Control loop analysis — T123-Loops

CDL T123 plant — 70 control loops · prepared by Yahya Nazer, CTRL Designer LLC · 11 September 2026

1. What this is

When a control loop cycles, the question that matters is whether the cause is inside the loop or outside it. Inside means the controller or the valve is making the cycle, and the fix is a re-tune or a valve job. Outside means something upstream is cycling and this loop is only passing it on, in which case re-tuning it will not help and may make things worse. These reports separate the two, rate every loop with the CDL Control Index, and order the work by what each fix actually buys.

2. The reports

ReportWhat it holdsSize
T123-Loops
F-Loops/T123-Loops/cla_report.html
70 loops · 48 cycling · 12 from inside the loop (10 look like a sticking valve) · 21 from outside · 7 shared-period group(s)93 KB

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3. Questions and comments

Every finding is a question until the plant answers it. If something is flagged that you know ran well, that is the feedback that makes the next pass better.

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