Instrument Engineers' Handbook,(Volume 2) Third Edition: Process Control

This third edition of the Instrument Engineers' Handbook-most complete and respected work on process instrumentation and control-helps you:

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