Control of Batch Processes

Gives a real world explanation of how to analyze and troubleshoot a process control system in a batch process plant

• Explains how to analyze the requirements for controlling a batch process, develop the control logic to meet these requirements, and troubleshoot the process controls in batch processes
• Presents three categories of batch processes (cyclical batch, multigrade facilities, and flexible batch) and examines the differences in the control requirements in each
• Examines various concepts of a product recipe and what its nature must be in a flexible batch facility
• Approaches the subject from the process perspective, with emphasis on the advantages of using structured logic in the automation of all but the simplest batch processes.
• Discusses the flow of information starting at the plant floor and continuing through various levels of the control logic up to the corporate IT level

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Measurement Considerations
Chapter 3: Continuous Control Issues
Chapter 4: Discrete Devices
Chapter 5: Material Transfers
Chapter 6: Structured Logic for Batch
Chapter 7: Batch Unit or Process Unit
Chapter 8: Sequence Logic
Chapter 9: Batches and Recipes