Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control

by Carlos A. Smith, Armando B. Corripio

Presents the practice of automatic process control along with the fundamental principles of control theory. Includes a generous number of case studies, problems, and examples taken from the authors' experience in industry. Directed to the process industries, discussing process dynamic response in terms of principles of material and energy balances, fluid flow, heat transfer, separation processes, and reaction kinetics. Shows how to develop simple process models, and describes control systems components and feedback.

Genres: Reference

640 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[John]

lightly flipped through it and seems to be more manufacturing than my mechanical engineering course.