Measurement and Safety : Volume I / / edited by Béla G. Lipták and Kriszta Venczel

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of CRC Press, , 2016
• Edizione: Fifth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2,226 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 658.2/8
• Soggetto topico: Process control; Measuring instruments; Automatic control; Plant engineering - Safety measures
• Persona (resp. second.): LiptákBéla G.; VenczelKriszta
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Contributors -- 1: General Considerations -- 1.1 Accuracy and Rangeability -- 1.2 Binary Logic Diagrams -- 1.3 Calibration -- 1.4 Configuring Intelligent Field Devices -- 1.5 Evaluation of Instrument Quality -- 1.6 Instrument Installation -- 1.7 Redundant and Voting Systems -- 1.8 Soft Sensors -- 1.9 Terminology for Automation and Testing -- 1.10 Uncertainty: Estimation, Propagation, and Reporting -- 2: Flow Measurement -- 2.1 Flowmeter Selection -- 2.2 Applications: Abrasive, Corrosive, Slurry -- 2.3 Applications: Bidirectional Flowmeters -- 2.4 Applications: Multiphase and Subsea Flowmeters -- 2.5 Applications: Multiphase Hydrocarbon Metering -- 2.6 Calibration and Maintenance -- 2.7 Installation -- 2.8 Anemometers -- 2.9 BTU Flow Measurement: Fuel Gas -- 2.10 BTU Flow Measurement: Liquids -- 2.11 Cross-Correlation Flowmetering -- 2.12 Elbow Flowmeters -- 2.13 Flow Switches -- 2.14 Laminar Flowmeters -- 2.15 Magnetic Flowmeters -- 2.16 Mass Flowmeters: Coriolis -- 2.17 Mass Flowmeters: Indirect and Turbine -- 2.18 Mass Flowmeters: Thermal -- 2.19 Metering Pumps -- 2.20 Oil-Custody Transfer -- 2.21 Orifices -- 2.22 Paddle Flow Switches -- 2.23 Pitot and Area-Averaging Tubes -- 2.24 Positive-Displacement Gas Meters -- 2.25 Positive-Displacement Liquid Meters and Provers -- 2.26 Purge Flow Regulators -- 2.27 Segmental Wedge Flowmeter -- 2.28 Sight Flow Indicators -- 2.29 Solids Flowmeter and Feeder -- 2.30 Target Meters -- 2.31 Turbine and Other Rotary Element Flowmeters -- 2.32 Ultrasonic Flowmeters -- 2.33 Variable Area, Gap, and Vane Flowmeters -- 2.34 Venturi, Proprietary Tubes, and Flow Nozzles -- 2.35 Vortex and Fluidic Flowmeters -- 2.36 V-Shaped Cone Flow Elements -- 2.37 Weirs and Flumes for Open Channels -- 3: Level Measurement. ; 3.1 Selection of Level Detectors -- 3.2 Installation Considerations -- 3.3 Applications: Interface, Foam, Boiling Services -- 3.4 Applications: Non-Contacting, Non-Penetrating -- 3.5 Applications: Tank Gauges for Oil and Gas -- 3.6 Applications: Water Level Measurement in Nuclear Reactors -- 3.7 Bubblers -- 3.8 Capacitance and Radio Frequency (RF) Admittance -- 3.9 Conductivity and Field-Effect Level Switches -- 3.10 Diaphragm Level Detectors -- 3.11 Differential Pressure Level Detectors -- 3.12 Displacer Type Level Detectors -- 3.13 Float Level Devices -- 3.14 Laser Level Sensors -- 3.15 Level Gauges, Including Magnetic -- 3.16 Magnetostrictive Level Transmitters -- 3.17 Microwave Level Switches -- 3.18 Optical and IR Level Switches -- 3.19 Radar: Contact Level Sensors (TDR, GWR, and PDS) -- 3.20 Radar: Non-Contacting Level Sensors -- 3.21 Radiation Level Sensors -- 3.22 Resistance Tapes -- 3.23 Rotary Paddle Switches (Solids Level Detector) -- 3.24 Tank Farm Gauges for Liquids and Solids -- 3.25 Thermal Dispersion Level Sensors -- 3.26 Ultrasonic Level Detectors -- 3.27 Vibrating Level Switches -- 4: Temperature Measurement -- 4.1 Selection of Temperature Sensors -- 4.2 Applications: Cryogenic Temperature Measurement -- 4.3 Applications: High Temperature -- 4.4 Bimetallic Thermometers -- 4.5 Calibrators and Simulators -- 4.6 Cones, Crayons, Labels, Paints, and Pellets -- 4.7 Filled-Bulb and Glass-Stem Thermometers -- 4.8 