Self-regulating systems with feedback loops, i.e., the routing back of the output of a system to its input, have existed since antiquity and have since become an integral part of modern technology.

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A linear control variable yields a uniform surge margin across the full operating range and simplifies both closed-loop and ...

Simulation of process control can ensure productive automation projects. But how much effort should be allocated to ...

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