by Norman P. Lieberman
Troubleshooting Process Plant Control focuses on process control in the petroleum and refinery industries, with an emphasis on problem solving.
The book explores various real life examples and relays. It explains many new yet straightforward concepts without the use of complex mathematics. This handy go-to emphasizes single and well-established process engineering principles that will help working engineers and operators switch manual control loops to automatic control.
Contents
- Learning from Experience
- Process Control Parameter Measurement
- Dependent and Independent Variables
- Binary Distillation of Pure Components
- Distillation Tower Pressure Control
- Pressure Control in Multicomponent Systems
- Optimizing Fractionation Efficiency by Temperature Profile
- Analyzer Process Control
- Fired Heater Combustion Air Control
- Sizing Process Control Valves
- Control Valve Position on Instrument Air Failure
- Override and Split-Range Process Control
- Vacuum System Pressure Control
- Reciprocating Compressors
- Centrifugal Compressor Surge vs. Motor Over-Amping
- Controlling Centrifugal Pumps
- Steam Turbine Control
C
- Steam and Condensate Control
- Function of the Process Control Engineer
- Steam Quality and Moisture Content
- Level, Pressure, Flow, and Temperature Indication Methods
- Alarm and Trip Design for Safe Plant Operations
- Nonlinear Process responses
Index
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