Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control (Ilm Series)

By Gregory K. McMillan

Book Overview

This book provides a step-by-step approach for analysis of all the factors that affect the control of temperature loops, including major sources of measurement errors. Tuning guidelines are introduced... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155617540X
• ISBN13: 9781556175404
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Instrument Society of America
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

An excelent Introduction to Advanced Temperature Control Applications

This book is part of ISA's (formerly "The Instrument Society of America", later "The International Society for Measurement and Control" and now known as "The Instrument, Systems and Automation Society") Independent Learning Modules on Fundamental Instruments and Techniques A step-by-step approach for analyzing all of the factors that affect the control of temperature loops, including major sources of measurement errors, this book is packed with information on improving control of temperature loops. The book also focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of new methods for feedback control. This book is designed as a self-study guide for both beginners and experienced practitioner who want to learn more about Temperature Control applications in the process industries. The book is organized as follows: - Introduction. - Measurement error. - Controlers. - Temperature loop analysis. - Exchangers. - Reactors. - Colunms. - Vessels, desuperheators, dryers, kilns, calciners, and other process equipment. I am an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control who has been working in the Oil & Gas Industry for more than 16 years as an Automation, Instrumentation, Process Safety and Process Control Engineer. I found this book to be an excellent refresher and self-study guide.