Greg’s Articles on Valve Dynamics

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Chapter 3, “Measurements and Valves,” Good Tuning: A Pocket Guide, 2nd ed., ISA, 2005
Chapter 6, “Control Valves – A Moving Story,” Advanced pH Measurement and Control, 3rd ed., ISA, 2004
Chapter 2, “Setting the Foundation,” Advanced Control Unleashed, ISA, 2003
Chapter 4, “Valve Position—The Missing Link,” How to Become an Instrument Engineer - Part 1.523, ISA, 1995
Chapter 7, “The Effect of Valve Dynamics,” Tuning and Control Loop Performance, 3rd ed., ISA, 1994

“Problems and Solutions for Control Valve Dynamics,” Texas A&M Instrumentation Symposium, January, 1995.
“A Performance Comparison Between a Smith Predictor and a PID Control for Control Valve Hysteresis and Process Non-Self-Regulation”, ACC, San Francisco, June, 1983.
Greg’s www.modelingandcontrol.com Entries on Valve Dynamics
“Getting Rid of Dead Time—Beam Me Up Scotty,” Control Techniques Category.
“Deadly Deadband,” Plant Design Category.
“Missing in Action,” Tuning and Control Performance Category.
“Location, Location, Location, Part 2,” Plant Design Category.
“Dead Time’s Secret Identity, Part 2,” Tuning and Control System Performance Category.
“Biggest Opportunities for Process Control Improvement, Basic Control,” Tuning and Control System Performance Category.
“Biggest Opportunities for Process Control Improvement—Position Readback,” Tuning and Control System Performance Category.
Control Talk discussions of valve dynamics, Tuning rule bonanza and Control Valve Simulation