Measurement and Control Basics, 3rd Edition

Book by The International Society of Automation, 12/12/2002

T.A. Hughes

Full Description

Ideal for classroom use or self-study, this best-selling text has provided thousands of students, technicians, salespeople, and others with a practical introduction to the technologies, systems, and strategies involved in industrial measurement and control.

The third edition takes the same proven intuitive approach of previous editions in covering process control basics; electrical and electronic fundamentals; digital system basics; pressure measurement; flow measurement; level measurement; temperature measurement; analytical measurement and control; final control elements; and process control computers. New features include coverage of advanced control-loop tuning methods; magnetostrictive displacement pressure transducers; infrared, microwave, nuclear, radar and thermal level instruments; radiation, optical, and infrared pyrometers; oxidation-reduction potential measurement; and completely updated sections on programmable logic controllers, PC-based control, and human-machine interfaces.

Product Details

Edition: 3rd Published: 12/12/2002 ISBN(s): 155617764X Number of Pages: 375