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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. There are, in effect, two different books most people find when they go looking for process control instruction. One is a rigorous academic text that derives every transfer function and stability criterion but stops well short of a real control valve, a real safety-instrumented system, or a real distributed control system screen. The other is a field-oriented instrumentation reference that shows the hardware and day-to-day practice but treats the underlying mathematics as a black box to be trusted rather than understood. An engineer trying to tune an oscillating loop, defend a controller design in a hazard review, or judge whether an advanced-control project is worth its capital cost usually needs both books at once - and needs them to agree, which they often do not.This engineering reference was built to close that gap in one continuously derived volume. It begins with first-principles process modeling and carries that same mathematical foundation forward through classical feedback theory, frequency-response and stability analysis, and advanced multivariable and predictive control, before connecting all of it to the instrumentation, control-system hardware, safety-instrumented-system design, and batch-control practice an operating facility actually runs on.Inside, readers will: Build a working command of process modeling, linearization, Laplace-domain analysis, and empirical system identification, with every result derived rather than merely stated.Design and tune feedback controllers with classical and model-based methods, evaluate stability through both time-domain and frequency-domain criteria, and apply cascade, feedforward, ratio, override, and other advanced regulatory structures where a single loop is not enough.Analyze multivariable interaction and design model predictive controllers, from the underlying optimization problem through constrained, industrially deployed formulations.Connect control theory to the physical measurement chain, final control elements, and the control-system hardware and network architecture that carries a controller's decisions to the plant floor.Apply a structured, standards-based approach to process safety, alarm management, safety-instrumented-system design, and batch-process sequencing and record-keeping.Work through realistic industrial case studies and a capstone integrated control-retrofit project that ties modeling, tuning, safety, and economics together.Every chapter pairs its theory with an objective-to-assessment map, classified practice problems, a data-analysis exercise built on synthetic companion datasets, and a laboratory or simulation project, so the book functions equally well as a course text, a self-study reference, or a working desk reference. Four appendices and a consolidated glossary and index extend its use as a long-term professional resource.This book is written for practicing engineers who need a trustworthy reference for tuning, troubleshooting, and design decisions; upper-level engineering students meeting feedback control for the first time; and automation professionals evaluating advanced-control and safety-instrumented-system investments.Get your copy and start building a working, connected understanding of process control engineering - from the governing balance equation to the safety-instrumented system that protects it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…