Digital Transformation of Complex Systems
Engineering Principles, Analysis, Design, and Development Practice for Plant and Process SystemsBy Henrik Vasterberg
Length17h 25m
About this audiobook
A practice-oriented guide to applying systems engineering principles, model-based methods and digital tools across the design, modernisation and handover of process plant and industrial facilities.
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GenreTechnology
Length17 hrs 25 mins
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Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Digital Transformation of Complex Systems
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Systems Thinking for Industrial Plant
71.1 What a Plant System Is and Where Its Boundary Lies
81.2 Hierarchy, Decomposition and Levels of Abstraction
91.3 Emergent Behavior, Coupling and Unintended Interaction
101.4 Stakeholders, Success Criteria and the Value Proposition
111.5 Systems Thinking Applied: The Nordvik Baseline Case
12Chapter 2: Life-Cycle Models and Stage Gates
132.1 Life-Cycle Stages from Concept to Decommissioning
142.2 The Vee Model and the Verification Branch
152.3 Stage Gates, Reviews and Entry-Exit Criteria
162.4 Concurrent Engineering and Information Flow Between Disciplines
172.5 Deliverables per Stage and the Document Register
18Chapter 3: Requirements Engineering
193.1 Elicitation: Sources, Techniques and Their Failure Modes
203.2 Writing Verifiable Requirement Statements
213.3 Traceability: Bidirectional Links and Impact Analysis
223.4 Operational Scenarios and Use Cases
233.5 Requirements Management: Baselines, Change and Prioritization
24Chapter 4: Functional Analysis and Architecture
254.1 Functional Decomposition and the Function Tree
264.2 Allocation to Physical Elements and the Allocation Matrix
274.3 Interface Definition and the N-by-N Interaction Matrix
284.4 Architecture Views and the Architecture Description
294.5 Change Control Across Functions and Interfaces
30Chapter 5: Model-Based Systems Engineering
315.1 Structural Views: Composition, Connectivity and Classification
325.2 Behavioral Views: States, Sequences and Continuous Dynamics
335.3 The Digital Thread and One Authoritative Model
345.4 Configuration Management of Models
35Chapter 6: Process Design Fundamentals
366.1 Mass Balances: Steady State, Recycle and Purge
376.2 Energy Balances and Utility Duties
386.3 Block Flow and Process Flow Diagrams
396.4 Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams and Their Data
40Chapter 7: Equipment Sizing and Selection
417.1 Pumps and Compressors: Duty, Head and Operating Point
427.2 Heat Exchangers: Duty, Area and Fouling
437.3 Vessels, Separators and Hydraulic Checks
447.4 Materials Selection and Corrosion Allowance
457.5 Datasheets, Vendor Evaluation and the Sizing Package
46Chapter 8: Control and Automation Architecture
478.1 Control Layers and the Decision They Own
488.2 Instrument Selection, Range and Accuracy
498.3 The Manufacturing Hierarchy and System Integration
508.4 Open Data Exchange and Interoperability
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