Instrumentation for Process Measurement and Control, Third Editon

Published:
October 22, 1997 by CRC Press - 512 Pages
Author(s):
Norman A. Anderson
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Features

  • Supports the integration digital and analog systems
  • Demonstrates the practical applications of instrument components in completely instrumented process systems
  • Describes control software, types of simulators, and programming
  • Contains expanded questions sections at the end of each chapter that will help students with self-study and assessing their knowledge on the topics covered

    • Summary

    The perennially bestselling third edition of Norman A. Anderson's Instrumentation for Process Measurement and Control provides an outstanding and practical reference for both students and practitioners. It introduces the fields of process measurement and feedback control and bridges the gap between basic technology and more sophisticated systems. Keeping mathematics to a minimum, the material meets the needs of the instrumentation engineer or technician who must learn how equipment operates. I t covers pneumatic and electronic control systems, actuators and valves, control loop adjustment, combination control systems, and process computers and simulation

    Table of Contents

    FEEDBACK ON PROCESS CONTROL
    Introduction to Process Control
    Process/Pressure Measuring Instruments
    Level and Density Measurements
    Flow Measurement
    Temperature and Humidity Measurements
    Analytical Measurements
    PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    The Feedback Control Loop
    Pneumatic Control Mechanisms
    Electronic (Analog) Control Systems
    ACTUATORS AND VALVES
    Actuators
    Control Valves
    CONTROL LOOP ADJUSTMENT AND ANALYSIS
    Controller Adjustments
    Step-Analysis Method of Finding Time Constant
    Frequency Response Analysis
    COMBINATION CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Split-Range, Auto-Selector, Ratio, and Cascade Systems
    Feedforward Control
    PROCESS COMPUTERS AND SIMULATION
    Computer Interface and Hardware
    Computer Software and Operation
    Programmed Control Systems
    Constructing and Instrumenting Real and Simulated Processes
    APPENDIX
    GLOSSARY
    ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    BIBLIOGRAPHY
    INDEX

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