Instrumentation in Process Control

Chapter 1 Introduction Objectives Primary Measurements Computing Corrections Data Transmission and Recording System ApplicationsChapter 2 Transducer Performance Introduction Definitions of Terms Interpreting Performance Specification Graphical Interpretation of Transducer Performance Measurement Techniques Signal Interference Practical Methods of Minimizing Interference The Overall SystemChapter 3 Temperature Measurement Introduction Thermocouples Resistance Thermometry Thermistors Advantages and DisadvantagesChapter 4 Pressure Measurement Introduction Calibration Standards Terminology Potentiometric-Type Transducers Differential Transducers and Variable-Reluctance Type Transducers Strain-Gauge Pressure Transducers Force-Balance Transducers Solid-State Pressure Transducers Transducer SelectionChapter 5 Liquid Density Measurement Introduction Application Problems Sperry Gravitymaster Solartron Vibrating Tube Densitometer Agar Vibrating Spool Densitometer Linearizing ProblemsChapter 6 Displacement Measurement Introduction Potentiometric Displacement Transducers Linear Voltage Differential Transformers Synchro Transformers Digital Decoding Transducers ApplicationsChapter 7 Flow Measuring Systems Introduction Differential Pressure-Related Systems Turbine Meters Electromagnetic Flowmeters Positive Displacement Meters Mass Flow Measurement Advantages and DisadvantagesChapter 8 Tachometry Introduction D.C. Tachometry A.C. Tachometry Digital Tachometry Digital Counting Techniques Accuracy and Reliability of TachometersChapter 9 Analogue-to-Digital Conversion Introduction Signal Conditioning and Amplification Fundamentals of Electronic Counting Definitions of Performance of A-D Converters A-D Conversion Techniques Choosing a ConverterChapter 10 System Application of A-D Converters Introduction Time-Shared Digital Voltmeter Applications Pulse Duration Modulation Systems Frequency Modulated Systems Computer Interface ProblemsChapter 11 Computing Corrections Introduction General Requirements Fundamentals of Analogue/Digital Computing Fundamentals of Hybrid Computing Hybrid Solution Non-Linear Functions Speed of Computation Special Purpose Computing Techniques AccuracyChapter 12 Data Transmission Introduction Requirements of a Data Transmission System Notes on Coding Timing Modulation Techniques Error Detection and Correction Industrial Telemetry Systems Salient FeaturesChapter 13 Digital Control Techniques Introduction Review of Control Principles System ApplicationsAppendix. Glossary of TermsBibliographyIndex