Description
Suitable for engineers who are involved with designing, specifying, maintaining or working with plant, process and control technologies in many sectors, this book focuses on providing an introduction to key systems. It covers the systems and processes that drive effective and efficient plants and processes. Section One: Introduction Chapter 1.1: Instrumentation and transducers Chapter 1.2: Control systems Chapter 1.3: Programmable controllers Chapter 1.4: Control systems interfacing Section Two: Motors and drives Chapter 2.1: Electromechanical systems Chapter 2.2: Analysing a drive system Chapter 2.3: Motors, motor control and drives Chapter 2.4: Variable speed drives Chapter 2.5: Induction motors Section Three: Electronic drive control Chapter 3.1: Electronic circuits and devices Chapter 3.2: Electronic converters Section Four: Power transmission Chapter 4.1: Power transmission Chapter 4.2: Gears and gearboxes Section Five: Hydraulic and pneumatic systems Chapter 5.1: Hydraulic fundamentals Chapter 5.2: Pneumatic fundamentals Chapter 5.3: Pump types and characteristics Chapter 5.4: Centrifugal pump design Chapter 5.5: Pump hydraulics Chapter 5.6: Hydraulic pumps and pressure regulation Chapter 5.7: Actuators
