Instrument Engineers' Handbook
by Liptak, Bela G.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1995-02-01
Publisher(s): Chilton Book Co
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Summary
This third edition of the Instrument Engineers' Handbook-most complete and respected work on process instrumentation and control-helps you:
Table of Contents
| Chapter 1. Instrument Symbols, Performance, and Terminology | |
| Instrument Terminology and Performance | |
| System Accuracy | |
| Redundant and Voting Systems | |
| Flowsheet Symbols | |
| Binary Logic Diagrams | |
| Instrument Evaluation | |
| Chapter 2. Flow Measurement | |
| Application and Selection | |
| BTU Flowmeters for Heat Exchangers | |
| BTU Flowmeters for Gaseous Fuels | |
| Cross-Correlation Flowmetering | |
| Elbow Taps | |
| Flow Switches | |
| Jet Deflection Flow Detectors | |
| Laminar Flowmeters | |
| Magnetic Flowmeters | |
| Mass Flowmeters-Coriolis | |
| Mass Flowmeters-Miscellaneous | |
| Mass Flowmeters-Thermal | |
| Metering Pumps | |
| Orifices | |
| Pitot Tubes, Averaging, and Duct Section Units | |
| Positive Displacement Gas Flowmeters | |
| Positive Displacement Liquid Meters and Provers | |
| Purge Flow Regulators | |
| Segmental Wedge Flowmeter | |
| Sight Flow Indicators | |
| Solids, Flowmeters and Feeders | |
| Target Meters | |
| Turbine and Other Rotary Element Flowmeters | |
| Ultrasonic Flowmeters | |
| Variable-Area, Gap, and Vane Flowmeters | |
| V-Cone Flowmeter | |
| Venturi Tubes, Flow Tubes, and Flow Nozzles | |
| Vortex and Fluidic Flowmeters | |
| Weirs and Flumes | |
| Chapter 3. Level Measurement | |
| Application and Selection | |
| Bubblers | |
| Capacitance and Radio Frequency (RF) Admittance Probes | |
| Conductivity and Field Effect Level Switches | |
| Diaphragm Level Detectors | |
| Differential Pressure Level Detectors | |
| Displacer Level Detectors | |
| Float Level Devices | |
| Laser Level Sensors | |
| Level Gauges | |
| Microwave Level Switches | |
| Optical Level Devices | |
| Radar Level Transmitters and Gauges | |
| Radiation Level Sensors | |
| Resistance Tapes | |
| Rotating Paddle Switches | |
| Slip Tubes and Dipsticks | |
| Tape Level Devices | |
| Thermal Level Sensors | |
| Time Domain Reflectometry and Phase Difference Sensors | |
| Ultrasonic Level Detectors | |
| Vibrating Level Switches | |
| Chapter 4. Temperature Measurement | |
| Application and Selection | |
| Bimetallic Thermometers | |
| Calibrators and Simulators | |
| Color Indicators, Crayons, Pellets | |
| Fiber-Optic Thermometers | |
| Filled-Bulb and Glass-Stem Thermometers | |
| Integrated Circuitry (IC) Transistors and Diodes | |
| Miscellaneous Temperature Sensors | |
| Pneumatic and Suction Pyrometers | |
| Pyrometric Cones | |
| Radiation and Infrared Pyrometers | |
| Quartz Crystal Thermometry | |
| Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) | |
| Temperature Switches and Thermostats | |
| Thermistors | |
| Thermocouples | |
| Thermowells | |
| Ultrasonic Thermometers | |
| Chapter 5. Pressure Measurement | |
| Selection and Application | |
| Accessories: Seals, Snubbers, Calibrators, and Manifolds | |
| Bellows-Type Pressure Sensors | |
| Bourdon and Helical Pressure Sensors | |
| Diaphragm or Capsule-Type Sensors | |
| Differential Pressure Instruments | |
| Electronic Pressure Sensors | |
| High-Pressure Sensors | |
| Manometers Multiple Pressure Scanners | |
| Pressure Gauges | |
| Pressure Repeater | |
| Pressure and Differential Pressure Switches | |
| Vacuum Sensors | |
| Chapter 6. Density Measurement | |
| Application and Selection | |
| Liquid Density - Displacement and Float-Type Densitometers | |
| Liquid Density - Hydrometers | |
