Process control has increased in importance in the process industries, driven by global competition, rapidly changing economic conditions, more stringent environmental and safety regulations, and the need for more flexible yet more complex processes to manufacture high value-added products.

This long-awaited Second Edition of Process Dynamics and Control reflects recent changes and advances in process control theory and technology. The authors have added new topics, and enhanced the presentation with a large number of new exercises and examples, many of which utilize MATLAB and Simulink.

Contents

1. Introductory Concepts
   1. Introduction to Process Control
   2. Theoretical Models of Chemical Processes

2. Dynamic Behavior of Processes
   3. Laplace Transforms
   4. Transfer Function and State-Space Models
   5. Dynamic Behavior of First-Order and Second-Order Processes
   6. Dynamic Response Characteristics of More Complicated Processes
   7. Development of Empirical Models from Process Data

3. Feedback and Feedforward Control
   8. Feedback Controllers
   9. Control System Instrumentation
   10. Overview of Control System Design
   11. Dynamic Behavior and Stability of Closed-Loop Control Systems
   12. PID Controller Design, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
   13. Frequency Response Analysis
   14. Control System Design Based on Frequency Response Analysis
   15. Feedforward and Radio Control

4. Advanced Process Control
   16. Enhanced Single-Loop Control Strategies
   17. Digital Sampling, Filtering, and Control
   18. Multiloop and Multivariable Control
   19. Real-Time Optimization
   20. Model Predictive Control
   21. Process Monitoring
   22. Batch Process Control
   23. Introduction to Plantwide Control
   24. Plantwide Control System Design

Appendix A: Digital Process Control Systems: Hardware and Software
Appendix B: Review of Thermodynamics Concepts for Conservation Equations
Appendix C: Use of MATLAB in Process Control
Appendix D: Contour Mapping and the Principle of the Argument
Appendix E: Dynamic Models and Parameters Used for Plantwide Control Chapters

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