The Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control

The Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control, 4th Edition

Selecting and implementing measurement and control devices for process automation applications is made easier with this best-selling reference. This clear and concise fourth edition provides quick access to ISA symbology, instrument and control valve selection criteria, and conversion guidelines, with new sections on maintenance, calibration, decision-making skills, and consulting.

Whether you are an experienced engineer, technician, salesperson, 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.

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.