Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Volume 1, Fourth Edition: Process Measurement and Analysis
by: Bla G. Liptk
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Liptak began his engineering education at the Technical University of Budapest. After arriving in the U.S.; he earned master's degrees at Stevens Institute of Technology and City College of New York. His published works include more than 70 technical papers and 20 books on engineering. His singular achievement is the two volume Instrument Engineer's Handbook. The third edition was published in 1995. This latest edition comprises more than 3,000 pages between the two volumes. Each volume includes eight chapters with many sub-headings per chapter. The Flow Measurement and Analytical Instrumentation chapters were heavily revised for the 1995 edition of volume 1. Within each product-oriented sub-heading, in addition to extensive treatment of the applicable technology, a comprehensive listing of manufacturers and typical price ranges is provided.
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Whether used as a text book by inexperienced engineers, or as a quick reference book for the experienced engineer - this book looks set to continue to be the main reference for the instrument engineer for the next decade - and at a realistic price which is better value today.'
The updated edition covered 500 topics and is packed with 3,000 pages of useful information - information that ranges from basic to very advanced. This third edition's list of contributors, numbering 110, reads like the who is who of the process control field. Many of us, I am sure, would recognize them as experts in their various engineering disciplines, and more than likely be well aware of their contributions to the control industry. Once introduced to the INSTRUMENT ENGINEERS' Handbook, it is hard to imagine any instrument or control engineer, or, for that matter, anyone actively involved in the process control field not wanting easy access to this great work.
This third edition of the Instrument Engineers' Handbook, includes a variety of topics of interest to engineers. The first volume, Process Measurement and Analysis, presents instrument technology and performance. An appendix finishes the volume. The second volume, Process Control, discusses and reviews control theory; controllers, transmitters, converters, and relays; control centers, and panels and displays; control valves, on-off and throttling; regulators and other throttling devices; programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other logic devices; distributed control systems; and process control systems. An appendix contains international units, conversion factors, chemical resistance of materials, composition of metallic and other materials, steam and water tables, friction in pipes, tank volumes, and a supplier list. This set should be available to every process control or instrumentation engineer, and it would be an excellent reference on the state of the art for every university researcher in this area of engineering.
The editor of this masterpiece, Bla Liptk, is a longtime engineering consultant, a teacher at Yale, and a fellow of the ISA. He is clearly devoted to producing a useful reference . The book is replete with simple explicatory figures and diagrams; well-organized summaries with information on the costs, suppliers, ranges, and inaccuracies of the instruments covered; and practical tips on related subjects such as good instrument maintenance practices. Comprehensive, practical, and well-organized, this book is highly recommended for academic libraries and engineering company libraries. It can best serve as a teaching aid for students, or a reference manual for both new and experienced practicing engineers.
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Those [contributors] eventually selected are without doubt among the best Whether used as a textbook by inexperienced engineers, or as a quick reference book for the experienced engineer, this book looks set to continue to be the main reference to the instrument engineer for the next decade
I have seen nothing with the scope of this handbook
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'Whether used as a text book by inexperienced engineers, or as a quick reference book for the experienced engineer - this book looks set to continue to be the main reference for the instrument engineer for the next decade - and at a realistic price which is better value today.'
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