ABSTRACT

The latest update to Bela Liptak's acclaimed "bible" of instrument engineering is now available. Retaining the format that made the previous editions bestsellers in their own right, the fourth edition of Process Control and Optimization continues the tradition of providing quick and easy access to highly practical information. The authors are practicing engineers, not theoretical people from academia, and their from-the-trenches advice has been repeatedly tested in real-life applications. Expanded coverage includes descriptions of overseas manufacturer's products and concepts, model-based optimization in control theory, new major inventions and innovations in control valves, and a full chapter devoted to safety. With more than 2000 graphs, figures, and tables, this all-inclusive encyclopedic volume replaces an entire library with one authoritative reference. The fourth edition brings the content of the previous editions completely up to date, incorporates the developments of the last decade, and broadens the horizons of the work from an American to a global perspective.

Béla G. Lipták speaks on Post-Oil Energy Technology on the AT&T Tech Channel.

chapter 1|88 pages

General

chapter 2|368 pages

Control Theory

chapter 3|118 pages

Transmitters and Local Controllers

chapter 4|301 pages

Control Room Equipment

chapter 5|167 pages

PLCs and Other Logic Devices

chapter 6|313 pages

Control Valve Selection and Sizing

chapter 7|114 pages

Regulators and Final Control Elements

chapter 8|736 pages

Control and Optimization of Unit Operations