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Author:   Walt Boyes, Principal in Spitzer and Boyes, LLC (Principal in Spitzer and Boyes, LLC)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 4.90cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   2.080kg
ISBN:  

9780750683081

ISBN 10:   0750683082
Pages:   928
Publication Date:   23 December 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Automation Knowledge Base 1. The Automation Practicum 2. Basic Principles 3. Measurement methods, reliability and asset management 4. Training and Education 5. Maintenance and repair Part 2: Mechanical Measurements 1. Measurement of Flow 2. Measurement of Viscosity 3. Measurement of Length 4. Measurement of Strain 5. Measurement of Level and Volume 6. Vibration 7. Measurement of Force 8. Measurement of Density 9. Measurement of Pressure 10. Measurement of Vacuum 11. Particle Sizing 12. Fiber optics in sensor instrumentation 13. Nanotechnology for sensors 14. Microprocessor-based and intelligent transmitters 15. Wireless sensors and networks Part 3: Measurement of Temperature and Chemical Composition 1. Temperature measurement 2. Chemical Analysis- Introduction 3. Chemical Analysis- Spectroscopy 4. Chemical Analysis- Electrochemical techniques 5. Chemical Analysis- Gas analysis 6. Chemical Analysis- moisture measurement 7. Chemical Analysis- online systems, NeSSI and sampling techniques 8. PAT (Process Analyzer Technology initiative) Part 4: Electrical and Radiation Measurements 1. Electrical measurements 2. Optical measurements 3. Nuclear instrumentation technology 4. Measurements employing nuclear techniques 5. Non Destructive Testing 6. Positive Material Identification 7. Noise measurement Part 5: Controllers, Actuators and Final Control Elements 1. Field controllers, hardware and software 2. Advanced Control for the Plant Floor 3. Discrete and Sequential Control 4. Motion control 5. Cables and connectors 6. Batch process control 7. Valves, actuators and final control elements Part 6: Automation and Control Systems 1. Design principles and equipment selection for sequential and discrete automation 2. Design and selection of field instruments and final control elements for continuous and batch process control 3. Principles of industrial networking and fieldbuses 4. SCADA and telemetry systems 5. Using field controllers, PLCs and PACs 6. Instrument installation and commissioning 7. Design principles for control rooms and operator stations 8. Selecting and specifying a control system 9. Safety instrumented systems and plant floor safety 10. Security for the industrial enterprise Part 7: Manufacturing Execution Systems 1. Project planning and execution 2. Modeling the plant floor and the enterprise 3. Data analysis and connection 4. Networking for MES 5. MES-IT integration

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The book presents a huge range of techniques for measurement of mechanical and electrical properties, temperature, chemical composition, and radiation, and includes the theory and basic working knowledge required to apply the techniques. Process, automation, and instrumentation engineers, technicians, and anyone working in the instrumentation or automation fields will find this book a useful one-stop source covering a wide variety of measurement techniques. --IEEE Electrical Insulation

The book presents a huge range of techniques for measurement of mechanical and electrical properties, temperature, chemical composition, and radiation, and includes the theory and basic working knowledge required to apply the techniques... Process, automation, and instrumentation engineers, technicians, and anyone working in the instrumentation or automation fields will find this book a useful one-stop source covering a wide variety of measurement techniques. --IEEE Electrical Insulation

Author Information

Walt Boyes serves as Director of Electronic Publications for ISA, the International Society for Measurement and Control and as Vice President of the Seattle Section, ISAas EPubs Director, he is responsible for overseeing of ISA Online, the online presence of the society, as well as all other electronic publishing endeavors of the Society. He also provides consulting services in the fields of sales management, marketing, and new product development through MP Consultants

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