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Process Automation

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The field of process automation is concerned with the analysis of dynamic behavior of chemical processes, design of automatic controllers, and associated instrumentations. Process automation as practised in the process industries has undergone significant changes since it was first introduced in the 1940s. Perhaps the most significant influence on the changes in process control technology has been the introduction of inexpensive digital computers and instruments with greater capabilities than their analog predecessors. During the past 20 years automatic control has assumed increased importance in the process industries, which has led to the application of more sophisticated techniques.

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Abbreviations

ADC:

analog-to-digital converter

BPCS:

basic process control system

CV:

controlled variables

DAC:

digital-to-analog converter

DCS:

distributed control system

DCS:

disturbance control standard

DMC:

dynamic matrix control

DV:

disturbance variables

ESD:

electronic software delivery

ESD:

emergency shutdown

FDA:

US Food and Drug Administration

GUI:

graphic user interface

I/O:

input/output

ISO:

International Organization for Standardization

ISO:

independent system operator

ISP:

internet service provider

LSL:

low-level switch

MIMO:

multi-input multi-output

MPC:

model-based predictive control

MV:

manipulated variables

PAT:

process analytical technology

PI:

proportional–integral

PID:

proportional, integral, and derivative

PSH:

high-pressure switch

RTO:

real-time optimization

RTO:

regional transmission organization

SIS:

safety interlock system

SISO:

single-input single-output

WIP:

work-in-progress

fab:

fabrication plant

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 1 University Station, 78712, Austin, TX, USA

    Thomas F. Edgar Prof

  2. Artie McFerrin Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A& M University, 77843-3122, College Station, TX, USA

    Juergen Hahn PhD

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  1. PRISM Center, and School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 315 N. Grant Street, 47907, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Shimon Y. Nof

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Edgar, T.F., Hahn, J. (2009). Process Automation. In: Nof, S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Automation. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_31

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