Practical process control for engineers and technicians /

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This book is aimed at engineers and technicians who need to have a clear, practical understanding of the essentials of process control, loop tuning and how to optimize the operation of their particular plant or process. The reader would typically be involved in the design, implementation and upgradi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Altmann, Wolfgang
Other Authors: Macdonald, Dave, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Newnes, 2005.
Series:Practical professional books from Elsevier.
Subjects:
Process control.
Production engineering.
Fabrication > Contrôle.
Technique de la production.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Reference.
Process control
Production engineering
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Process measurement and transducers
  • Basic principles of control valves and actuators
  • Fundamentals of control systems
  • Stability and control modes of closed loops
  • Digital control principles
  • Real and ideal PID controllers
  • Tuning of PID controllers in both open and closed loop control systems
  • Controller output modes, operating equations and cascade control
  • Concepts and applications of feedforward control
  • Combined feedback and feedforward control
  • Long process deadtime in closed loop control and the Smith Predictor
  • Basic principles of fuzzy logic and neural networks
  • Self-tuning intelligent control and statistical process control.

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