7.1 Simulation
This is a simulation of an industrial process. The chapter has the title “Power Plant Control,” but it is just a demonstration of how any industrial process uses computers to assist in its operation.
We assume that the plant has many devices throughout its operation which monitor temperatures and flow rates at different points. In the past these would just be gauges which would have to be monitored manually at all times. So this would involve hundreds of people who would be checking these. If one of the people monitoring these was distracted and missed a high reading, it could ...
