As a mature topic in chemical engineering, the book provides methods, problems and tools used in process control engineering. It discusses: process knowledge, sensor system technology, actuators, communication technology, and logistics, design and construction of control systems and their operation. The knowledge goes beyond the traditional process engineering field by applying the same principles, to biomedical processes, energy production and management of environmental issues. The book explains all the determinations in the "chemical systems" or "process systems", starting from the beginning of the processes, going through the intricate interdependency of the process stages, analyzing the hardware components of a control system and ending with the design of an appropriate control system for a process parameter or a whole process. The book is first addressed to the students and graduates of the departments of Chemical or Process Engineering. Second, to the chemical or process engineers in all industries or research and development centers, because they will notice the resemblance in approach from the system and control point of view, between different fields which might seem far from each other, but share the same control philosophy.

Autorentext

Paul S. Agachi, Mircea V. Cristea, Alexandra A. Csavdari, Botond Szilagyi, University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Inhalt

From the Contents:

Advanced Process Control

Model Predictive Control
Fuzzy Control
Optimal Control
Multivariable and Distributed Control
Plantwide Control
Process Control
Process Parameters control
Reaction Systems Control
Thermal Instability of Reactors; pH Control; CSTR; Batch Reactors; Mass Transfer Reactors; Gas Phase Reactors; Electrochemical Reactors
Separation Processes Control
Distillation
Absorption/ Desorption
Extraction
Eevaporation
Crystallization
Drying
Case Studies
Bioprocesses
Wastewater Treatment
FCCU
Electrolysis
Thermal Integration
Inorganic
Utilities (Steam, Water)
Biomedical Processes Control
River Pollution, Flood, Draught Control