Description
The second volume in Chemical Engineering’s series on control and automation examines control systems at the plant level and discusses strategies for specific process operations and plant variables. This guidebook covers the selection and application of control equipment, including flow control with valves and variable-speed pumps, automation of solids weighing processes, distillation control, and real-time particle size–based strategies.
Features & Benefits
- Practical guidance on plant-level control systems and process automation strategies
- Recommendations for flow control, distillation, weighing automation, and particle-size monitoring
- Tips for selecting and maintaining control equipment, including control valves and variable-frequency drives
- Advice on control-room design, PLC maintenance, and simulator integration
- Delivered as a 74-page PDF for practical, on-the-job reference
Audience
- Process and chemical engineers
- Automation and control engineers
- Plant operations and maintenance personnel
- Design engineers responsible for instrumentation and control systems
- Technical managers in chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and industrial facilities
Articles Include
- Automation Introduction
- Today’s Process Automation Worlds
- Facts At Your Fingertips: Choosing a Control System
- PLC Maintenance Management
- Control Room Design
- Prevent Plant Upsets
- Enterprise Management
- The Path to the Perfect Plant
- Simulation
- Connecting Process Simulators to the Control Room
- Batch Control
- Batch Control: Controller- Versus Server-Based Sequencers
- Flow Control
- Control Valves: An Evolution In Design
- Control Valve Diagnostics
- Feature Report: Advances in Valve Position Monitoring
- Variable Frequency Drives for Centrifugal Pumps
- Weighing
- Automating Your Weigh Batching System
- Facts At Your Fingertips: Automated Weigh-Batching Systems
- Particle Size
- Control Strategies Based On Realtime Particle Size Analysis
Details
Type: PDF
Pages: 74
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