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
FEEDBACK ON PROCESS CONTROLIntroduction to Process ControlProcess/Pressure Measuring InstrumentsLevel and Density MeasurementsFlow Measurement Temperature and Humidity MeasurementsAnalytical MeasurementsPNEUMATIC AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMSThe Feedback Control LoopPneumatic Control MechanismsElectronic (Analog) Control SystemsACTUATORS AND VALVESActuatorsControl ValvesCONTROL LOOP ADJUSTMENT AND ANALYSISController AdjustmentsStep-Analysis Method of Finding Time ConstantFrequency Response AnalysisCOMBINATION CONTROL SYSTEMSSplit-Range, Auto-Selector, Ratio, and Cascade SystemsFeedforward ControlPROCESS COMPUTERS AND SIMULATIONComputer Interface and HardwareComputer Software and OperationProgrammed Control SystemsConstructing and Instrumenting Real and Simulated ProcessesAPPENDIXGLOSSARYANSWERS TO QUESTIONSBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX
