July 2021
Bonus Report: The Digital Plan
Integral vs. proportional gap for averaging level control
In process plants, many instances of level control are required to keep the material balance of the plant from integrating to undesired operating conditions.
The Authors
Gustaf Gous works as a Process Control Consultant at Analyte Control. He graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, with a B-Eng degree in chemical engineering in 1987, followed by a B-Eng (Honors) and an M-Eng degree. He is now occupied with pursuing a PhD.
Philip De Vaal graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, with a BS degree in chemical engineering in 1976, followed by an MS degree and PhD. Dr. de Vaal is now an Emeritus professor of chemical engineering and previously served as the Head of this department from 2004–2020.
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