The
Philosophy
The framework of the book provides relevant theory, followed by a series of hands-on simulation workshops which test and explore the theory.
Chapter 1: Historical overview of the field.
Chapter 2: Introduction to the very important and often overlooked topic of instrumentation.
Chapter 3: Grounding in some of the basics of single input / single output (SISO) systems. Feedback control, the elements of control loops, system dynamics including capacitance and dead time, and system modelling are introduced here.
Chapter 4: Description of the various PID control modes, providing a framework for understanding control loop design and tuning.
Chapter 5: A specific focus on tuning.
Chapter 6: Introduction of more advanced control configurations, including feed forward, cascade, and override control.
Chapter 7: Practical rules of thumb for designing and tuning the more common control loops found in industry.
Chapter 8: Looks at the more complex control problem of distillation columns. As with the rest of this text, a combination of theory and applied methodology is used to provide a practical treatment of this complex topic.
Chapter 9: The concept of multiple loop controllers.
Chapter 10: A look at some of the important issues relating to the plant wide control problem. Updates on computer simulations for the workshops will be found on this web site when available.
