Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition, Volume One: Process Measurement and Analysis

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Features

  • Presents the most up-to-date and complete information in the field-everything an instrument engineer needs to know
  • Describes the products of manufacturers from around the world
  • Includes contributions from approximately 100 leading industrial and academic professionals
  • Covers sensors, detectors, analyzers, and other measuring devices introduced since publication of the third edition
  • Summary

    Unsurpassed in its coverage, usability, and authority since its first publication in 1969, the three-volume Instrument Engineers' Handbook continues to be the premier reference for instrument engineers around the world. It helps users select and implement hundreds of measurement and control instruments and analytical devices and design the most cost-effective process control systems that optimize production and maximize safety.

    Now entering its fourth edition, Volume 1: Process Measurement and Analysis is fully updated with increased emphasis on installation and maintenance consideration. Its coverage is now fully globalized with product descriptions from manufacturers around the world.

    Béla G. Lipták speaks on Post-Oil Energy Technology on the AT&T Tech Channel.

    Table of Contents

    GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
    Flowsheet Symbols and P&I Diagrams
    Functional Diagrams and Function Symbols
    Instrument Terminology and Performance
    System Accuracy
    Uncertainty Calculations
    Configuring Intelligent Devices
    Instrument Installation
    Instrument Calibration
    Response Time and Drift Testing
    Redundant and Voting Systems
    Instrument Evaluation
    Binary Logic Diagrams

    FLOW MEASUREMENT
    Application and Selection
    Anemometers
    BTU Flowmeters for Heat Exchangers
    BTU Flowmeters for Gaseous Fuels
    Cross-Correlation Flow Metering
    Elbow Taps
    Flow Switches
    Jet Deflection Flow Detectors
    Laminar Flowmeters
    Magnetic Flowmeters
    Mass Flowmeters, Coriolis
    Mass Flowmeters-Miscellaneous
    Mass Flowmeters-Thermal
    Metering Pumps
    Orifices
    Pitot Tubes and Area Averaging Units
    Polyphase (Oil/Water/Gas) Flowmeters
    Positive-Displacement Gas Flowmeters
    Positive-Displacement Liquid Meters and Provers
    Purge Flow Regulators
    Segmental Wedge Flowmeter
    Sight Flow Indicators
    Solids Flowmeters and Feeders
    Target Meters
    Turbine and Other Rotary Element Flowmeters
    Ultrasonic Flowmeters
    Variable-Area, Gap, and Vane Flowmeters
    V-Cone Flowmeter
    Venturi Tubes, Flow Tubes, and Flow Nozzles
    Vortex and Fluidic Flowmeters
    Weirs and Flumes

    LEVEL MEASUREMENT
    Application and Selection
    Bubblers
    Capacitance and Radio Frequency (RF) Admittance Probes
    Conductivity and Field Effect Level Switches
    Diaphragm Level Detectors
    Differential Pressure Level Detectors
    Displacer Level Detectors
    Float Level Devices
    Laser Level Sensors
    Level Gauges, Including Magnetic
    Microwave Level Switches
    Optical Level Devices
    Radar, Noncontacting Level Sensors
    Radar, Contact Level Sensors (TDR, GWR, PDS)
    Radiation Level Sensors
    Resistance Tapes
    Rotating Paddle Switches
    Tank Gauges Including Float-Type Tape Gauges
    Thermal Level Sensors
    Time Domain Reflectometry and Phase Difference Sensors
    Ultrasonic Level Detectors
    Vibrating Level Switches

    TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
    Application and Selection
    Bimetallic Thermometers
    Calibrators and Simulators
    Color Indicators, Crayons, Pellets
    Fiber-Optic Thermometers
    Filled-Bulb and Glass-Stem Thermometers
    Integrated Circuitry (IC) Transistors and Diodes
    Miscellaneous Temperature Sensors
    Pneumatic and Suction Pyrometers
    Pyrometric Cones
    Radiation and Infrared Pyrometers
    Quartz Crystal Thermometry
    Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs)
    Temperature Switches and Thermostats
    Thermistors
    Thermocouples
    Thermowells
    Ultrasonic Thermometers

    PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
    Selection and Application
    Accessories: Seals, Snubbers, Calibrators, and Manifolds
    Bellows-Type Pressure Sensors
    Bourdon and Helical Pressure Sensors
    Diaphragm or Capsule-Type Sensors
    Differential Pressure Instruments
    Electronic Pressure Sensors
    High-Pressure Sensors
    Manometers Multiple Pressure Scanners
    Multiple Pressure Scanners
    Pressure Gauges
    Pressure Repeaters
    Pressure and Differential Pressure Switches
    Vacuum Sensors

