Troubleshooting Process Plant Control

The book focuses on process control in the petroleum and refinery industries, with an emphasis on problem solving. The author explores various real life examples and relays the lessons learned from his career in this area. He explains many new yet straightforward concepts without the use of complex mathematics. This handy go-to emphasizes single and well-established process engineering principles that will help working engineers and operators switch manual control loops to automatic control.

Norman P. Lieberman is an independent process design engineer and field troubleshooter. His clients include refineries and petrochemical plants. Mr. Lieberman is well known and respected in the process industry for his seminar "Troubleshooting Process Operations," which he has presented to more than 12,000 engineers and plant operators.

Preface	p. ix
Introduction: A History of Positive Feedback Loops	p. xi
Learning from Experience	p. 1
Process Control Parameter Measurement	p. 9
Dependent and Independent Variables	p. 21
Binary Distillation of Pure Components	p. 29
Distillation Tower Pressure Control	p. 37
Pressure Control in Multicomponent Systems	p. 51
Optimizing Fractionation Efficiency by Temperature Profile	p. 59
Analyzer Process Control	p. 67
Fired Heater Combustion Air Control	p. 75
Sizing Process Control Valves	p. 85
Control Valve Position on Instrument Air Failure	p. 93
Override and Split-Range Process Control	p. 101
Vacuum System Pressure Control	p. 107
Reciprocating Compressors	p. 115
Centrifugal Compressor Surge vs. Motor Over-Amping	p. 123
Controlling Centrifugal Pumps	p. 131
Steam Turbine Control	p. 139
Steam and Condensate Control	p. 147
Function of the Process Control Engineer	p. 155
Steam Quality and Moisture Content	p. 163
Level, Pressure, Flow, and Temperature Indication Methods	p. 179
Alarm and Trip Design for Safe Plant Operations	p. 195
Nonlinear Process Responses	p. 205
About My Seminars	p. 213
Further Readings on Troubleshooting Process Controls	p. 217
The Norm Lieberman Video Library of Troubleshooting Process Operations	p. 219
Index	p. 221
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