Heat pumps and related technology are in widespread use in industrial processes and installations. This book presents a unified, comprehensive and systematic treatment of the design and operation of both compression and sorption heat pumps. Heat pump thermodynamics, the choice of working fluid and the characteristics of low temperature heat sources and their application to heat pumps are covered in detail.

Complete reference and guide to instrumentation and control engineering. Includes engineering concepts; instrument static analysis; grounding and cabling techniques; bridge transducers; position, velocity, acceleration; force; torque, pressure and temperature transducers; signal processing and transmission and more.

This popular book covers force, torque, and pressure measurements, temperature measurements, fluid flow measurements and statistical methods.

An ideal "how-to" guide for the novice engineer who needs to conquer the complex challenges of instrument installation or other engineering projects. The flexible 3-ring-bound package includes twenty-four 11 X 17 foldout reference drawings; time-saving project forms; a sample project history; and a laminated loop-tuning card, plus a master for extra copies.
Contents-Introduction. Project Assignment. Preliminary Engineering and Design. Final Bidding Package. Contracting. Construction. Commissioning. Start-Up. Project Wrap-Up. Standards. Instrumentation Symbols and Terminology Standards. Forms. References.

A hands-on manual for the practicing engineer.

This standard provides a method and practice for the preparation and use of instrument loop diagrams in the design, construction, checkout, start-up, operation, maintenance, and reconstruction of instrument systems in industrial plants. Establishes minimum requirements and optional information for loop diagrams normally depicted as Piping and Instruments Drawings (P&IDs).

An essential on-the-job reference for process and control engineers, this book presents current articles from Chemical Engineering magazine on improving performance and optimizing control in the process plant.

Responding to the need for a more integrated approach in manufacturing engineering oriented toward practical problem solving, this completely updated Second Edition describes a process morphology based on fundamental elements that can be applied to all manufacturing methods-providing the framework for classifying processes into major families with a common theoretical foundation.

This book is equally useful as an introduction for newcomers to the field of measurement and control or as a quick reference for experienced personnel. It provides thorough coverage of the fundamental principles of process control and instrumentation, including flow, pressure, level, temperature, and digital control
The text introduces process and instrument drawings to illustrate concepts. A handy appendix outlines standard graphic symbols used in P&IDs. Chapters review electronic and digital logic fundamentals, analytical measurement, and final control elements such as control valves, motors, and pumps. (Volume in RMC Series)

An introductory guide in control theory. This book concentrates on fuzzy sliding mode controllers and fuzzy gain schedulers, and provides analysis of the full range of linear and nonlinear designs.

Recent developments in industrial computing have led to effective new techniques for multivariable control. This text describes six of the most widely applicable techniques. Suitable for the practicing engineer or as a college or graduate text.
Contents-Introduction. Relative Gain Analysis. Singular Valve Analysis, Multiloop Controller Design. Inverse and Direct Nyquist Arrays. Model Predictive Control. Modern Control Theory and the State Regulator.

Covers important developments in the electric power industry. Includes characteristics of power generation units, economic dispatch of thermal units and methods of solution, transmission system effects and more.

Describes all phases of industrial measurement, from theory to principles to specific application of measuring instruments. Includes thorough descriptions, helpful illustrations and clear examples.
Contents-Development of Industrial Instrumentation. Sensor Fundamentals. Basic Electrical and Strain Gage Theory. Pressure, Temperature, Displacement, Load, Vibration, Flow, Torque, and Level Measurement. Miscellaneous Properties of Materials. Recording and Calibration Techniques. The Computer; Electrical Interfacing.

This guide provides engineers with reliable coverage of control technology principles for industrial fluid processes≤from basic theory to advanced control applications.