1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007252810403321

Autore

Kirk, Russell

Titolo

Le radici dell'ordine americano : la tradizione europea nei valori del Nuovo Mondo / Russell Kirk ; a cura di Marco Respinti ; epilogo di Frank Shakespeare

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Mondadori, 1996

Descrizione fisica

XXIII, 560 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Leonardo saggistica

Disciplina

191

973

Locazione

SDI

DDRC

FSPBC

Collocazione

SDI-KT 552

FIL-618

XII A 1317

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783685703321

Autore

Walsh Gerald (Gerald Patrick)

Titolo

Born of the sun : seven young Australian lives / / Gerald Walsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : Pandanus, 2005

ISBN

1-74076-210-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 pages)

Disciplina

920.094

Soggetti

Social history

Australia Biography

Australia History 1851-1901 Biography

Australia History 1901-1945 Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; Henry Searle  1866 89 Oarsman; Lonnie Spragg  1879 1904 Rugby Footballer; Barney Kieran  1886 1905 Swimmer; Eric Edgerton  1897 1918 Soldier; Les Darcy  1895 1917 Boxer; John Hunter  1898 1924 Medical Scientist; Archie Jackson  1909 33 Cricketer; Epilogue; Chapter Notes;

Sommario/riassunto

Born of the Sun records the lives of seven young Australians who achieved widespread fame in their fields of endeavour between 1866 and 1933— rowing, rugby, swimming, boxing, cricket, medical research and on the battlefield —and who all died in the plenitude of youth. In doing so, it offers fascinating insights into Australia's coming of age. This lively account illuminates the lives of Harry Searle, Lonnie Spragg, Barney Kieran, Les Darcy, Archie Jackson, Professor John Hunter and Lieutenant Eric Edgerton.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830884803321

Autore

Smith Cecil L

Titolo

Practical process control [[electronic resource] ] : tuning and troubleshooting / / Cecil L. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

1-282-02212-1

9786612022128

0-470-43148-2

0-470-43149-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (445 p.)

Disciplina

670.42

670.42/75

670.4275

Soggetti

Process control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PRACTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; CONTENTS; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Process Industries and Regulatory Control; 1.2 P&I Diagrams; 1.3 Regulatory Control Example; 1.4 Control Loop; 1.5 Example Process; 1.6 Cascade Control; 1.7 Summary; Literature Cited; 2. Gain or Sensitivity; 2.1 Process Design Versus Process Control; 2.2 What Do We Mean by "Process Gain"; 2.3 Linear Versus Nonlinear Processes; 2.4 Operating Lines and Gains from Process Tests; 2.5 Action; 2.6 Impact of Process Nonlinearities on Tuning; 2.7 Scheduled Tuning; 2.8 Heat Transfer Processes; 2.9 Vacuum Processes; 2.10 Summary

Literature Cited3. Process Dynamics; 3.1 First-Order Lag and Time Constant; 3.2 Integrating Process; 3.3 Self-Regulated Versus Non-Self-Regulated Processes; 3.4 Dead Time; 3.5 Measurement Issues; 3.6 Effect of Dead Time on Loop Performance; 3.7 Mixing; 3.8 Process Models; 3.9 Approximating Time Constants; 3.10 Ultimate Gain and Ultimate Period; 3.11 Damping; 3.12 Simple Performance Measures; 3.13 The Integral Criteria; 3.14 Summary; 4. Controller Modes and Mode Selection; 4.1 Mode Characteristics; 4.2 Options for Tuning Coefficients; 4.3 Computing the PID Control Equation



4.4 Mode Combinations4.5 Flow Control; 4.6 Level Control; 4.7 Nonlinear Algorithms; 4.8 Level-to-Flow Cascade; 4.9 Summary; 5. Proportional Mode; 5.1 Control Equation; 5.2 Regulators; 5.3 The Proportional Band; 5.4 Bumpless Transfer; 5.5 Set-Point Changes; 5.6 Disturbance or Load Changes; 5.7 Proportional Control of Simple Models; 5.8 Adjusting the Controller Gain; 5.9 Tuning; 5.10 Summary; 6. Integral Mode; 6.1 Control Equation; 6.2 Open-Loop Behavior; 6.3 Effect of Reset Time; 6.4 PI Control of Simple Models; 6.5 Tuning; 6.6 Speed of Response; 6.7 Avoiding Sloppy Tuning

6.8 Suppressing the Proportional Kick6.9 Windup Protection; 6.10 Summary; Literature Cited; 7. Derivative Mode; 7.1 Control Equation; 7.2 Incorporating Derivative into the Control Equation; 7.3 PID Control Equations; 7.4 Effect of Derivative Time; 7.5 Getting the Most from Derivative; 7.6 PID Control of Simple Models; 7.7 Tuning; 7.8 Summary; 8. Tuning Methods; 8.1 What Is a Tuning Method; 8.2 Process Characterizations; 8.3 Ziegler-Nichols Closed Loop Method; 8.4 The Relay Method; 8.5 Open-Loop Methods; 8.6 Graphical Constructions and Nonlinear Regression; 8.7 Ziegler-Nichols Open-Loop Method

8.8 The Lambda Method8.9 IMC Method; 8.10 Integral Criteria Method; 8.11 Summary; Literature Cited; 9. Measurement Devices; 9.1 Steady-State Behavior; 9.2 Very Small Process Gain; 9.3 Temperature Measurements; 9.4 Filtering and Smoothing; 9.5 Summary; 10. Final Control Elements; 10.1 Valves and Flow Systems; 10.2 Valve Sizing; 10.3 Inherent Valve Characteristics; 10.4 Flow System Dominated by Control Valve; 10.5 Flow System Dominated by Process; 10.6 Valve Nonidealities; 10.7 Valve Positioner; 10.8 On-Off Control; 10.9 Time Proportioning Control; 10.10 Variable Speed Pumping; 10.11 Summary

Literature Cited

Sommario/riassunto

Practical Process Control (loop tuning and troubleshooting). This book differs from others on the market in several respects. First, the presentation is totally in the time domain (the word ""LaPlace"" is nowhere to be found). The focus of the book is actually troubleshooting, not tuning. If a controller is ""tunable"", the tuning procedure will be straightforward and uneventful. But if a loop is ""untunable"", difficulties will be experienced, usually early in the tuning effort. The nature of any difficulty provides valuable clues to what is rendering the loop ""untunable"". For example, if r