Control Book Recommendations

If you want to see the list of process control books that MCL recommends this is the page for you.

Process Control Systems by F.G. Shinskey

Greg Shinskey is often spoke of as the "control engineers control engineer" and after reading his books you can see why so many people regard him so highly. His books are written with a control problem and its solving always in mind. He doesn't deviate into obscure mathematical techniques that some other control books are fond of that often leave you thinking "what was the question?".

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Feedback Controllers for the Process Industries by F.G. Shinskey

A feedback control system is a system in which the value of some output quantity is controlled by feeding the value of the controlled quantity and using it to manipulate an input quantity in such a manner as to bring the value of the controlled quantity closer to a desired value. Also called a closed-loop system, it tends to use output variables compared with reference variables as a means of control. This text combines operational and mathematical descriptions of all the various feedback controllers that have been used in the process industries, comparing their performance and stability in many commonly encountered processes. It aims to dispel misconceptions about the performance of some newer types of controllers, generally considered superior but, in some applications, actually inferior. The book explains what today's role is for the PID controller, the actual and more limited applications for the Ziegler-Nichols tuning rules, and manual and automated self-tuning controllers. The control theory presented is illustrated by numerous simulations.

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Chemical Process Control--An Introduction to Theory and Practice by George Stephanopoulos

Stephanopoulos: Chemical Process Control

The jacket states that this book "covers all aspects of chemical process control and provides a clear and complete overview of the design and hardware elements needed for practical implementation" and we have to agree.

Among its many features, the book

provides a clear and complete overview of the control desing aspects and hardware elements needed for practical implimentaiton;

emphasises fundamental understanding of controllers' actions, their relative advantage and drawbacks;

includes a concise introduction to a variety of control systems;

contains suffiecien background for a beginner in process control design to generate alternative control systems for asingle unit or complete plants and evaluate them;

employs more than 300 figures, 150 examples, and numerous remarks and notes to present the material clearly and completely.

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	Greg Shinskey is often spoke of as the "control engineers control engineer" and after reading his books you can see why so many people regard him so highly. His books are written with a control problem and its solving always in mind. He doesn't deviate into obscure mathematical techniques that some other control books are fond of that often leave you thinking "what was the question?".
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