Synopsis
Ideal for everyday use by instrumentation personnel, project managers, process engineers, mechanical engineers and sales people, this handbook provides quick access to standard instrument symbols, instrument and control valve selection criteria, conversion guidelines and more. This compact reference contains key information that is often needed on a regular basis. Due to its size and weight, it is very portable, thus making it your first choice to take to meetings or remote locations. It is a mini-version of expensive, larger, detailed books and handbooks such as ISA's Practical Guide Series. At an affordable price, this book is perfect for people who need condensed information or have limited budgets.
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.
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