About the AuthorPrefacePART ONE INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS CONTROLChapter 1. Introduction to Process ControlChapter 2. Theoretical Models of Chemical ProcessesPART TWO DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF PROCESSESChapter 3. Laplace TransformsChapter 4. Transfer Function ModelsChapter 5. Dynamic Behavior of First-Order and Second-Order ProcessesChapter 6. Dynamic Response Characteristics of More Complicated ProcessesChapter 7. Development of Empirical Models from DataPART THREE FEEDBACK AND FEEDFORWARD CONTROLChapter 8. PID ControlChapter 9. Control System InstrumentationChapter 10. Process Safety and Process ControlChapter 11. Dynamic Behavior and Stability of Closed-Loop Control SystemsChapter 12. Control System Design: PID ControllersChapter 13. Frequency Response Analysis and Control System DesignChapter 14. Feedforward and Ratio ControlPART FOUR ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROLChapter 15. Advanced Control Strategies Based on PID ControllersChapter 16. Digital Sampling, Filtering, and ControlChapter 17. Multivariable Systems and Multiloop ControlChapter 18. Real-Time OptimizationChapter 19. Model Predictive ControlChapter 20. Process MonitoringChapter 21. Batch Process ControlPART FIVE APPLICATIONS TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMSChapter 22. Biosystems Control DesignChapter 23. Dynamics and Control of Biological Systems