the polymer viscosity to be dependent on temperature. Agreement between the theory and experiment is found to be close. To further investigate the performance of the drawing process, an extensive experimental study has been undertaken, in which parameters such as drawing speeds, the temperature of the polymer and type of polymers are varied. Based on the theoretical and experimental results, a microcomputer-based control system for the dieless wire drawing process has been designed and built. A method with which the percentage reduction in area of the wire can be measured on line is proposed. Wires of desired qualities in terms of consistency in diameter over long lengths, or uniform change in area of the wire, are capable of being produced from the new system. A self-tuning controller for determinisic systems is proposed, which has the same structure as a conventional PID controller. The new self-tuning PID controller is based on a generalised self-tuning controller with pole assignment for deterministic systems. Simulation and experimental studies for several examples indicate that the new controller performs well and can be further improved to provide a fundamental method of tuning a PID controller.

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