Instrumentation and Process Control

Instrumentation and Process Control is a technician-level approach to instrumentation and control techniques used in advanced manufacturing. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1, Instrumentation (Chapters 1 to 28) and Part 2, Process Control (Chapters 29 to 52). The content is organized in a logical sequence beginning with an introduction to the field of instrumentation and continuing through all the elements of a control system. This edition offers the following instructional advantages: Systems approach to integrating instruments into a complex system Comprehensive applications for instruments and controllers in typical industrial control systems Examples that show how to install instruments and protect them from damaging environmental conditions CONTENTS Part 1 — Instrumentation * Instrumentation Overview * Fundamentals of Process Control * Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams * Temperature, Heat, and Energy * Thermal Expansion Thermometers * Electrical Thermometers * Infrared Radiation Thermometers * Practical Temperature Measurement and Calibration * Pressure * Mechanical Pressure Instruments * Electrical Pressure Instruments * Practical Pressure Measurement and Calibration * Mechanical Level Instruments * Electrical Level Instruments * Ultrasonic, Radar, and Laser Level Instruments * Nuclear Level Instruments and Weigh Systems * Practical Level Measurement and Calibration * Fluid Flow * Differential Pressure Flowmeters * Mechanical Flowmeters * Magnetic, Ultrasonic, and Mass Flowmeters * Practical Flow Measurement * Gas Analyzers * Humidity and Solids Moisture Analyzers * Liquid Analyzers * Electrochemical and Composition Analyzers * Mechanical and Proximity Switches * Practical Position Measurement Part 2 — Process Control * Transmission Signals * Digital Numbering Systems and Codes * Digital Communications * Industrial Networks * Wireless Systems * Practical Transmission and Communication * Automatic Control and Process Dynamics * Control Strategies * Controller Tuning * Digital and Electric Controllers * Hydraulic Analysis * Control Valves * Selection and Sizing of Control Valves * Regulators and Dampers * Actuators and Positioners * Variable-Speed Drives and Electric Power Controllers * Safety Devices and Equipment * Electrical Safety Standards * Safety Instrumented Systems * General Control Techniques * Temperature Control * Pressure and Level Control * Flow Control * Analysis and Multivariable Control