Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation

For junior or senior-level undergraduate Chemical Engineering courses in process dynamics and control, as well as a reference for professionals seeking the latest simulation tools and advanced control strategies.

This is the first book to offer a fully integrated introduction of the fundamental topics of process dynamics with MATLAB software tools that allow students to learn the material interactively through computer-based simulation exercises. Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation presents realistic problems and provides the software tools for students to simulate processes and solve practical, real-world problems. Ultimately, the book will teach students to analyze dynamic chemical processes and develop automatic control strategies to operate them safely and economically.

Table of Contents

Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Fundamental Models.
3. Dynamic Behavior.
4. Empirical Models.
5. Introduction to Feedback Control.
6. PID Controller Tuning.
7. Frequency-Response Analysis.
8. Internal Model Control.
9. The IMC-Based PID Procedure.
10. Cascade and Feed-Forward Control.
11. PID Enhancements.
12. Ratio, Selective, and Split-Range Control.
13. Control-Loop Interaction.
14. Multivariable Control.
15. Plantwide Control.
16. Model Predictive Control.
17. Summary.
Module 1. Introduction to MATLAB.
Module 2. Introduction to SIMULINK.
Module 3. Ordinary Differential Equations.
Module 4. MATLAB LTI Models.
Module 5. Isothermal Chemical Reactor.
Module 6. First-Order + Time-Delay Processes.
Module 7. Biochemical Reactors.
Module 8. CSTR.
Module 9. Steam Drum Level.
Module 10. Surge Vessel Level Control.
Module 11. Batch Reactor.
Module 12. Biomedical Systems.
Module 13. Distillation Control.
Module 14. Case Study Problems.
Module 15. Flow Control.
Module 16. Digital Control.
References.
Additional Exercises.
Appendix M16.1: SIMULINK .mdl File for Example M16.2.
Appendix M16.2: SIMULINK .m and .mdl Files for Example M16.3.
Index.
About the Author.