Process Control Instrumentation Technology

Updated to reflect new digital technology and the growing specialization and complexity in the field, this is a practical introduction to applied process control concepts, design, and technology. This new edition now features a chapter devoted entirely to the control of discrete-state processing systems. The text provides a good practical and theoretical understanding of stability and mode characteristics, and practical, design-level guidelines for measurement, electronic, pneumatic, and mechanical features of process-control loops. It also covers actual system elements, including measurement methods, signal conditioning, and final control elements, employing just the mathematics necessary to design loop elements to satisfy specifications. The previous edition of this book was published in 1982.