Technology Of Instrumentation

Author : M. M. S. ANAND
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 1344 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8120324544

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ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY by M. M. S. ANAND Pdf

The standard laboratory tools in the modern scientific world include a wide variety of electronic instruments used in measurement and control systems. This book provides a firm foundation in principles, operation, design, and applications of electronic instruments. Commencing with electromechanical instruments, the specialized instruments such as signal analyzers, counters, signal generators, and digital storage oscilloscope are treated in detail. Good design practices such as grounding and shielding are emphasized. The standards in quality management, basics of testing, compatibility, calibration, traceability, metrology and various ISO 9000 quality assurance guidelines are explained as well. The evolution of communication technology in instrumentation is an important subject. A single chapter is devoted to the study of communication methods used in instrumentation technology. There are some areas where instrumentation needs special type of specifications-one such area is hazardous area. The technology and standards used in hazardous areas are also discussed. An instrumentation engineer is expected to draw and understand the instrumentation drawings. An Appendix explains the symbols and standards used in P&I diagrams with several examples. Besides worked-out examples included throughout, end-of-chapter questions and multiple choice questions are also given to judge the student's understanding of the subject. Practical and state-of-the-art in approach, this textbook will be useful for students of electrical, electronics, and instrumentation engineering.

Author : Curtis D. Johnson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015000498678

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Process Control Instrumentation Technology by Curtis D. Johnson Pdf

This book gives readers an understanding and appreciation of some of the theories behind control system elements and operations--without advanced math or calculus. It also presents some of the practical details of how elements of a control system are designed and operated--without the benefit of on-the-job experience. Chapter topics include process control; analog and digital signal conditioning; thermal, mechanical, and optical sensors; controller principles; and control loop characteristics. For those in the industry who will need to design the elements of a control system from a practical, working perspective, and comprehend how these elements affect overall system operation and tuning.

Author : E Kress-Rogers,C J B Brimelow
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1855735601

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Instrumentation and Sensors for the Food Industry by E Kress-Rogers,C J B Brimelow Pdf

This collection of 23 contributions reviews the most common instruments for measuring food quality both on the processing line and in the laboratory. Each chapter describes an instrument's underlying principles with emphasis on aspects relevant to food applications, identifies the significance of the variables measured, and assesses the accuracy of the technique for specific food groups. The second edition adds eight chapters. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Ernest Beachcroft Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Engineering instruments
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000626775

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Jones' Instrument Technology: Instrumentation systems by Ernest Beachcroft Jones Pdf

Author : E. B. Jones
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483144719

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Instrument Technology by E. B. Jones Pdf

Instrument Technology, Volume 1 focuses on the instruments used in the measurement, recording, and control of critical variables in industrial processes. More specifically, measurements of pressure, liquid level in a tank or vessel, flow, and temperature are discussed. Instruments are classified according to the physical principle upon which they are based. The discussion begins by introducing the reader to the system of units of measurement used throughout the text. This topic is followed by four chapters, each dealing largely with the mathematics and physics of the instruments, which are classified according to the decimal system. The first chapter describes the principles on which the measurement of pressure and the transmission of force by a fluid depend. Before considering the actual methods of measuring pressure, the book first explains the difference between absolute and differential pressure. The second chapter discusses how the level of liquid in a tank or vessel is measured using direct methods and pressure-operated types. The third chapter focuses on the measurement of flow using quantity meters and rate-of-flow meters. The final chapter is concerned with temperatures measured on different thermometers and the two fixed points used to compare such measurements: the lower fixed point (ice-point) and the upper fixed point (steam-point). This book is intended for instrument and chemical engineers, as well as for students studying both craftsmen and technician courses.

Author : John M. Hughes
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449396633

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Real World Instrumentation with Python by John M. Hughes Pdf

Learn how to develop your own applications to monitor or control instrumentation hardware. Whether you need to acquire data from a device or automate its functions, this practical book shows you how to use Python's rapid development capabilities to build interfaces that include everything from software to wiring. You get step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and hands-on tips for interfacing a PC to a variety of devices. Use the book's hardware survey to identify the interface type for your particular device, and then follow detailed examples to develop an interface with Python and C. Organized by interface type, data processing activities, and user interface implementations, this book is for anyone who works with instrumentation, robotics, data acquisition, or process control. Understand how to define the scope of an application and determine the algorithms necessary, and why it's important Learn how to use industry-standard interfaces such as RS-232, RS-485, and GPIB Create low-level extension modules in C to interface Python with a variety of hardware and test instruments Explore the console, curses, TkInter, and wxPython for graphical and text-based user interfaces Use open source software tools and libraries to reduce costs and avoid implementing functionality from scratch

Author : Nihal Kularatna
Publisher : IET
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780852969991

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Digital and Analogue Instrumentation by Nihal Kularatna Pdf

A substantial update of his earlier IEE book, Modern Electronic Test and Measuring Instruments, the author provides a state-of-the art review of modern families of digital instruments. For each family he covers internal design, use and applications, highlighting their advantages and limitations from a practical application viewpoint.The book also treats new digital instrument families such as DSOs, Arbitrary Function Generators, FFT analysers and many other common systems used by the test engineers, designers and research scientists.

