A Real-Time Approach to Process Control

This third edition presents a theoretical and practical introduction to this increasingly important approach to process control. Assuming no prior knowledge, the text covers the applied fundamentals of process control, from instrumentation to process dynamics, PID loops, and tuning to distillation, multi-loop, and plant-wide control. It carefully balances theory and practice by offering readings and lecture materials along with hands-on workshops that provide a "virtual" process with which to experiment and learn modern, real-time control strategy development. In addition, it covers the most popular dynamic simulation packages.