Gregory K. McMillan and Robert A. Cameron Building on the knowledge and the goals of the best-selling book, Advanced Control Unleashed, this portable pocket guide goes beyond theoretical concepts and provides new insight into the implementation practices after the objectives have been defined and the technology decisions have been made. Recognizing the opportunity that models present to capture and exploit plant knowledge, the authors share their expertise on the concepts, procedures, and examples needed to construct and apply different models through the use of “state of the art” software for simulation and model predictive control. Sharing the results of the extensive testing they performed, and to extend the utility of Models Unleashed, the authors have included a website link that lets you download Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint files.
Format: Softbound Book – 2004 ISBN: 978-1-55617-857-3 Length: 165 pages; Weight: 1 lb. Member: $49.00; List: $59.00 www.isa.org/modelsunleashed
New Directions in Bioprocess Modeling and Control: Maximizing Process Analytical Technology Benefits Michael A. Boudreau and Gregory K. McMillan If you are a process design, quality control, information systems, or auto-mation engineer in the biopharmaceutical, brewing, or bio-fuel industry, this handy resource will help you define, develop, and apply a virtual plant, model predictive control, first-princi-ple models, neural networks, and multivariate statistical process control. The synergistic knowledge discovery on bench top or pilot plant scale can be ported to industrial scale processes. This learning process is consistent with the intent in the Process Analyzer and Process Control Tools sections of the FDA’s Guidance for Industry PAT – A Framework for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.
Format: Softbound Book – 2007 ISBN: 978-1-55617-905-1 Length: 310 pages; Weight: 2 lbs. Member: $89.00; List: $99.00 www.isa.org/bioprocess
Karl J. Åström and Tore Hägglund
This book examines the auto-tuning and adaptation features of several commercial controllers, including digital PID controllers, and discusses measures for dealing with specific challenges such as: reset windup, long process dead times, and oscillatory systems.
Format: Softbound Book – 1995 ISBN: 978-1-55617-516-9 Length: 343 pages; Weight: 2 lbs. Member: $89.00; List: $99.00 www.isa.org/pidcontrollers
Job Training Systems
Learn how to read and understand Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&IDs). After completing the workbook, you should be able to identify symbols and function labels commonly found on P&IDs, describe how system components are related, and trace process stream flow and control loop functions.
Format: Spiralbound Book – 1999
Order No.: RPIDWBOOK
Length: 102 pages; Weight: 1 lb.
Member: $59.00; List: $69.00
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Variable Speed Drives: Principles and Applications for Energy Cost Savings, 3rd Edition David W. Spitzer This venerable classic helps practicing engineers learn about the technical and economic potential of this technology. It presents the electrical, hydraulic, chemical, and instrumentation information necessary to technically evaluate and economically justify variable speed drive (VSD) applications.
Format: Softbound Book – 2004 ISBN: 978-1-55617-859-7 Length: 204 pages; Weight: 1 lb. Member: $69.00; List: $79.00 www.isa.org/vsd
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