This intermediate-level book explains the application of basic and advanced regulatory control strategies for the wet process industries. Rather than mathematical systems theory, the book builds upon the engineer's or technician's own experience and knowledge of processes to demonstrate the application of successful control strategies. Following a summarization of the characteristics of processes and feedback control loops, attention is given to the application of advanced regulatory control (ARC) strategies to provide significant economic benefit. The latter portion of the book gives an overview of the next level of control: advanced process control (APC). New topics include an expanded coverage of set-point weighting controllers, an amplified discussion of valve problems, a control algorithm for dead-time processes, expanded coverage of cross-limiting control systems, and a new heuristic procedure for improving "as-found" tuning. End of chapter exercises have been added. Suitable for the beginning or experienced engineer or technician.

Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application

Literature & Fiction

Wade, Harold L.

British & Irish

Intl Society of Automation

Over the brief history of automatic leak detection, perhaps 40 years, there has been a great deal of experimentation and conjecture along with the application of real and meaningful science and technology. This is not unusual in a young field, but it has interfered with the development of a broad understanding of the underlying concepts and realities. This book places the need for leak detection on pipelines in a societal context using both a regulatory and a risk-based approach. It develops the applicable science, starting with first principles. It explores the technology available for implementation, shows how to estimate and monitor performance, and discusses how to maintain and ensure consistency over time. This book is an excellent reference for professionals who develop and apply leak detection systems, as it discusses the fundamentals of leak detection science and technology, including the mathematics on which the fundamentals are based. It also includes key information about threats pipelines encounter, along with the underlying concepts, capabilities, and limitations of leak detection technology. This information will be of great value to regulators as well as to petroleum industry executives, safety and technology managers, and operations managers.

Detecting Leaks in Pipelines

Farmer, Edward J.

Cyber warfare as a prelude or substitute for conventional attacks has gone from conjecture to reality. This work develops a novel protection approach based on merging the best relevant and proven government and industry standards. The result is a practical instrument that can be straightforwardly applied to secure crucial elements such as refineries, chemical plants, manufacturing operations, power plants, transportation systems, and pipelines,

Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security Principles

Engineering & Transportation

Krutz, Ronald L., Ph.D.

Engineering

Many process analyzer system projects encounter preventable difficulties during the project development, engineering and design, procurement, construction, closeout, and sustain phases. Most control systems and process analyzer systems engineers have encountered communications breakdowns, task difficulties, and other obstacles on at least one project. A principle objective of the analyzer-system project engineering and management ideas in this book is to minimize or eliminate such occurrences. This book provides analyzer and control systems engineers, and other project team members, with ways to recognize project risks, and with project engineering and management methods for smoothly executing analyzer systems projects by avoiding risks and addressing them as quickly and cost effectively as possible. Included are specific recommendations and ideas for defining hardware and documentation deliverables with emphasis on adhering to procurement policy, working with team members in other disciplines and in the supply chain, and communicating among teams. Many methods presented here can be modified to meet specific project needs and applied to any discipline or type of equipment scoped in large or small, capital or maintenance, projects.

Process Analyzer Systems Project Engineering and Management

Nichols, Gary D.

Selecting and implementing measurement and control devices for process automation applications is made easier with this best-selling reference. This clear and concise fourth edition provides quick access to ISA symbology, instrument and control valve selection criteria, and conversion guidelines, with new sections on maintenance, calibration, decision-making skills, and consulting. Whether you are an experienced engineer, technician, salesperson, or project manager, or new to the field, you will better understand how to assess, compare, and select the various methods of measurement and control with this valuable and economical handbook in your library.

The Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control

Battikha, N. E.

Safety Integrity Level Inspection

Marszal, Ed

Scharpf, Eric

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