Index
Action of Control Elements
Advanced Process Control, see Model Predictive Control
Advanced Topics in Classical Automatic Control
Workshop
Artificial Measurements/Constraints
ATV, see Auto Tune Variation Tuning Technique
Auctioneering
Auto-Selectors
Auto Tune Variation Tuning Technique
Comparison to Ziegler–Nichols Closed Loop Tuning
Basic Control Modes
Bimetal Thermostats
Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge
Bristol Array, see Relative Gain Array
Capacitance
Practical Perspectives
Workshop
Cascade Control
Starting Up/Tuning
Workshop, see Advanced Topics in Classical Automatic Control, Workshop
Cavitation and Flashing
Centrifugal Compressor Control
Application Example
Capacity Control
Surge Prevention and Control
Choosing the Correct Controller
Cohen–Coon Open Loop Tuning Rules
Common Control Loops
Compressor Control, see Centrifugal Compressor Control, Reciprocating Compressor Control
Constant Cycling Tuning Methods
Control History
Controller
Action
Hardware
Response
Tuning for Multi-Loop Systems
Control System Components
Control Valves
Pressure Drop
Rangeability
Sizing
Cyclic Radian Frequency
Cylindrical Tank Level Control
Dead Time
Practical Perspectives
Workshop, see Capacitance, Workshop
Decay Ratio
Decoupling Control Loops
Derivative Action
Derivative Time
Differential Pressure Cell
Distillation Column Control
Basic Terms
Composition Control
Control Example with a Rectifying Section Side Stream
Control Scheme Design Using Steady-State Models
Control System Objectives and Design Considerations
Direct Feed Split Scheme
Indirect Feed Split Scheme
Level Control
Methodology for Selection of Structure
Optimizing Control
Pressure Control
RGA Example
Steady State and Dynamic Degrees of Freedom
Temperature Control
Workshop
Disturbances
DP Cell, see Differential Pressure Cell
Dynamic Matrix Control
Endothermic Reactor Temperature Control Loop
Error Performance Criteria
Exothermic Reactor Temperature Control Loop.
Workshop, see Relative Gain Array, Workshop
Fail Safe Design
Feedback Control, see also Action of Control Elements
Basic Concept
Transformation of Variation
Workshop
Feedforward Control
Dynamic Compensation
Workshop, see Advanced Topics in Classical Automatic Control, Workshop
Final Control Elements, see Control Valves
Action
First-Order Systems
Flow Loops
Tuning
Flow Measurement
Gas Pressure Loops
Gas, Vapour and Steam Control Valve Sizing
Glossary of Terms
Heat Exchanger Temperature Control
History, see Control History, Simulation History
Inherent Characteristic
Integral Control (I-Only)
Integral Time
Integrated Absolute Error
Integrated Error
Integrated Squared Error
Integrated Time Absolute Error
Integrating Processes
Interaction between Control Loops, see Niederlinski Index, RGA, Singular Value Decomposition
Internal Model Control Tuning Rules (Simplified)
Learning Through Doing, xv–xvi
Level Measurement
Load Cell for Measurement of Mass in Tank
Stilling-Well
Ultrasonic
Level Tuning Rules of Thumb
Liquid Control Valve Sizing
Liquid Level Control. See also, Proportional Integral Derivative Control, Workshop
Liquid Pressure Loops
Loop Pairing Using the RGA, see Relative Gain Array, Loop Pairing
Luyben’s Rules
Magnetic Flowmeters
Manometers
Model Predictive Control
Elements
Implementation
Models
Modern DP Cells
Multi-Loop Controller Tuning
Multivariable Control, see Model Predictive Control
Niederlinski Index
On/Off Control
Deadband
Open Loop Control
Operating Characteristic
Orifice Plates
Override Control
Overshoot
PD Control, see Proportional Plus Derivative Controller
PI Control, see Proportional Plus Integral Control
PI Controller Tuning For Integrating Processes
PID Control, see Proportional Integral Derivative Control
P & ID Symbols, see Process and Instrumentation Diagram Symbols
Plant Wide Control
Cascaded Units
General Considerations
Recycle Streams
Short Term versus Long Term Focus
Pneumatic DP Cell
Poisons to Thermocouples
P-Only Control
Positive and Negative Feedback
Pressure Loops, see Liquid Pressure Loops, Gas Pressure Loops
Pressure Measurement
Pressure Tuning Rules of Thumb
Primary Elements
Process Action
Process Control Hardware Fundamentals
Process Dynamic Response
Process and Instrumentation Diagram Symbols
Process Modelling and Simulation. See also First-Order Systems, Second-Order and Higher Order Systems
Classical Techniques
Modern Approach
Simple System Analysis Example
Process Reaction Curve Methods
Proportional Band
Proportional Control
Proportional Controller Bias
Proportional Integral Derivative Control
Workshop
Proportional-Only Control for Integrating Processes
Proportional Plus Derivative Controller
Proportional Plus Integral Control
Protection of Equipment
Quality of Control and Optimization
Ratio Control
Workshop, see Advanced Topics in Classical Automatic Control, Workshop
Reciprocating Compressor Control
Auxiliary Items Control
Capacity, Engine Load and Speed Control
Safety Control
Redundant Instrumentation
Relative Gain Array
Calculation
Loop Pairing
Pairing Rules
Workshop
Resistance Thermometer Detectors
Response Time
RGA, see Relative Gain Array
Rise Time
RTDs, see Resistance Thermometer Detectors
Second-Order and Higher Order Systems
Seebeck Effect
Selecting Temperature Sensors
Sensor/Transmitter Action
Shrink–Swell Phenomena
Simulation History
Single Input, Single Output Systems
Singular Value Decomposition
Snowball Effect
Steady State Gain Matrix
Stilling-Well, see Level Measurement, Stilling-Well
Temperature Control Loops
Temperature Measurement
Thermal Wells
Temperature Tuning Rules of Thumb
Thermal Wells, see Temperature Measurement, Thermal Wells
Thermocouples
Types
Time Constant
Trial and Error Controller Tuning Method
Tuning Feedback Controllers
Methods
Workshop
Ultrasonic Liquid Level Measurement, see Level Measurement, Ultrasonic
Valve Positioners
Valve Selection,
Based on Control Performance
Based on Process Dynamics
Variable Pairing
Web site, xvi
Ziegler–Nichols Closed Loop Tuning Method
Ziegler–Nichols Open Loop Tuning Rules