Instrument engineers' handbook, volume 1 : Process Measurement and Analysis /: Process Measurement and Analysis. ([2003])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Process Measurement and Analysis
• Further Information: Note: Bela G. Liptak, editor-in-chief.
• Editors: Lipták, Béla G
• Contents: GENERAL; Analog vs. Digital Instruments; Computer Configurations of Supervisory Units; Computers-Simulation by Analog and Hybrid Systems; Electronic vs. Pneumatic Instruments; Human Engineering; Process Alarm Management; Speech Synthesis and Voice Recognition; Wiring Practices and Signal Conditioning; ; CONTROL THEORY; Control Basics; Control Modes-PID Controllers; Control Modes-PID Variations; Control Modes-Digital PID Controllers; Control Modes -Closed-Loop Response; Control Systems-Cascade Loops; Empirical Process Optimization; Expert Systems; Feedback and Feedforward Control; Genetic and Other Evolutionary Algorithms; Hierarchical Control; Interaction and Decoupling; Model-Based Control; Model-Based Predictive Control Patents; Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) Control; Modeling and Simulation of Processes; Model Predictive Control and Optimization; Neural Networks for Process Modeling; Nonlinear and Adaptive Control; Optimizing Control; PID Algorithms and Programming; Process Gains, Time Lags, Reaction Curves; Ratio Control; Real-Time Performance Assessment; Relative Gain Calculations; Robustness: A Guide for Sensitivity and Stability; Sampled Data Control Systems; Selective, Override, and Limit Controls; Self-Tuning Controllers; Sliding Mode Control in Process Industry; Software for Fuzzy Logic Control; Stability Analysis, Transfer Functions; State Space Control; Statistical Process Control; Tuning PID Controllers; Tuning Level Control Loops; Tuning Interacting Loops, Synchronizing Loops; Tuning by Computer; ; TRANSMITTERS AND LOCAL CONTROLLERS; Controllers-Pneumatic; Controllers-Electronic; Converters and Dampeners; Relays for Computing and Programmers; Telemetering Systems; Transmitters-Electronic; Transmitters-Fiber-Optic Transmission; Transmitters-Pneumatic; Transmitters: Self-Checking and Self-Validating; Transmitters: Smart, Multivariable, and Fieldbus; ; CONTROL ROOM EQUIPMENT; Annunciators and Alarms; Control Centers and Panels-Traditional; Control Center Upgrading; Controllers-Electronic Analog and Digital; CRT Displays; DCS: Basic Trends and Advances; DCS: Control and Simulation Advances; DCS: Installation and Commissioning; DCS: Integration with Buses and Networks; DCS: Integration with Other Systems; DCS: Management of Abnormal Situations; DCS: Modern Control Graphics; DCS: Operator's Graphics; DCS: System Architecture; Digital Readouts and Graphic Displays; Fieldbuses and Network Protocols; Human-Machine Interface Evolution; Indicators, Analog Displays; Lights; Recorders, Oscillographs, Loggers, Tape Recorders; Switches, Pushbuttons, Keyboards; Touch Screen Displays; Uninterruptible Power and Voltage Supplies (UPS and UVS); Workstation Designs; ; PLCS AND OTHER LOGIC DEVICES; Binary Logic Diagrams for Process Operations; Ladder Diagrams; Optimization of Logic Circuits; PLCs: Programmable Logic Controllers; PLC Programming; PLC Software Advances; Practical Logic Design; Programmable Safety Systems; Relays; Solid-State Logic Elements; System Integration: Computers with PLCs; Time Delay Relays; Timers and Programming Timers; ; CONTROL VALVE SELECTION AND SIZING; Application and Selection of Control Valves; Accessories and Positioners; Actuators: Digital, Electric, Hydraulic, Solenoid; Actuators: Pneumatic; Advanced Stem Packing Designs; Capacity Testing; Characteristics and Rangeability; Diagnostics and Predictive Valve Maintenance; Dynamic Performance of Control Valves; Emergency Partial-Stroke Testing of Block Valves; Fieldbus and Smart Valves; Intelligent Valves, Positioners, Accessories; Miscellaneous Valve and Trim Designs; Valves: Noise Calculation, Prediction, and Reduction; Sizing; Valve Types: Ball Valves; Valve Types: Butterfly Valves; Valve Types: Digital Valves; Valve Types: Globe Valves; Valve Types: Pinch Valves; Valve Types: Plug Valves; Valve Types: Saunders Diaphragm Valves; Valve Types: Sliding Gate Valves; ; REGULATORS AND FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS; Dampers and Louvers; Electric Energy Modulation; Linear and Angular Positioning of Machinery; Pumps as Control Elements; Regulators-Flow; Regulators-Level; Regulators- Pressure; Regulators-Temperature; Thermostats and Humidistats; Variable-Speed Drives; ; Control and Optimization of Unit Operations; Aeration and DO Controls; Airhandler and Building Conditioning Controls; Batch Control Description, Terminology, and Standard S88; Batch Processes and their Automation; Blending and Ratio Controls; Boiler Control and Optimization; Centrifuge Controls; Chemical Reactors: Batch Sequencing; Chemical Reactors: Basic Control Strategies; Chemical Reactors: Control and Optimization; Chemical Reactors: Simulation and Modeling; Chiller Control; Chiller Optimization; Clean-Room Controls and Optimization; Compressor Control and Optimization; Cooling Tower Control; Cooling Tower Optimization; Crystallizer Controls; Distillation: Basic Controls; Distillation: Calculations of Relative Gains; Distillation: Optimization and Advanced Controls; Dryer Controls; Evaporator Controls; Extruder Controls; Fan Controls; Fuel Cell Controls; Furnace and Reformer Controls; Header-Supplied Distribution Control; Heat Exchanger Control and Optimization; Inert Gas Blanketing Controls; ORP Controls; pH Control; Power Plant Controls: Cogeneration and Combined Cycle; Pump Controls; Pump Optimization; Rolling Mill Controls; Separation Controls, Air; Steam Turbine Controls; Wastewater Treatment Controls; Water Supply Plant Controls; Well-Supplied Underground Gas Storage Controls; ; APPENDIX; International System of Units; Engineering Conversion Factors; Chemical Resistance of Materials (Table A.3); Composition of Metallic and Other Materials (Table A.4); Steam and Water Tables; Friction Loss in Pipes; Tank Volumes; Partial List of Suppliers; Directory of "Lost" Companies (Revised 6/2004); ISA Standards; ; INDEX
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (3 volumes), illustrations
• Subjects: 629.8; Measuring instruments -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Process control -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Process control -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Measuring instruments -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Measuring instruments; Process control; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420064025; 1420064029; 9781420064001; 1420064002
• Related ISBNs: 9781439817766; 1439817766; 0849310814; 9780849310812; 0849310830; 9780849310836
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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