Table of Contents PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS. 1. Introduction to Process Control. 2. Theoretical Models of Chemical Processes. PART TWO: DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF PROCESSES. 3. Laplace Transforms. 4. Transfer Function and State-Space Models. 5. Dynamic Behavior of First-Order and Second-Order Processes. 6. Dynamic Response Characteristics of More Complicated Processes. 7. Development of Empirical Models from Process Data. PART THREE: FEEDBACK AND FEEDFORWARD CONTROL. 8. Feedback Controllers. 9. Control System Instrumentation. 10. Overview of Control System Design. 11. Dynamic Behavior and Stability of Closed-Loop Control Systems. 12. PID Controller Design, Tuning, and Troubleshooting. 13. Frequency Response Analysis. 14. Control System Design Based on Frequency Response Analysis. 15. Feedforward and Radio Control. PART FOUR: ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL. 16. Enhanced Single-Loop Control Strategies. 17. Digital Sampling, Filtering, and Control. 18. Multiloop and Multivariable Control. 19. Real-Time Optimization. 20. Model Predictive Control. 21. Process Monitoring. 22. Batch Process Control. 23. Introduction to Plantwide Control. 24. Plantwide Control System Design . Appendix A: Digital Process Control Systems: Hardware and Software. Appendix B: Review of Thermodynamics Concepts for Conservation Equations. Appendix C: Use of MATLAB in Process Control. Appendix D: Contour Mapping and the Principle of the Argument. Appendix E: Dynamic Models and Parameters Used for Plantwide Control Chapters.