ControlGlobal 2019 Quiz Series

ControlGlobal and Greg McMillan test your process automation control knowledge in quick, one-question quizzes. Quizzes are released every-other week, so keep checking in to test your smarts again!

Nuclear failures & the next generation of nuclear power plants

Bela Liptak explains the nuclear power plant accidents at Fukishima, 3-Mile Island and Chernobyl, and how to prevent future accidents.

ControlGlobal 2018 Quiz Series

ControlGlobal and Greg McMillan test your control knowledge in these one-question quizzes. New quizzes are released on a biweekly basis, so check back in another two weeks to test your smarts again!

Inside the control room of Arthur Ashe Stadium's retractable roof

With just a few taps on a touchscreen HMI, the two 1-million-pound roof panels separate to let the sun shine down on the tennis court in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Control Education Video Series

Mass flow tutorials

This three-part series of videos, delivered by Mark Allinson, U.K. process flow specialist at ABB, compares mass and volumetric flow measurements, and demonstrates mass flow's advantages and improved accuracy. Watch the tutorials to learn more.

An introduction to Coriolis flowmeters and density flow measurement technology

Learn about the most accurate flow measurement technology by watching this video presented by Emerson's Micro Motion. The clip shows a brief summary of the benefits and technology behind Coriolis and density flowmeters. Watch and learn how these flowmeters measure mass, density, volume and temperature.

Understanding the Differential Pressure Flow Measuring Principle (Pitot tube)

Differential pressure flowmeters, also known as DP flowmeters, create a cross sectional change in the flow tube, which causes the velocity of the flowing fluid to change. A change in velocity occurs whenever there is a change in flow cross-section; i.e., with a decrease in velocity, an increase in pressure occurs. In this short clip, Endress+Hauser illustrates how the Differential Pressure Flow Measuring Principle works. Watch this short clip to learn more.

Understanding the Coriolis Flow Measuring Principle

A Coriolis measuring system is of symmetrical design and consists of one or two measuring tubes, either straight or curved. The Coriolis principle enables the precise mass flow rate, density and temperature measurement and calculates the volumetric flow rate, flow velocity and concentration of a medium mixture. In this short clip, Endress+Hauser illustrates how the Coriolis Flow Measuring Principle works. Watch this short clip to learn more.

Understanding the Vortex Flow Measuring Principle

The vortex flowmeter is used for measuring the flow velocity of gases and liquids in pipelines flowing full. The measuring principle is based on the development of a Karman vortex shedding street in the wake of a body built into the pipeline. In this short clip, Endress+Hauser illustrates how the Vortex Flow Measuring Principle works. Watch this short clip to learn more.

Understanding the Ultrasonic Flow Measuring Principle

An ultrasonic flowmeter is a type of flow meter that measures the velocity of a fluid with ultrasound to calculate volume flow. The ultrasonic flowmeters measure the difference of the transit time of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction. This time difference is a measure for the average velocity of the fluid along the path of the ultrasonic beam. By using the absolute transit times both the averaged fluid velocity and the speed of sound can be calculated. In this short clip, Endress+Hauser illustrates how the Ultrasonic Flow Measuring Principle works. Watch this short clip to learn more.

Understanding the Electromagnetic Flow Measuring Principle

Magnetic flowmeters function under the principles of Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. According to this law, a conductor that passes through a magnetic field produces voltage proportional to the relative velocities between the magnetic field and the conductor. The law can be applied to flowmeter systems because many fluids are conductive to a certain degree. In this short clip, Endress+Hauser illustrates how the Electromagnetic Flow Measuring Principle works. Watch this short clip to learn more.

Electrical-industrial automation and control lecture on flow concepts

Prof. S. Mukhopadhyay, from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) presents a comprehensive series of lectures on Electrical-Industrial Automation and Control. Lecture 7, featured here talks on flow measurement covering flow concepts such as Bernoulli's Principle, orifice meters, Venturi tube, differential pressure and rotameters.

Podcast: Latest trends and developments in cybersecurity

In this podcast, Sid Snitkin of ARC Advisory Group, talks with Jim Montague, Control's executive editor, about the latest trends and developments in cybersecurity as it affects process control and automation.

Podcast: Automation Market First Quarter 2015

In this podcast, Allen Avery at ARC Advisory Group, talks with Jim Montague, Control's executive editor, about ARC's latest Insight report about automation market's performance in the first quarter of 2015, which ended with a half-percent drop in revenues.

Podcast: Economic and technical trends for control rooms

In this podcast, Larry O'Brien of ARC Advisory Group talks with Jim Montague, Control's executive editor, about Control in the Future, and the economic and technical trends, innovations, evolving interfaces, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other tools and practices needed to get there.

Webcast: A New Look at Automation Project Execution

In this on-demand webcast, VP of Content for Control and Control Design Keith Larson explains the strategies and technology that can help you dramatically reduce risk and costs on your next automation project.

DeltaV Virtual Studio Demonstration - Part 2

This demonstration shows how advanced features in DeltaV Virtual Studio provide for high availability and disaster recovery.

DeltaV Virtual Studio Demonstration - Part 1

This demonstration shows how DeltaV Virtual Studio makes virtualization technology easy

Understanding open loop vs. closed loop control systems

In this lecture, Brian Douglas an asteroid miner at Planetary Resources and a part-time YouTube educator, discusses the differences between open loop and closed loop control.