Gregory K. McMillan

Senior Fellow

Gregory K. McMillan is a retired Senior Fellow from Solutia/Monsanto and an ISA Fellow. He received the ISA “Kermit Fischer Environmental” Award for pH control in 1991, the Control Magazine “Engineer of the Year” Award for the Process Industry in 1994, was inducted into the Control “Process Automation Hall of Fame” in 2001, was honored by InTech Magazine in 2003 as one of the most influential innovators in automation, and received the ISA Life Achievement Award in 2010. McMillan is the author of numerous books on process control, his most recent being Essentials of Modern Measurements and Final Elements for the Process Industry. His expertise and virtual plants are available on the web sites:

www.modelingandcontrol.com/

www.processcontrollab.com/  

Wed, 01/12/2011 - 05:00
Don’t Sweat That Temperature LoopComparative benefits of thermocouples and resistance temperature detectors
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 05:00
Temperature is one of the four most common types of process loops. While the other common loops—flow, level, and pressure—occur more often, temperature loops are generally more difficult and important. It is the single most frequently stated type…