The Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control - Softcover

Battikha, N. E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556178506 ISBN 13: 9781556178504

Publisher: Instrumentation Systems &, 2003

Synopsis

Selecting and implementing measurement and control devices for process automation applications is made easier with this best-selling reference. Newly updated, this clear and concise handbook provides quick access to ISA symbology, instrument and control valve selection criteria, and conversion guidelines, with new sections on analyzers, programmable electronic systems, alarm and trip systems, control centers, enclosures, and engineering documentation. Whether you are an experienced engineer, technician, sales person, or project manager, or new to the field, you will better understand how to assess, compare, and select the various methods of measurement and control with this valuable and economical handbook in your library.

About this title

About the Author:

Nabil (Bill) E. Battikha, PE, has a BS in mechanical engineering with many decades of hands-on engineering experience in process control. He is the president of BergoTech Inc., a firm specializing in process control education at universities across North America. Over the course of his career, he has worked for suppliers of control equipment, consultants, and end users and developed experience mainly in engineering, management, and training. He has published three other books with ISA: The Management of Control Systems (1992), Developing Guidelines for Instrumentation & Control (1994), and Managing Industrial Controls (2014). He has participated in the creation of several ISA standards, has written numerous technical articles, and has co-authored a

patent and a commercial software package.

About this edition

• Publisher: Instrumentation Systems &
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1556178506
• ISBN 13: 9781556178504
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 319