Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. CONTROL THEORY
Control Basic
Control Modes: PID Controllers
Control Modes: PID Variations
Control Modes: Closed Loop Response
Control Systems: Cascade Loops
Expert Systems: Artificial Intelligence
Expert Systems: Neural Networks
Feedback and Feedforward Control
Interaction and Decoupling
Model-Based Control (MBC)
Modeling and Simulation of Processes
Nonlinear and Adaptive Control
Optimizing Control
Process Gains, Dead Times, Reaction Curves
Ratio Control
Relative Gain Calculations
Selective, Override, and Limit Controls
Self-Tuning Controllers
Stability Analysis and Transfer Functions
Statistical Process Control
Tuning PID Controllers
Tuning by Computer
CHAPTER 2. CONTROLLERS, TRANSMITTERS, CONVERTERS, AND RELAYS
Analog versus Digital Instruments
Electronic versus Pneumatic Instruments
Controllers: Electronic Analog and Digital
Controllers: Pneumatic
Converters
Function Generators, Computing Relays
Telemetering Systems
Thermostats and Humidostats
Transmitters: Electronic and Intelligent
Transmitters: Fiber-Optic Transmission
Transmitters: Pneumatic
CHAPTER 3. CONTROL CENTERS, PANELS AND DISPLAYS
Annunciators and Alarms
Control Centers and Panels
Digital Readouts
Human Engineering
Indicators, Analog Displays
Lights
Recorders, Oscillographs, Loggers, Tape Recorders
Speech Synthesis and Voice Recognition
Switches, Pushbuttons, Keyboards
Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and Uninterruptible Voltage Supplies (UVS)
CHAPTER 4. CONTROL VALVES, ON-OFF, AND THROTTLING
Actuators: Digital, Electric, Hydraulic, Solenoid
Actuators: Pneumatic
Accessories and Positioners
Ball Valves
Butterfly Valves
Digital Valves
Globe Valves
Pinch Valves
Plug Valves
Saunders Diaphragm Valves
Sliding Gate Valves
Special Valve Designs
Valves: Application and Selection
Valves: Capacity Testing
Valves: Characteristics and Rangeability
Valves: Noise Calculation and Reduction
Valves: Sizing
CHAPTER 5. REGULATORS AND OTHER THROTTLING DEVICES
Dampers
Electric Energy Modulation
Pumps as Control Elements
Regulators: Flow
Regulators: Level
Regulators: Pressure
Regulators: Temperature
Variable-Speed Drives
CHAPTER 6. PLCS AND OTHER LOGIC DEVICES
Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations
Fuzzy Logic Control
Ladder Diagrams
Optimization of Logic Circuits
PLC - Programmable Logic Controllers
PLC - Software Advances
Relays
Solid-State Logic Elements
Time Delay Relays
Timers and Programming Timers
CHAPTER 7. DCS AND COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS
Computers: Algorithms, Languages, Programs
Computers: Analog, Hybrid, Simulation
Computers: Hierarchical Control
Computers: Memory
Computers: Optimization of Empirical Processes
Computers: PCs in Process Control
DCS: Basic Packages
DCS: Cost Estimating
DCS: Data Highways, Fieldbuses, Multiplexers, and Remote Terminal Units
DCS: CRT Displays
DCS: Flowsheet Symbols DCS: I/O Hardware and Setpoint Stations
DCS: Supervisory Computer Tasks and Configurations
DCS: System Integration with PLCs and Computers
Fiber-Optic Local Area Networks, MAP, and TOP
Fieldbuses, MAP/TOP, and Network Protocols
Printers, Operator Interfaces, Workstations
Wiring Practices and Signal Conditioning
CHAPTER 8. PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
Airhandler and Building Conditioning Controls
Batch Control Description and Terminology
Batch Processes and Their Automation
Blending and Ratio Controls
Boiler Control and Optimization
Centrifuge Controls
Chiller Controls and Optimization
Clean-Room Controls and Optimization
Compressor Controls and Optimization
Cooling Tower Control and Optimization
Crystallizer Controls
Distillation: Basic Controls
Distillation: Advanced Controls
Distillation: Relative Gain Calculations
Dryer Controls
Evaporator Controls
Extruder Controls
Fan Controls
Furnace and Reformer Controls
Heat Exchanger, Condenser, and Evaporator Controls
ORP Controls
pH Control
Pump Controls and Optimization
Reactors: Control and Optimization
Reactors: Recipe Charging and Batch Automation
Reactors: Simulation and Modeling
Rolling Mill Controls
Steam Turbine Controls
Water Treatment Controls
APPENDIX
International System of Units
Engineering Conversion Factors
Chemical Resistance of Materials
Composition of Metallic and Other Materials
Steam and Water Tables
Friction Loss in Pipes
Tank Volumes
Partial List of Suppliers

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