Process control engineering

This text surveys methods, problems and tools used in process control engineering. It provides treatment of such topics as: process knowledge; sensor system technology; actuators; communication technology; and logistics. Design and construction of control systems and their operation is given with fi...

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Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Group Author: Polke, Martin.; Epple, U. (Ulrich); Heim, M. (Michael)
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527615735
Summary: This text surveys methods, problems and tools used in process control engineering. It provides treatment of such topics as: process knowledge; sensor system technology; actuators; communication technology; and logistics. Design and construction of control systems and their operation is given with figures and tables. The book is intended both for interested non-specialists and for process control engineers, who should find it helpful in identifying individual tasks and organizing them into a coherent whole.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 475 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783527615735
3527615733
9783527615728 (electronic bk.)
3527615725 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: TS156
CLC: TP273
Contents: Cover -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Information Structures in Process Control Engineering -- 3. Knowledge about the Process -- 4. From Process Knowledge to Process Control -- 5. The Process Control System and its Elements: Process Sensor Systems -- 6. The Process Control System and its Elements: Process Actuator Systems -- 7. The Process Control System and its Elements: Distributed Control Systems -- 8. The Process Control System and its Elements: Information Logistics -- 9. Computer-Aided Methods -- 10. Design and Construction of Process Control Systems -- 11. Operation -- 12. Standards, Committees, and Associations -- 13. Integration of Knowledge-Based Systems in Process Control Engineering -- 14. Appendix -- 15. References -- 16. Index.