Integrated Circuitry (IC), Transistors and Diodes -- 4.9 Miscellaneous Temperature Sensors -- 4.10 Optical Fiber Thermometers (OFT) -- 4.11 Radiation Pyrometers: Infrared (IR), Total, and Optical -- 4.12 Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) -- 4.13 Temperature Switches and Thermostats -- 4.14 Thermistors -- 4.15 Thermocouples -- 4.16 Thermowells -- 4.17 Ultrasonic Thermometers -- 5: Pressure Measurement. ; 5.1 Selection of Pressure Detectors -- 5.2 Accessories (Seals, Snubbers, Calibrators, Manifolds) -- 5.3 Bellows Elements and Barometers -- 5.4 Bourdon and Helical Elements -- 5.5 Diaphragm or Capsule Elements -- 5.6 Differential Pressure Instruments -- 5.7 Electronic Pressure Sensors -- 5.8 High-Pressure Sensors -- 5.9 Manometers -- 5.10 Pneumatic Repeaters and Boosters -- 5.11 Pressure and Differential Pressure (D/P) Switches -- 5.12 Pressure Gauges -- 5.13 Pressure Scanners -- 5.14 Vacuum Sensors -- 6: Density Measurement -- 6.1 Selection of Density Detectors -- 6.2 Displacement and Float-Type Densitometers -- 6.3 Gas Densitometers -- 6.4 Hydrometers -- 6.5 Hydrostatic Densitometers -- 6.6 Oscillating Densitometers (Coriolis) -- 6.7 Radiation Densitometers -- 6.8 Ultrasonic Sludge Slurry Densitometers -- 6.9 Vibrating Densitometers -- 6.10 Weighing Densitometers -- 7: Miscellaneous Sensors -- 7.1 Building Optimization Sensors -- 7.2 Electric Energy Management: Demand Shedding -- 7.3 Electric Meters -- 7.4 Machine Vision Technology -- 7.5 Metal Detectors -- 7.6 Noise Sensors and Nondestructive Testing -- 7.7 Nuclear Reactor Measurements -- 7.8 Pipe Integrity Gauges (PIGs) -- 7.9 Position Measurement, Linear and Angular -- 7.10 Proximity Sensors and Limit Switches -- 7.11 Solar Collector Positioning -- 7.12 Tachometers and Angular Speed Detectors -- 7.13 Thickness and Dimension Measurement -- 7.14 Torque and Force Measurement -- 7.15 Transportation Related Sensors -- 7.16 Vibration, Shock, and Acceleration -- 7.17 Visual Inspection Tools, Borescopes -- 7.18 Weather Stations -- 7.19 Weight Detectors Load Cells -- 7.20 Weighing Systems -- 8: Safety Sensors -- 8.1 Annunciators and Alarms Management -- 8.2 Electrical and Intrinsic Safety -- 8.3 Excess Flow and Regular Check Valves -- 8.4 Explosion Proofing of Instrumentation. ; 8.5 Explosion Suppression and Deluge Systems -- 8.6 Flame Arrestor, Conservation and Emergency Vents -- 8.7 Flame, Fire, and Smoke Detectors -- 8.8 Nuclear Accidents -- 8.9 Nuclear Radiation Detectors -- 8.10 Oil Industry Accidents -- 8.11 Relief Valves: Determination of Required Capacity -- 8.12 Relief Valves: Sizing, Specification, and Installation -- 8.13 Rupture Discs -- 9: Transmitters -- 9.1 Transmitters: Electronic -- 9.2 Transmitters: Fiber-Optic -- 9.3 Transmitters: Pneumatic -- 9.4 Transmitters: Smart, Multivariable -- 9.5 Transmitters: Wireless -- Appendix -- A.1 Definitions -- A.2 Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols -- A.3 Organizations -- A.4 Flowsheet and Functional Diagrams Symbols -- A.5 Conversion among Engineering Units -- A.6 Chemical Resistance of Materials -- A.7 Composition and Properties of Metallic and Other Materials -- A.8 Steam and Water Tables -- A.9 Friction Loss in Pipes -- A.10 Tank Volumes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This handbook is dedicated to the next generation of automation engineers working in the fields of measurement, control, and safety, describing the sensors and detectors used in the measurement of process variables.
• Titolo autorizzato: Measurement and safety
• ISBN: 1-315-35325-3; 1-5231-0870-3; 1-315-37033-6; 1-4987-2766-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153183803321
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