General considerations for plant-wide control

When considering plant-wide control, a number of questions must be answered  

Plant-wide design, operation, and control is a fast-developing area for research. As such, it cannot be summarized simply in one chapter. For a more in-depth discussion of this topic, refer to the series of papers authored by Luyben and co-workers [9,11-14], and most recently a book entitled Plant Wide Process Control by Luyben et al. [10]. A practical article providing guidelines to ensure smooth plant operation is given by Lieberman [15], and a book on Plantwide Process Control is presented by Erickson and Hedrick [16]. 

Plant wide control fundamentals - analysis of material balance systems. Presentation at Plant Wide Control Course, Lehigh University, 3-7 May, 1993. 

Plant wide process control. In Practical Distillation Control, Luyben, W. L. (ed.). Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1992, p. 86. 

An industrial perspective on dynamic flowsheet simulation. In Proceedings, CPC IV, Padre Island, Texas, 17-22 February. CAChE, AIChE, New York, 1991, pp. 181-208. 

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