Fundamentals of Industrial Control: Practical Guides for Measurement and Control

The introductory volume in a new ISA series providing comprehensive, book-length treatments of important topics in the field of measurement and control, bridging the gap between theory and actual industrial practice. The present volume was used in a preliminary version as reference notes for an introductory course in process instrumentation given at McGill U. The 12 chapters, written by professionals who, with one exception, are all members of the Montreal chapter of ISA, cover: sensors, analytical instrumentation, the process and process control, final control elements, computer technology, control system theory, analog and digital control devices, distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, ergonomics and occupational safety, project managemeny strategies, and appendices (instrument laboratory, electicity, chemistry). Member price, $95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.