An Introduction to Process Modelling Identification and Control for Engineers

This book is intended for under graduate as well as post graduate students of chemical, electrical, electronics and instrumentation branches of engineering disciplines pursuing process control as a subject and will be useful to research students of similar disciplines. This book focuses on the basics of process control, identification, PID controllers and autotuning with an objective to understand the basic concepts of process modeling, feedback loops and synthesis of PID controllers with practical ways of using closed-loop systems.

This text book contains 10 chapters starting from introduction to advanced topics in the field of process modeling, identification and control to cater to needs of UG/PG students of E&I, ICE, Chemical, Leather and allied branches of engineering. For quick reference the required mathematical tools are presented at the appropriate places. Special emphasis is given to practice the theory with the help of examples to provide adequate software programs. Detailed closed-loop studies based on several typical case studies are also discussed. Some numerical problems are presented to understand theoretical concepts clearly. The book is written in simple sentences in an easily understandable manner. Exercise problems are also presented at the end of each chapter.