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Author Boyd, Gordon

Title Instrumentation and control systems / revised by Gordon Boyd, Leslie Jackson
Edition Fifth edition
Published London : Adnard Coles Nautical, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations
Series Reeds marine engineering and technology ; 10
Reeds marine engineering and technology ; 10.
Contents Cover; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; Historical; Utilisation; Economy; Safety; Terminology; Comparison of Systems; Control Loops; System; Analogue; Digital; Computers; Microprocessors and Microcomputers; 1 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; Mechanical Thermometry; Electrical Thermometry; Test Examples; 2 PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; Atmospheric Pressure; Mercury Manometer; Mercury Barometer; Aneroid Barometer; Displacement of an Elastic Sensing Element; Differential Pressure Cell (D/P Cell); Piezoelectric Pressure Transducer; Strain Gauge; Test Examples; 3 LEVEL MEASUREMENT; Direct Methods
Inferential MethodsNon-contact Level Measurement; Test Examples; 4 FLOW MEASUREMENT; Quantity Meters; Rate of Flow Meters; Integrators; Square Root Extraction; Inferential-Rotational; Inferential-Differential Pressure; Ultrasonic and Nucleonic; Test Examples; 5 OTHER MEASUREMENTS; Speed-Tachogenerator; Torque-Power; Viscometer; Photo-Electric Cells; Oil in Water Sensor; Smoke Density Detector; Oil Mist Detector; pH Sensor; Heat (Fire) Detector; Flame Detector; Gas Explosion -- Detector Meter; Gas Analysis; Relative Humidity; Water Analysis; Hall Effect Sensor; Other Encoders
Mass Air-Flow MeasurementInstrument Calibration: Testing and Adjustment; Test Examples; 6 TELEMETERING; Pneumatic Transmitters; Electrical Transmitters; Electronic Force-Balance System; Voltage-Current Transducer; Receivers; Potentiometric Pen Recorder; XY Recorder; Position Motors (dc); Position Motors (ac); Current Transmission: 4-20 mA; Test Examples; 7 ELECTRONIC DEVICES; Semi-Conductors; Rectifiers; Amplifiers; Analysis of Transistor Behaviour; Oscillators; Other Devices; Test Examples; 8 FINAL CONTROLLING ELEMENTS; Correcting Units; Servo-Motors; Test Examples; 9 PROCESS CONTROL THEORY
TerminologyResponse of Detection Elements; Test Examples; 10 PNEUMATIC CONTROL PRINCIPLES; Pneumatic Two-Step Control Technique; The Relay; Pneumatic Proportioal Control Technique; Stack Type Controller Principle (P Action); Pneumatic Proportional Plus Integral Control Technique; Pneumatic Proportional Plus Derivative Control Technique; Pneumatic Compound Controller (P + I + D); Air Supplies; Test Examples; 11 ELECTRONIC CONTROL PRINCIPLES; Operational Amplifi ers; Test Examples; 12 ACTUAL CONTROLLER TYPES; Mechanical Controller; Mechanical-Hydraulic Controller (Governor)
Electro-Pneumatic ControllerElectronic Controller (1); Electronic Controller (2); Electronic Controller (3); Pneumatic Controller (1); Pneumatic Controller (2); Pneumatic Controller (3); Pneumatic Controller (4); Pneumatic Controller (5) (Fuel-Air Ratio); Pneumatic Controller (6) (Viscosity); Electrical Positional Control; Test Examples; 13 TYPICAL CONTROL CIRCUITS; Steam Plant; IC Engine Plant; General Plant; Test Examples; 14 KINETIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; Kinetic Control System; Servo-Mechanism; Position Systems; Speed Systems; Thyristor Speed Control; Governor Systems; Mathematical Aspects
Summary This is a fully revised, new edition on the topic of instrumentation and control systems and their application to marine engineering for professional trainees studying Merchant Navy Marine Engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC) as well as Electrical/Marine Engineering undergraduate students. Providing generic technical and practical descriptions of the operation of instrumentation and control devices and systems, this volume also contains mathematic analysis where appropriate. Addressing this subject area, the domain of Instrumentation Engineers/Technicians as well as Control Engineers
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 11, 2013)
Subject Marine engineering.
Nautical instruments.
marine engineering.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Marine engineering
Nautical instruments
Form Electronic book
Author Jackson, Leslie, 1929-
ISBN 9781408175606
1408175606
9781523104147
1523104147
1408175592
9781408175590