
This book discusses real world processes - where pipes leak, sensors plug, and pumps cavitate - offering practical solutions to real problems. This second edition reflects the continual improvement and evolution of control systems as well as anticipates future advances.

In Optimization of Industrial Unit Processes, the term "optimization" means the maximizing of productivity and safety while minimizing operating costs. In a fully optimized plant, efficiency and productivity are continuously maximized while levels, temperatures, pressures, or...