Troubleshooting process plant control : a practical guide to avoiding and correcting mistakes / Norman P. Lieberman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lieberman, Norman P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum refineries--Maintenance and repair.

Petroleum refineries.

Chemical process control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2017.

Summary:

Examines real life problems and solutions for operators and engineers running process controls Expands on the first book with the addition of five new chapters as well as new troubleshooting examples Written for the working operator and engineer, with straightforward instruction not hinged on complex math Includes real-life examples of control problems that commonly arise and how to fix them Emphasizes single and well-established process engineering principles that will help working engineers and operators switch manual control loops to automatic control

Contents:

Learning from experience

Process control parameter measurement

Dependent and independent variables

Binary distillation of pure components

Distillation tower pressure control

Control of aqueous phase (waste water) strippers

Pressure control in multicomponent systems

Optimizing fractionation efficiency by temperature profile

Analyzer process control

Fired heater combustion air control

Using existing controls to promote energy efficiency

Sizing process control valves

Control valve position on instrument air failure

Override and split-range process control

Vacuum system pressure control

Reciprocating compressors

Centrifugal compressor surge vs. motor over-amping

Controlling centrifugal pumps

Steam turbine control

Steam and condensate control

Control of process reactions

Function of the process control engineer

Steam quality and moisture content

Level, pressure, flow, and temperature indication methods

Alarm and trip design for safe plant operations

Inverted response of process parameters

Nonlinear process responses

Control malfunction stories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-26778-1

1-5231-1500-9

1-119-26777-3

1-119-26779-X

OCLC:

978248790