A Fully Updated, Practical Guide to Automated Process Control and Measurement Systems
This thoroughly revised guide offers students a solid grounding in process control principles along with real-world applications and insights from the factory floor. Written by an experienced engineering educator, Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control, Second Edition is written in a clear, logically organized manner. The book features realistic problems, real-world examples, and detailed illustrations. You’ll get clear explanations of digital and analog components, including pneumatics, actuators, and regulators, and comprehensive discussions on the entire range of industrial processes.
1. Introdution
2. Pressure
3. Level
4. Flow
5. Temperature and heat
6. Humidity, density, viscosity, & pH
7. Position, motion, and force
8. Safety and alarm
9. Electrical instruments and conditioning
10. Regulators, valves, and actuators
11. Process control
12. Documentation and symbol standards
13. Signal transmission
14. Logic gates
15. Programmable Logic controllers
16. Motor control
