Process systems analysis and control / Donald R. Coughanowr

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. An Introductory Example Part I - The Laplace Transform 2. The Laplace Transform 3. Inversion by Partial Fractions 4. Further Properties of Transforms Part II - Linear Open-Loop System 5. Response of First-Order Systems 6. Physical Examples of First-Order Systems 7. Response of First-Order Systems in Series 8. Higher-Order Systems Second-Order and Transportation Lag Part III - Linear Closed-Loop Systems 9. The Control System 10. Controllers and Final Control Elements 11. Block Diagram of a Chemical-Reactor Control System 12. Closed-Loop Transfer Functions 13. Transient Response of Simple Control Systems 14. Stability 15. Root Locus Part IV - Frequency Responce 16. Introduction to Frequency Response 17. Control System Design by Frequency Response Part V - Process Applications 18. Advanced Control Strategies 19. Controller Tuning and Process Identification 20. Control Valves 21, Theoretical Analysis of Complex Processes Part VI - Sampled Data Control Systems 22. Sampling and Z-transforms 23. Open-loop and Closed-loop Response 24. Stability 25. Modified Z-transforms 26. Sampled-Data Control of a First Order Process with Transport Lag 27. Design of Sampled-data Controllers Part VII - State Space Methods 28. State Space Representation of Physical Systems 29. Transfer Function Matrix 30. Multivariable Control Part VIII - Nonlinear Control 31. Examples of Nonlinear Systems 32. Methods of Phase Plane Analysis 33. The Describing Function Method Part IX - Computers in Process Control 34. Digital Computer Simulation of Control Systems 35. Microprocessor-Based Controllers and Distributed Control

Focusing on process dynamics and control, this book includes the use of the digital computer in problem solving. It also contains seventeen fundamental chapters, and end-of-chapter problems and examples.