Batch Control: Practical Guides for Measurement and Control (Practical Guides Series) (Hardcover)

~ Eli Nisenfeld (Editor), A. E. Nisenfeld (Editor), H. Leegwater (Editor)

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Whether you are a seasoned batch control practitioner seeking more information, or a novice in need of fundamentals, this volume contains information that will prove invaluable to you. Over thirty-five batch experts have contributed their knowledge and experience to this comprehensive work. Newcomers will appreciate the chapters on the history and development of batch process control, batch terminology, and fundamentals of reactors, control, and development and management of batch applications. Those readers already familiar with batch control will find the chapters on expert system techniques, advanced control, modeling and simulation, and batch control in a CIM/MES environment are valuable resources. Topics like scheduling, equipment selection, configuration, and safety are valuable to all readers.

Nine different case histories of batch control applications from a brewery to an ABS plant take the reader into the plant to see successful batch process control design, development, and operation in practice.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 673 pages
• Publisher: ISA (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556175639
• ISBN-13: 978-1556175633
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,482,904 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars From an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control, July 9, 2006

By	David De Sousa "The Automation and Control Guy" - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I have extensive experience with continuous process control systems. When I bought this book I was looking for a reference to learn about batch processes and Batch Control. I wasn't disappointed at all.

This volume is part of the Practical Guides Series developed and published by ISA (formerly "The Instrument Society of America", later "The International Society for Measurement and Control" and now known as "The Instrument, Systems and Automation Society"). The Practical Guides were concived to bridge the gap between theory and actual practice, and the stress is placed on the actual experience of measurement and control practitioners.

As I mentioned I own this book, and I truly believe it is a good introductory reference to the world of Batch Control. It gives an excellent overview using practical language and examples, dedicating 9 full chapters to case histories and applications, and will be helpful in your work if you are involved with batch processes.

The book is organized covering the following topics:
- History of batch process control.
- Fundamentals of batch management.
- Fundamentals of batch recipes.
- Namur.
- Marketing a batch system.
- Reactors, finishing equipment, and utilities.
- Methods of batch control.
- Fundamentals of units development.
- Fundamentals of information and software management.
- Fundamentals of batch logic documentation.
- Production scheduling.
- Fundamentals of fault detection and analysis.
- Specification of a control system for batch processes.
- Implementation of general recipe.
- Batch supervisory control.
- Equipment selection.
- Configuration.
- Safety as a methodology.
- Methodology of batch control.
- Principles of batch control.
- The role of the operator in batch control.
- Expert system techniques for batch process control.
- Object-oriented programming for batch process control.
- Advanced control of batch processes.
- Modeling and simulation of batch processes.
- Batch control in a CIM / MES environment.
CASE STORIES OF BATCH CONTROL
- Temperature control of batch reactors.
- Decision support systems applied to exothermic reactions.
- Case studies for batch process simulation, flexible batch recipe, and batch data management.
- Batch control in a brewhouse.
- Automation of batch bio reactor.
- Batch control in a resin plant.
- Application to a consumer products plant.
- Using sequential function charts to automate batch biotech operations.
- Batch control of an ABS plant.
APPENDIX:
- Terminology of batch processing and control.