This text provides a comprehensive guide to the numerous different types of control equipment available to engineers and technicians involved in the control of any manufacturing process.
The information of kept general applicable to most processes requiring varying degrees of control, to identify what specific information is required by suppliers and the most suitable equipment for the application in hand. A degree of troubleshooting is included. As well as equipment specification, system specification and design, through installation, to commissioning and running plant tuning. In many sections there are guidelines on how to install process control equipment, especially measurement devices. To help overcome many of the problems generated by poor installations a few example of how not to install are also included.
Based on the author’s 25 years’ experience of applying instrumentation and control in various industries, all those involved in process control will find this an indispensable guide to the daunting choice of what is needed to control the process and how it should be applied
The Author
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Chapter 1 : What Type of Process-What Type of Control?
Chapter 2 : Measurement Devices (Transmitters)
Chapter 3 : Control Devices (Final Control Element)
Chapter 4 : Cyclic (on/off) Control
Chapter 5 : Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Systems
Chapter 6 : Continuous Control
Chapter 7 : Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
Chapter 8 : Operator Interfaces, Displays and Graphics
Chapter 9 : Compressed Air
Chapter 10 : Choice of System and Installation
Chapter 11 : Engineering Check-Out to Commissioning
Appendix : Conversion Tables
Index