Author : Walt Boyes
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080941882

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Instrumentation Reference Book by Walt Boyes Pdf

The discipline of instrumentation has grown appreciably in recent years because of advances in sensor technology and in the interconnectivity of sensors, computers and control systems. This 4e of the Instrumentation Reference Book embraces the equipment and systems used to detect, track and store data related to physical, chemical, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of materials, systems and operations. While traditionally a key area within mechanical and industrial engineering, understanding this greater and more complex use of sensing and monitoring controls and systems is essential for a wide variety of engineering areas--from manufacturing to chemical processing to aerospace operations to even the everyday automobile. In turn, this has meant that the automation of manufacturing, process industries, and even building and infrastructure construction has been improved dramatically. And now with remote wireless instrumentation, heretofore inaccessible or widely dispersed operations and procedures can be automatically monitored and controlled. This already well-established reference work will reflect these dramatic changes with improved and expanded coverage of the traditional domains of instrumentation as well as the cutting-edge areas of digital integration of complex sensor/control systems. Thoroughly revised, with up-to-date coverage of wireless sensors and systems, as well as nanotechnologies role in the evolution of sensor technology Latest information on new sensor equipment, new measurement standards, and new software for embedded control systems, networking and automated control Three entirely new sections on Controllers, Actuators and Final Control Elements; Manufacturing Execution Systems; and Automation Knowledge Base Up-dated and expanded references and critical standards

Author : Thomas Patteson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520288027

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Instruments for New Music by Thomas Patteson Pdf

Listening to instruments -- "The joy of precision" : mechanical instruments and the aesthetics of automation -- "The alchemy of tone" : Jörg Mager and electric music -- "Sonic handwriting" : media instruments and musical inscription -- "A new, perfect musical instrument" : the trautonium and electric music in the 1930s -- The expanding instrumentarium

Author : Douglas O. de Sa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781591690214

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Applied Technology and Instrumentation for Process Control by Douglas O. de Sa Pdf

Applied Technology and Instrumentation for Process Control presents the complex technologies of different manufacturing processes and the control instrumentation used. The large variety of processes prohibits covering more than a few. Carefully selected and diverse, but representative, examples show how fundamentally basic simpler elements or techniques can be coordinated and expanded into more control systems. This book is suitable for all levels of practitioners and engineers in related industries or applications.

Author : Bhattacharya, Srijan
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781799825852

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Advancements in Instrumentation and Control in Applied System Applications by Bhattacharya, Srijan Pdf

As technology continues to advance in today’s global market, practitioners are targeting systems with significant levels of applicability and variance. Instrumentation is a multidisciplinary subject that provides a wide range of usage in several professional fields, specifically engineering. Instrumentation plays a key role in numerous daily processes and has seen substantial advancement in recent years. It is of utmost importance for engineering professionals to understand the modern developments of instruments and how they affect everyday life. Advancements in Instrumentation and Control in Applied System Applications is a collection of innovative research on the methods and implementations of instrumentation in real-world practices including communication, transportation, and biomedical systems. While highlighting topics including smart sensor design, medical image processing, and atrial fibrillation, this book is ideally designed for researchers, software engineers, technologists, developers, scientists, designers, IT professionals, academicians, and post-graduate students seeking current research on recent developments within instrumentation systems and their applicability in daily life.

Author : Curtis D. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Engineering instruments
ISBN : 8177584103

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Process Control Instrumentation Technology by Curtis D. Johnson Pdf

Author : G Silverman,H Silver
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750302984

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Modern Instrumentation by G Silverman,H Silver Pdf

Modern science and engineering relies heavily on understanding computer hardware and software in order to make effective use of these tools in the laboratory and industrial environments. The authors of Modern Instrumentation: A Computer Approach have succeeded in producing a highly readable source that will serve both newcomers to the field as well as experienced professionals. Including both fundamentals and applications, the book first describes the role of the computer in instrument systems and provides numerous practical examples. The second part of the book explores specific software packages and their capabilities for applications such as, instrument design and simulation, data acquisition, data processing, and the potential of artificial intelligence in instrument design. Because of the full integration of theory with practical applications of leading software packages, this book is an extremely useful reference for those who use computer-based instrument technology for data acquisition and who are involved with hardware or software development for laboratory and process control.

Author : John Park,Steve Mackay,Edwin Wright
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0750657979

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Practical Data Communications for Instrumentation and Control by John Park,Steve Mackay,Edwin Wright Pdf

Overview of Data Communications; Basic Data Communication Principles; Physical Serial Communication Standards; Error Detection; Cabling Basics; Electrical Noise and Interference; Modems and Multiplexers; Introduction to Protocols; Open Systems Interconnection Model; Industrial Protocols; HART Protocol; Open Industrial Fieldbus and DeviceNet Systems; Local Area Networks; Appendix A: Numbering Systems; Appendix B: Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Program Listing; Appendix C: Serial Link Design; Glossary.

Author : B E Noltingk
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483135601

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Instrumentation Systems by B E Noltingk Pdf

Jones' Instrument Technology, Volume 4: Instrumentation Systems is an installment of a book series on instrument technology. This volume deals with matters that are most common to all instruments and differs from the previous volumes in terms of length and practical or theoretical content. Chapter 1 gives insights into the types of components and construction used in commercial instrumentation. This chapter also includes topics such as instrument design, construction process, and its mechanical instruments. Chapter 2 discusses instrument's installation and management, along with several important notes. This chapter also includes discussions on instrument piping, cabling, earthing, and testing. In Chapter 3, the topic shifts to why instrument sampling is important, whether it is solid, liquid, gas, or a mix of any of the three. Chapter 4 revolves around the application of electronic signal-processing techniques to transducers and instruments. The next few chapters of this book cover telemetry, display and recording, and pneumatic instrumentation. The last two chapters talk about the reliability and safeness. This book serves as a great reference for people who are interested in learning instrument technology.