Download or read book Chemical and Bio-process Control written by James B. Riggs and published by Addison-Wesley. This book was released on 2007 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key features: Industrially relevant approach to chemical and bio-process control Fully revised edition with substantial enhancements to the theoretical coverage of the subject Increased number and variety of examples Extensively revised homework problems with degree-of-diffi culty rating added Expanded and enhanced chapter on model predictive control Self-assessment questions and problems at the end of most sections with answers listed in the appendix Bio-process control coverage: Background and history of bio-processing and bio-process control added to the introductory chapter Discussion and analysis of the primary bio-sensors used in bio-tech industries added to the chapter on control loop hardware Signifi cant proportion of examples and homework problems in the text deal with bio-processes Section on troubleshooting bio-process control systems included Bio-related process models added to the modeling chapter Supplemental material: Visual basic simulator of process models developed in text Solutions manual Set of PowerPoint lecture slides Collection of process control exams All supplemental material can be found at www.che.ttu.edu/pcoc/software