Automation and Control Systems Economics, 2nd Edition

List of Figures

Unit 2: Basic Concepts

Figure 2-1: Some Measures of Variability
Figure 2-2: Project X Cash Flow Diagram
Figure 2-3: Project X Cumulative Cash Flow

Unit 3: Benefit Identification

Figure 3-1: A Strategic Process Control Paradigm (Adapted from .)
Figure 3-2: Steel Mill Daily Uncontrolled Power Consumption
Figure 3-3: Distillation Column for Example 3-2
Figure 3-4: Effect of Distillate Composition on Yield
Figure 3-5: Cost of Separation (Adapted from Distillation Control by F. G. Shinskey, 1977 by McGraw-Hill, Reproduced with permission from McGraw-Hill)
Figure 3-6: Batch Separation Process for Exercise 3-4
Figure 3-7: Effect of Batch Time on Product Composition
Figure 3-8: Effect of Product Composition on Batch Separator Yield

Unit 4: Benefit Estimation

Figure 4-1: Benefit Estimation Procedure
Figure 4-2: Realizable Performance Improvement by Better Control ()
Figure 4-3: Composition Control: Effects of On-line Analysis and Automatic Control
Figure 4-4: Effects of On-line Analysis and Control on Distillation Tower Performance ()
Figure 4-5: Effect of Temperature Control on Cooling Tower Power Consumption
Figure 4-6: Operating Closer To a Constraint
Figure 4-7: Quality Distribution Curves (adapted from )
Figure 4-8: Power Plant Emissions
Figure 4-9: Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Cascade Control (Adapted from )

Unit 5: Cost Estimation

Figure 5-1: Cash Flow Diagram for First Costs of Control Consolidation

Unit 6: Project Evaluation

Figure 6-1: Cash Flow Diagram for Example 6-2
Figure 6-2: Discount Factor for Future Values
Figure 6-3: Effect of Rate of Return on NPV in Example 6-3
Figure 6-4: Spreadsheet Project Evaluation Printout
Figure 6-5: Spreadsheet Project...

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