    DENSITY MEASUREMENT
    Density: Applications and Selection
    Displacement- and Float-Type Densitometers
    Hydrometers
    Hydrostatic Densitometers
    Oscillating Coriolis Densitometer (Gas, Liquid, and Slurry Services)
    Radiation Densitometers
    Ultrasonic Sludge and Slurry Densitometers
    Liquid/Slurry/Gas Density-Vibrating Densitometers
    Weight-Based and Miscellaneous Densitometers
    Gas Densitometers

    SAFETY AND MISCELLANEOUS SENSORS
    Boroscopes
    Electrical and Intrinsic Safety
    Electrical Meters and Sensors
    Energy Management Devices (Peak Load Shedding)
    Excess Flow and Regular Check Valves
    Explosion Suppression and Deluge Systems
    Flame Arresters, Conservation Vents, and Emergency Vents
    Flame, Fire, and Smoke Detectors
    Leak Detectors
    Linear and Angular Position Detection
    Machine Vision Technology
    Metal Detectors
    Noise Sensors
    Proximity Sensors and Limit Switches
    Relief Valves-Determination of Required Capacity
    Relief Valves-Sizing, Specification, and Installation
    Rupture Discs
    Soft Sensors
    Tachometers and Angular Speed Detectors
    Thickness and Dimension Measurement
    Torque and Force Transducers
    Vibration, Shock, and Acceleration
    Weather Stations
    Weighing Systems: General Considerations
    Weight Sensors

    ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
    Analyzer Application and Selection
    Analyzer Sampling: Process Samples
    Analyzer Sampling: Stack Particulates
    Analyzers Operating on Electrochemical Principles
    Air Quality Monitoring
    Biometers
    Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand, and Total Oxygen Demand
    Calorimeters
    Carbon Dioxide
    Carbon Monoxide
    Chlorine
    Chromatographs: Gas
    Chromatographs: Liquid
    Coal Analyzers
    Colorimeters
    Combustibles
    Conductivity Analyzers
    Consistency Analyzers
    Corrosion Monitoring
    Differential Vapor Pressure Sensor
    Dioxin Analysis
    Elemental Monitors
    Fiber-Optic Probes
    Fluoride Analyzers
    Hydrocarbon Analyzers
    Hydrogen Sulfide
    Infrared Analyzers
    Ion-Selective Electrodes
    Mass Spectrometers
    Mercury in Air
    Mercury in Water
    Moisture in Air: Humidity and Dew Point
    Moisture in Gases and Liquids
    Moisture in Solids
    Molecular Weight
    Nitrate, Ammonia, and Total Nitrogen
    Nitrogen Oxide Analyzers
    Odor Detection
    Oil in or on Water
    Open Path Spectrometry
    Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP)
    Oxygen in Gases
    Oxygen in Liquids (Dissolved Oxygen)
    Ozone in Gas
    Ozone in Water
    Particulates, Opacity, Dust, and Smoke
    Particle Size and Distribution Monitors
    pH Measurement
    Phosphorus Analyzer
    Physical Properties Analyzers - ASTM Methods
    Raman Analyzers
    Refractometers
    Rheometers
    Streaming Current or Particle Charge Analyzer
    Sulfur-in-Oil Analyzers
    Sulfur Oxide Analyzers
    Thermal Conductivity Detectors
    Total Carbon Analyzers
    Toxic Gas Monitoring
    Turbidity, Sludge, and Suspended Solids
    Ultraviolet and Visible Analyzers
    Viscometers-Application and Selection
    Viscometers-Laboratory
    Viscometers-Industrial
    Water Quality Monitoring
    Wet Chemistry and Autotitrator Analyzers

    APPENDIX
    International System of Units
    Engineering Conversion Factors
    Chemical Resistance of Materials
    Composition of Metallic and Other Materials
    Steam and Water Tables
    Friction Loss in Pipes
    Tank Volumes
    Directory of "Lost" Companies

    INDEX

    Editorial Reviews

    "The editor of this masterpiece, Béla Lipták, is a longtime engineering consultant, a teacher at Yale, and a fellow of the ISA. He is clearly devoted to producing a useful reference … . The book is replete with simple explicatory figures and diagrams; well-organized summaries with information on the costs, suppliers, ranges, and inaccuracies of the instruments covered; and practical tips on related subjects such as good instrument maintenance practices. … Comprehensive, practical, and well-organized, this book is highly recommended for academic libraries and engineering company libraries. It can best serve as a teaching aid for students, or a reference manual for both new and experienced practicing engineers."
    -E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 6, 2004

    About the previous editions:
    "Those [contributors] eventually selected are without doubt among the best … Whether used as a textbook by inexperienced engineers, or as a quick reference book for the experienced engineer, this book looks set to continue to be the main reference to the instrument engineer for the next decade…"
    -Alan Reese, Control & Instrumentation

    "I have seen nothing with the scope of this handbook…"
    -Roy V. Hughson, Chemical Engineering

    "In our smaller universe of process control, Béla Lipták is a towering presence…"
    -Terrence K. McMahon, Control

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