{"product_id":"troubleshooting-process-plant-control-isbn-9781394262939","title":"Troubleshooting Process Plant Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical and engaging guide to running process controls in petrochemical plants and refineries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProcess control is an area of study dealing with controlling variables that emerge in process plants, such as chemical plants, wastewater purification plants, or refineries. Existing guides to process control are numerous, but they tend to be associated with control engineering, which is more mathematical and theoretical. There is an urgent need for a more straightforward and concrete guide for practical use in petrochemical plants and refineries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroubleshooting Process Plant Control\u003c\/i\u003e meets this need with a work dedicated to real-life solutions and problem solving. Rooted in real-world examples and the career experience of the author, it largely avoids complex mathematics in favor of practical, well-established process engineering principles. Now fully updated to reflect the latest best practices and developments in the field, it is indispensable for process controllers in active plants of all kinds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of the third edition will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapters on alarm disabling, spectrometer use, and reducing CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e emissions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional novel examples throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidelines for using spectrometers to directly control reflux rates and steam flow to reboilers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroubleshooting Process Plant Control\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for practicing engineers and other technical professionals working in process facilities, as well as advanced students taking professional training courses in these fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Learning from Experience 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Process Control Parameter Measurement 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Dependent and Independent Variables 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Binary Distillation of Pure Components 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Distillation Tower Pressure Control 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Control of Aqueous Phase (Waste Water) Strippers 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Pressure Control in Multicomponent Systems 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Optimizing Fractionation Efficiency by Temperature Profile 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Analyzer Process Control 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Fired Heater Combustion Air Control 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Using Existing Controls to Promote Energy Efficiency 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Sizing Process Control Valves 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Control Valve Position on Instrument Air Failure 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Override and Split-Range Process Control 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Vacuum System Pressure Control 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Reciprocating Compressors 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Centrifugal Compressor Surge versus Motor Over-Amping 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Controlling Centrifugal Pumps 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Steam Turbine Control 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Steam and Condensate Control 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Control of Process Reactions 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Function of the Process Control Engineer 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Steam Quality and Moisture Content 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Level, Pressure, Flow, and Temperature Indication Methods 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Alarm and Trip Design for Safe Plant Operations 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Inverted Response of Process Parameters 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Nonlinear Process Responses 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Control Malfunction Stories 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 Level Indication Problems in Vessels 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Calibration Specific Gravity for Level Control 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 Flow Orifice Plate Cavitation 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32 Factors Causing Incorrect Process Parameter Measurements 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33 Optimizing Controls to Reduce Emissions from Sulfur\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecovery Plants and Sour Water Strippers 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 34 Positive Pressure in Fired Heaters—Effect of Wind 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 35 A Lesson From Bhopal\u0026amp;mdashHazards of Ignoring Alarms 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT MY SEMINARS 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFURTHER READINGS ON TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS CONTROLS 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE NORM LIEBERMAN VIDEO LIBRARY OF TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS OPERATIONS 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS CONTROL NOMENCLATURE USED IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 327\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman P. Lieberman\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing chemical engineer with 59 1\/2 years of design, operation, and troubleshooting experience for refineries and petrochemical plants. He is well-known in the process industry for instructing technical process seminars, primarily for refineries and petrochemical plants.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical and engaging guide to running process controls in petrochemical plants and refineries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProcess control is an area of study dealing with controlling variables that emerge in process plants, such as chemical plants, wastewater purification plants, or refineries. Existing guides to process control are numerous, but they tend to be associated with control engineering, which is more mathematical and theoretical. 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