| Liquid Density - Hydrostatic Densitometers | |
| Liquid/Slurry Density - Miscellaneous Densitometers | |
| Liquid Density - Oscillating Coriolis Densitometers | |
| Liquid/Sludge Density - Radiation Densitometers | |
| Liquid/Slurry/Gas Density - Vibrating Densitometers | |
| Liquid Density - Weighing a Fixed Volume | |
| Gas Densitometers | |
| Chapter 7. Safety, Weight, and Miscellaneous Sensors | |
| Anemometers | |
| Boroscopes | |
| Electrical and Intrinsic Safety | |
| Electrical Meters and Sensors | |
| Energy Management Devices (Peak Load Shedding) | |
| Excess Flow Check Valves | |
| Explosion Suppression and Deluge Systems | |
| Flame Arresters, Conservation Vents and Emergency Vents | |
| Detectors of Flame, Fire, and Smoke | |
| Leak Detectors | |
| Metal Detectors | |
| Noise Sensors | |
| Proximity Sensors and Limit Switches | |
| Relief Valves - Determination of Required Capacity | |
| Relief Valves - Features and Sizing | |
| Rupture Discs | |
| Speed Detectors, Tachometers | |
| Thickness and Dimension Measurement | |
| Torque and Force Transducers | |
| Vibration, Shock, and Acceleration | |
| Weather Stations | |
| Weighing - General Considerations | |
| Weighing - Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic | |
| Weighing - Electronic Load Cells | |
| Chapter 8. Analytical Instrumentation | |
| Analyzer Application and Selection | |
| Analyzer Sampling - Process Samples | |
| Analyzer Sampling - Stack Particulates | |
| Air Quality Monitoring | |
| Biometers | |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and Total Oxygen Demand (TOD) | |
| Calorimeters | |
| Carbon Dioxide | |
| Carbon Monoxide | |
| Chlorine | |
| Chromatographs - Gas | |
| Chromatographs - Liquid | |
| Coal Analyzers | |
| Colorimeters | |
| Combustibles | |
| Conductivity Analyzers | |
| Consistency Analyzers | |
| Corrosion Monitoring | |
| Differential Vapor Pressure Sensor | |
| Dioxin Analysis | |
| Elemental Monitors | |
| Fiber-Optic Probes | |
| Fluoride Analyzers | |
| Hydrocarbon Analyzers | |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | |
| Infrared Analyzers | |
| Ion-Selective Electrodes | |
| Mass Spectrometers | |
| Mercury in Air | |
| Mercury in Water | |
| Moisture in Air: Humidity and Dew Point | |
| Moisture in Gases and Liquids | |
| Moisture in Solids | |
| Molecular Weight | |
| Nitrate, Ammonia, and Total Nitrogen | |
| Nitrogen Oxide Analyzers | |
| Odor Detection | |
| Oil In or On Water | |
| Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) | |
| Oxygen in Gases | |
| Oxygen in Liquids (Dissolved Oxygen) | |
| Ozone in Gas | |
| Ozone in Water | |
| Particulates, Opacity, Dust, and Smoke | |
| Particle Size and Distribution Monitors | |
| pH Measurement | |
| Phosphorus Analyzer | |
| Physical Properties Analyzers - ASTM Methods | |
| Refractometers | |
| Streaming Current or Particle Charge Analyzer | |
| Sulfur-in-Oil Analyzers | |
| Sulfur Oxide Analyzers | |
| Thermal Conductivity Detectors | |
| Total Carbon Analyzers | |
| Toxic Gas Monitoring | |
| Turbidity, Sludge, and Suspended Solids | |
| Ultraviolet and Visible Analyzers | |
| Viscometers - Application and Selection | |
| Viscometers - Laboratory | |
| Viscometers - Industrial | |
| Voltametric, Amperometric, and Other Electrochemical Analyzers | |
| Water Quality Monitoring | |
| Wet-Chemistry and Autotitrator Analyzers | |
| Appendix | |
| International System of Units | |
| Engineering Conversion Factors | |
| Chemical Resistance of Materials | |
| Composition of Metallic and Other Materials | |
| Steam and Water Tables | |
| Friction Loss in Pipes | |
| Tank Volumes | |
| Index |
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