Process Dynamics and Control 4th Edition by Dale Seborg, Thomas Edgar, Duncan Mellichamp, Francis Doyle ISBN 111928595X 9781119285953

Chapter 1: Introduction to Process Control

• 1.1 Representative Process Control Problems

• 1.2 Illustrative Example: A Blending Process

• 1.3 Classification of Process Control Strategies

• 1.4 A Complicated Example: A Distillation Column

• 1.5 Hierarchy of Process Control Activities

• 1.6 Overview of Control System Design

Chapter 2: Theoretical Models of Chemical Processes

• 2.1 Rationale for Dynamic Process Models

• 2.2 General Modeling Principles

• 2.3 Degrees of Freedom Analysis

• 2.4 Dynamic Models of Representative Processes

• 2.5 Process Dynamics and Mathematical Models

Chapter 3: Laplace Transforms

• 3.1 Laplace Transforms of Representative Functions

• 3.2 Solution of Differential Equations via Laplace

• 3.3 Partial Fraction Expansion

• 3.4 Other Laplace Transform Properties

• 3.5 Transient Response Example

• 3.6 Software for Solving Symbolic Problems

Chapter 4: Transfer Function Models

• 4.1 Introduction to Transfer Function Models

• 4.2 Properties of Transfer Functions

• 4.3 Linearization of Nonlinear Models

Chapter 5: Dynamic Behavior of First-Order and Second-Order Processes

• 5.1 Standard Process Inputs

• 5.2 Response of First-Order Processes

• 5.3 Response of Integrating Processes

• 5.4 Response of Second-Order Processes

Chapter 6: Dynamic Response Characteristics of More Complicated Processes

• 6.1 Poles and Zeros and Their Effect on Process Response

• 6.2 Processes with Time Delays

• 6.3 Approximation of Higher-Order Transfer Functions

• 6.4 Interacting and Noninteracting Processes

• 6.5 State-Space and Transfer Function Matrix Models

• 6.6 Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) Processes

Chapter 7: Development of Empirical Models from Process Data

• 7.1 Model Development Using Regression (Linear/Nonlinear)

• 7.2 Fitting First- and Second-Order Models via Step Tests

• 7.3 Neural Network Models

• 7.4 Development of Discrete-Time Dynamic Models

• 7.5 Identifying Discrete-Time Models from Data

Chapter 8: Feedback Controllers

• 8.1 Introduction

• 8.2 Basic Control Modes

• 8.3 Features of PID Controllers

• 8.4 Digital Versions of PID Controllers

• 8.5 Typical Responses of Feedback Control Systems

• 8.6 On/Off Controllers

Chapter 9: Control System Instrumentation

• 9.1 Sensors, Transmitters, and Transducers

• 9.2 Final Control Elements

• 9.3 Accuracy in Instrumentation

Chapter 10: Process Safety and Process Control

• 10.1 Layers of Protection

• 10.2 Alarm Management

• 10.3 Abnormal Event Detection

• 10.4 Risk Assessment

Chapter 11: Dynamic Behavior and Stability of Closed-Loop Control Systems

• 11.1 Block Diagram Representation

• 11.2 Closed-Loop Transfer Functions

• 11.3 Closed-Loop Responses of Simple Systems

• 11.4 Stability of Closed-Loop Control Systems

• 11.5 Root Locus Diagrams

Chapter 12: PID Controller Design, Tuning, and Troubleshooting

• 12.1 Performance Criteria for Closed-Loop Systems

• 12.2 Model-Based Design Methods

• 12.3 Controller Tuning Relations

• 12.4 Controllers with Two Degrees of Freedom

• 12.5 On-Line Controller Tuning

• 12.6 Guidelines for Common Control Loops

• 12.7 Troubleshooting Control Loops

Chapter 13: Control Strategies at the Process Unit Level

• 13.1 Degrees of Freedom Analysis

• 13.2 Selection of Controlled, Manipulated, and Measured Variables

• 13.3 Applications

Chapter 14: Frequency Response Analysis and Control System Design

• 14.1 Sinusoidal Forcing of a First-Order Process

• 14.2 Sinusoidal Forcing of an n-th Order Process

• 14.3 Bode Diagrams

• 14.4 Frequency Response of Feedback Controllers

• 14.5 Nyquist Diagrams

• 14.6 Bode Stability Criterion

• 14.7 Gain and Phase Margins

Chapter 15: Feedforward and Ratio Control

• 15.1 Introduction to Feedforward Control

• 15.2 Ratio Control

• 15.3 Feedforward Controller Design Using Steady-State Models

• 15.4 Feedforward Controller Design Using Dynamic Models

• 15.5 Relationship Between Steady-State and Dynamic Design

• 15.6 Feedforward-Feedback Control Configurations

• 15.7 Tuning Feedforward Controllers