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<p>Preface to the Second Edition ix</p> <p>Introduction—2nd Edition xi</p> <p>About The Author xiii</p> <p>Chapter 1 Learning from Experience 1</p> <p>Chapter 2 Process Control Parameter Measurement 11</p> <p>Chapter 3 Dependent and Independent Variables 25</p> <p>Chapter 4 Binary Distillation of Pure Components 33</p> <p>Chapter 5 Distillation Tower Pressure Control 41</p> <p>Chapter 6 Control of Aqueous Phase (Waste Water) Strippers 55</p> <p>Chapter 7 Pressure Control in Multicomponent Systems 61</p> <p>Chapter 8 Optimizing Fractionation Efficiency by Temperature Profile 69</p> <p>Chapter 9 Analyzer Process Control 77</p> <p>Chapter 10 Fired Heater Combustion Air Control 87</p> <p>Chapter 11 Using Existing Controls to Promote Energy Efficiency 99</p> <p>Chapter 12 Sizing Process Control Valves 107</p> <p>Chapter 13 Control Valve Position on Instrument Air Failure 115</p> <p>Chapter 14 Override and Split-Range Process Control 125</p> <p>Chapter 15 Vacuum System Pressure Control 131</p> <p>Chapter 16 Reciprocating Compressors 143</p> <p>Chapter 17 Centrifugal Compressor Surge versus Motor Over-Amping 151</p> <p>Chapter 18 Controlling Centrifugal Pumps 159</p> <p>Chapter 19 Steam Turbine Control 167</p> <p>Chapter 20 Steam and Condensate Control 179</p> <p>Chapter 21 Control of Process Reactions 191</p> <p>Chapter 22 Function of the Process Control Engineer 205</p> <p>Chapter 23 Steam Quality and Moisture Content 215</p> <p>Chapter 24 Level, Pressure, Flow, and Temperature Indication Methods 231</p> <p>Chapter 25 Alarm and Trip Design for Safe Plant Operations 247</p> <p>Chapter 26 Inverted Response of Process Parameters 257</p> <p>Chapter 27 Nonlinear Process Responses 267</p> <p>Chapter 28 Control Malfunction Stories 275</p> <p>About My Seminars 283</p> <p>Process Control Nomenclature used in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants 287</p> <p>Further Readings on Troubleshooting Process Controls 293</p> <p>The Norm Lieberman Video Library of Troubleshooting Process Operations 295</p> <p>Index 297</p> <p>Afterword 319</p>

<p><b>Norman Lieberman</b> is a practicing Chemical Engineer with 54 years of design, operation, and troubleshooting experience. His clients are refineries and petrochemical plants. He is well known in the process industry for instructing technical process seminars, primarily for refineries and petrochemical plants.

<p><b>Easy-to-implement solutions that don't require complex mathematics</b> <p>Without resorting to complicated concepts, <i>Troubleshooting Process Plant Control, Second Edition</i> provides readers the skills needed to solve typical problems in process control. It's filled with real-life examples of problems that commonly arise in process control alongside common sense solutions. Moreover, the text is exceptionally easy to understand. While there are many new control concepts presented, they are all solidly based on decades-old technical concepts. <p>The new edition expands on the first book with the addition of five new chapters as well as new troubleshooting examples throughout the text. It emphasizes well-established process engineering principles that enable engineers and operators to switch from manual control loops to automatic control. Among the new chapters presented are: <ul><li>Reboiler, feed preheat, refrigeration unit, and vaporizer control</li> <li>Air cooler and shell and tube condenser control</li> <li>Boiler plant and de-aerator, condensate recovery, and demineralizer control</li> <li>"Inverted" response to a changed process variable</li> <li>Controlling catalytic process units</li></ul> <p>With its straightforward explanations, clear examples, and easy-to-implement solutions, this book is ideal for all plant console operators and process engineers.

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