4th Edition

Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Volume Two Process Control and Optimization

Edited By Bela G. Liptak Copyright 2005

    The latest update to Bela Liptak's acclaimed "bible" of instrument engineering is now available. Retaining the format that made the previous editions bestsellers in their own right, the fourth edition of Process Control and Optimization continues the tradition of providing quick and easy access to highly practical information. The authors are practicing engineers, not theoretical people from academia, and their from-the-trenches advice has been repeatedly tested in real-life applications. Expanded coverage includes descriptions of overseas manufacturer's products and concepts, model-based optimization in control theory, new major inventions and innovations in control valves, and a full chapter devoted to safety. With more than 2000 graphs, figures, and tables, this all-inclusive encyclopedic volume replaces an entire library with one authoritative reference. The fourth edition brings the content of the previous editions completely up to date, incorporates the developments of the last decade, and broadens the horizons of the work from an American to a global perspective.

    Béla G. Lipták speaks on Post-Oil Energy Technology on the AT&T Tech Channel.

    GENERAL
    Analog vs. Digital Instruments
    Computer Configurations of Supervisory Units
    Computers-Simulation by Analog and Hybrid Systems
    Electronic vs. Pneumatic Instruments
    Human Engineering
    Process Alarm Management
    Speech Synthesis and Voice Recognition
    Wiring Practices and Signal Conditioning

    CONTROL THEORY
    Control Basics
    Control Modes-PID Controllers
    Control Modes-PID Variations
    Control Modes-Digital PID Controllers
    Control Modes -Closed-Loop Response
    Control Systems-Cascade Loops
    Empirical Process Optimization
    Expert Systems
    Feedback and Feedforward Control
    Genetic and Other Evolutionary Algorithms
    Hierarchical Control
    Interaction and Decoupling
    Model-Based Control
    Model-Based Predictive Control Patents
    Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) Control
    Modeling and Simulation of Processes
    Model Predictive Control and Optimization
    Neural Networks for Process Modeling
    Nonlinear and Adaptive Control
    Optimizing Control
    PID Algorithms and Programming
    Process Gains, Time Lags, Reaction Curves
    Ratio Control
    Real-Time Performance Assessment
    Relative Gain Calculations
    Robustness: A Guide for Sensitivity and Stability
    Sampled Data Control Systems
    Selective, Override, and Limit Controls
    Self-Tuning Controllers
    Sliding Mode Control in Process Industry
    Software for Fuzzy Logic Control
    Stability Analysis, Transfer Functions
    State Space Control
    Statistical Process Control
    Tuning PID Controllers
    Tuning Level Control Loops
    Tuning Interacting Loops, Synchronizing Loops
    Tuning by Computer

    TRANSMITTERS AND LOCAL CONTROLLERS
    Controllers-Pneumatic
    Controllers-Electronic
    Converters and Dampeners
    Relays for Computing and Programmers
    Telemetering Systems
    Transmitters-Electronic
    Transmitters-Fiber-Optic Transmission
    Transmitters-Pneumatic
    Transmitters: Self-Checking and Self-Validating
    Transmitters: Smart, Multivariable, and Fieldbus

    CONTROL ROOM EQUIPMENT
    Annunciators and Alarms
    Control Centers and Panels-Traditional
    Control Center Upgrading
    Controllers-Electronic Analog and Digital
    CRT Displays
    DCS: Basic Trends and Advances
    DCS: Control and Simulation Advances
    DCS: Installation and Commissioning
    DCS: Integration with Buses and Networks
    DCS: Integration with Other Systems
    DCS: Management of Abnormal Situations
    DCS: Modern Control Graphics
    DCS: Operator's Graphics
    DCS: System Architecture
    Digital Readouts and Graphic Displays
    Fieldbuses and Network Protocols
    Human-Machine Interface Evolution
    Indicators, Analog Displays
    Lights
    Recorders, Oscillographs, Loggers, Tape Recorders
    Switches, Pushbuttons, Keyboards
    Touch Screen Displays
    Uninterruptible Power and Voltage Supplies (UPS and UVS)
    Workstation Designs

    PLCS AND OTHER LOGIC DEVICES
    Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations
    Ladder Diagrams
    Optimization of Logic Circuits
    PLCs: Programmable Logic Controllers
    PLC Programming
    PLC Software Advances
    Practical Logic Design
    Programmable Safety Systems
    Relays
    Solid-State Logic Elements
    System Integration: Computers with PLCs
    Time Delay Relays
    Timers and Programming Timers

    CONTROL VALVE SELECTION AND SIZING
    Application and Selection of Control Valves
    Accessories and Positioners
    Actuators: Digital, Electric, Hydraulic, Solenoid
    Actuators: Pneumatic
    Advanced Stem Packing Designs
    Capacity Testing
    Characteristics and Rangeability
    Diagnostics and Predictive Valve Maintenance
    Dynamic Performance of Control Valves
    Emergency Partial-Stroke Testing of Block Valves
    Fieldbus and Smart Valves
    Intelligent Valves, Positioners, Accessories
    Miscellaneous Valve and Trim Designs
    Valves: Noise Calculation, Prediction, and Reduction
    Sizing
    Valve Types: Ball Valves
    Valve Types: Butterfly Valves
    Valve Types: Digital Valves
    Valve Types: Globe Valves
    Valve Types: Pinch Valves
    Valve Types: Plug Valves
    Valve Types: Saunders Diaphragm Valves
    Valve Types: Sliding Gate Valves

    REGULATORS AND FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS
    Dampers and Louvers
    Electric Energy Modulation
    Linear and Angular Positioning of Machinery
    Pumps as Control Elements
    Regulators-Flow
    Regulators-Level
    Regulators- Pressure
    Regulators-Temperature
    Thermostats and Humidistats
    Variable-Speed Drives

    Control and Optimization of Unit Operations
    Aeration and DO Controls
    Airhandler and Building Conditioning Controls
    Batch Control Description, Terminology, and Standard S88
    Batch Processes and their Automation
    Blending and Ratio Controls
    Boiler Control and Optimization
    Centrifuge Controls
    Chemical Reactors: Batch Sequencing
    Chemical Reactors: Basic Control Strategies
    Chemical Reactors: Control and Optimization
    Chemical Reactors: Simulation and Modeling
    Chiller Control
    Chiller Optimization
    Clean-Room Controls and Optimization
    Compressor Control and Optimization
    Cooling Tower Control
    Cooling Tower Optimization
    Crystallizer Controls
    Distillation: Basic Controls
    Distillation: Calculations of Relative Gains
    Distillation: Optimization and Advanced Controls
    Dryer Controls
    Evaporator Controls
    Extruder Controls
    Fan Controls
    Fuel Cell Controls
    Furnace and Reformer Controls
    Header-Supplied Distribution Control
    Heat Exchanger Control and Optimization
    Inert Gas Blanketing Controls
    ORP Controls
    pH Control
    Power Plant Controls: Cogeneration and Combined Cycle
    Pump Controls
    Pump Optimization
    Rolling Mill Controls
    Separation Controls, Air
    Steam Turbine Controls
    Wastewater Treatment Controls
    Water Supply Plant Controls
    Well-Supplied Underground Gas Storage Controls

    APPENDIX
    International System of Units
    Engineering Conversion Factors
    Chemical Resistance of Materials (Table A.3)
    Composition of Metallic and Other Materials (Table A.4)
    Steam and Water Tables
    Friction Loss in Pipes
    Tank Volumes
    Partial List of Suppliers
    Directory of "Lost" Companies (Revised 6/2004)
    ISA Standards

    INDEX

    Biography

    Bela G. Liptak