http://www.pc-education/mcmaster.ca/course.htmThis book is the closest in content to the 18/D443 course, and, if you want to buy a book, then this would be a reasonable choice. The book is definitely introductory - no advanced material is included at all. The modelling content isn't particularly strong - you'll need to look at some of the other texts for back-up in this, but the discussion on control is well written, and much longer than the notes in this course. There is a website which is supposed to support the book - it's rubbish and only contains some adverts.
Shinskey is really the first person to attempt control system analysis from a real-time perspective. He has written dozens of books, all of which are worth having a look at (you'll find a few in the University library). The only thing I'd say against them is that they tend to be a bit like a cookbook - if you want to control the system that's in the book, then great; but if you have something slightly different then it is difficult to generalise from the material in the text. However, once you have some knowledge and experience the books are a great source of ideas.
The books listed below are 'standard' texts for chemical process control. They all, however, make use of a mathematical technique called Laplace transforms to solve the modelling and control equations. I have absolutely nothing against Laplace transforms (until recently my course was based around them), but they can be a bit mind-boggling until you get used to them. These books are definitely worth looking at for the explanations in the text - just don't worry too much if you don't understand the maths.
Good content, but rather dense print. Some interesting problems (e.g. calculate who will win a battle between Capt.Kirk and the Klingons!). Good chapter on time-domain solutions (the sort of analytical solutions we do in this course). Limited material on control system design, although the section on tuning is good.
Very well laid out and easy to read. Very good in referring concepts to practical
applications. Best discussion on process control design I've seen (and this runs right
through the book, not just in the chapters specifically about design). There is a website
which supports the book and which has useful learning material (like interactive
questionnaires). The website address is http://www.pc-education/mcmaster.ca/course.htm
The style of this book is showing its age, with dense text and no colour it is quite difficult to read. The content is quite mathematical and doesn't cover many of the 'softer' aspects of control. I don't really like this book much, but the style might appeal to some (twisted!) individual.
A nice, comprehensive, book covering issues from modelling to control system design. Well worth having a look at.
This was the textbook for the course up to about five years ago. It is very well written and has an attractive layout (although some students preferred Stephanopoulos). Worth having a look at. (NB the book is now in its second edition and has been extensively revised. )