This book provides comprehensive coverage of components, circuits, instruments, and control techniques used in today's process control technology field. It is ideal for students and technicians who will be installing, troubleshooting, repairing, tuning, and calibrating devices in a process control facility. Following an overview of an industrial control loop, each element of the loop is explored in detail.
Review
Introduction to Industrial Control Systems. Interfacing Devices. The Controller Operation. Pressure Systems. Temperature Control. Flow Control. Level Control Systems. Analytical Instrumentation. Industrial Process Techniques and Instrumentation. Instrumentation Symbology. Process Control Methods. Instrumentation Calibration and Controller Tuning
About the Author
Terry Bartelt is currently an Electromechanical Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College, with more than twenty five years teaching experience in the field. He was a National Science Foundation (NSF) Recipient for Process Control in 1997 and received another NSF grant in 2005 to develop multimedia materials covering industrial automation related topics. In addition, Mr. Bartelt's Electromechanical Technology Program was presented the Secretary of Education Award as one of the top ten community college programs in the country.
