GAP controller meaning in oil and gas

GAP controller means Hardware/Software device that controls between two points. Gap Control is two-mode control = on/off output switching between two setpoints, hence the word "gap". Example, a vessel outlet pump…

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Hardware/Software device that controls between two points

Gap Control is two-mode control = on/off output switching between two setpoints, hence the word "gap". Example, a vessel outlet pump activating on a high level signal, which causes it to batch out liquid until a predetermined low level setpoint is reached, whereupon the pump is then deactivated.

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