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In this book, the authors address the concepts and terminology that are needed to apply advanced control techniques in the process industry. The book is written for the process or control engineer that is familiar with traditional control but has little or...
Introduction The idea of feedback is deceptively simple and, yet, extremely powerful. Feedback can reduce the effects of disturbances, it can make a system insensitive to process variations and it can make a system follow commands faithfully. Feedback has also had a profound influence on...
This downloadable fifth edition is for use by individuals preparing for the Control Systems Professional Engineer (CSPE) examination. This update includes the latest examination specification that goes into effect with the October 2011 offering. The manual provides candidates for the...
This book is intended to serve a wide variety of users. This updated third edition provides the detailed background necessary to understand how to meet important new safety regulations and reliability engineering topics. Professional control system designers will learn to properly evaluate...
Includes insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation. Hans Baumann, a holder of more than 150 patents, and author of over a hundred publications in control valve technology,...
ASME B31.3 is the generally accepted standard for process piping, worldwide. It is the de facto standard for piping for the oil, petro-chemical and chemical industries, worldwide. To facilitate its international use, ISO/ WD 15649, Petroleum and natural gas industries-piping, has been...
This document defines the principle of verification and validation according to the activity models and workflow of an advanced process control and optimization (APC-O) system, analyses and defines the general process for verification and validation of APC-O systems, and...
This ISA classic provides the symbols and identification commonly used throughout the process industries. It contains sample P&ID and numerous examples of symbols and tagging concepts. It also provides most of the symbols and identifiers that are unique to instrumentation and gives practical...
This document defines the principle of verification and validation according to the activity models and workflow of an advanced process control and optimization (APC-O) system, analyses and defines the general process for verification and validation of APC-O systems, and...
Solutions to problems involving the body assemblies, actuators and accessories of control valves, as well as an overview of valve design and construction, this reference book includes discussions of applications, safety, troubleshooting, maintenance, testing, standards, valve-related...
