ABSTRACT

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

section 1|178 pages

Feedback Process Control

chapter 1|31 pages

Introduction to Process Control

chapter 2|36 pages

Process/Pressure Measuring Instruments

chapter 3|21 pages

Level and Density Measurements

chapter 4|36 pages

Flow Measurement

chapter 5|25 pages

Temperature and Humidity Measurements

chapter 6|28 pages

Analytical Measurements

section 2|80 pages

Pneumatic and Electronic Control Systems

chapter 7|25 pages

The Feedback Control Loop

chapter 8|32 pages

Pneumatic Control Mechanisms

chapter 9|22 pages

Electronic (Analog) Control Systems

section 3|36 pages

Actuators and Valves

chapter 10|10 pages

Actuators

chapter 11|25 pages

Control Valves

section 4|48 pages

Control Loop Adjustment and Analysis

chapter 12|8 pages

Controller Adjustments

chapter 14|15 pages

Frequency Response Analysis

section 5|29 pages

Combination Control Systems

chapter 16|12 pages

Feedforward Control

section 6|64 pages

Process Computers and Simulation

chapter 17|15 pages

Computer Interface and Hardware

chapter 18|14 pages

Computer Software and Operation

chapter 19|11 pages

Programmed Control Systems