In this in-depth book, the authors address the concepts and terminology that are needed to work in the field of process control. The material is presented in a straightforward manner that is independent of the control system manufacturer. It is assumed that the reader may not have worked in a process plant environment and may be unfamiliar with the field devices and control systems. Much of the material on the practical aspects of control design and process applications is based on the authors personal experience gained in working with process control systems. Thus, the book is written to act as a guide for engineers, managers, technicians, and others that are new to process control or experienced control engineers who are unfamiliar with multi-loop control techniques. After the traditional single-loop and multi-loop techniques that are most often used in industry are covered, a brief introduction to advanced control techniques is provided. Whether the reader of this book is working as a process control engineer, working in a control group or working in an instrument department, the information will set the solid foundation needed to understand and work with existing control systems or to design new control applications.
About The Authors
Foreword
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Background and Historical Perspective
Chapter 3 : Measurements
Chapter 4 : On-Line Analyzers
Chapter 5 : Final Control Elements
Chapter 6 : Field Wiring and Communications
Chapter 7 : Control and Field Instrumentation Documentation
Chapter 8 : Operator Graphics
Chapter 9 : Process Characterization
Chapter 10 : Control System Objectives
Chapter 11 : Single-Loop Control
Chapter 12 : Tuning and Loop Performance
Chapter 13 : Multi-Loop Control
Chapter 14 : Model Predictive Control
Chapter 15 : Process Simulation
Chapter 16 : Applications
Appendix A
Glossary of Terms
Index
