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Editorial Reviews Terrence K. McMahon. March 1996 - Control 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. Review '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.' Control and Instrumentation
Jack Hickey. Instruments and Control Systems 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. Burrelle's, Professor T.J. Williams, Purdue University 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.
Control and Instrumentation, London. By Alan Reeve ...information provided from some 100 leading industry co-authors had been comprehensively updated to match new technology developments. The first volume focuses on measurement hardware, including flow, level, pressure, density, viscosity, weighing, analysis and safety devices. The second volume deals with process control, and covers transmitters, controllers, control valves, displays, DCSs, PLCs and computer based systems. The text aims to select the right instruments for a particular application. An orientation table is provided to help narrow the selection process, which can be followed up with analysis of cost, accuracy and other features to the application. Whether used as a textbook by inexperienced engineers, or as a quick reference 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.(Control and Instrumentation (London). By Alan Reeve) Index
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Review '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.' Control and Instrumentation Book Description For nearly thirty years, the Instrument Engineers' Handbook has been the most widely-used reference in its field. Changes in the profession since 1981 necessitate these updated editions, which include new sections covering the developments of the last decade and a new international perspective (the books have not been available before outside the USA). The two volumes cover all topics process control and instrument engineers use in their everyday work. The two volumes comprise nearly 3000 pages, with thousands of illustrations. Completely revised for the first time since the early 80s, they cover all the latest advances in control hardware, transmitters, displays, DCS, PLC and computer systems. The books provide the tools needed to make sophisticated equipment selection and solve operating problems quickly. There are sections devoted to 500 major topics. There are over 100 new contributors (900 rejected). The Instrument Engineers' Handbook takes a practical and down-to-earth approach and covers all the topics used by process control and instrument engineers in their everyday work, providing quick access to specific information.
Authoritative book on Process Control: This book is a Must Have in your Engineering Library. Liptak provides extensive detail for this to be your one-stop-shop for controls as well as a great introduction and encyclopedia for the rookies. Hats off to Liptak and his team. Just brace yourself for the 1,500 pages of information !! ;)
This is like the bible for process control: The first edition was published in 1969, the second edition was released in 1982 (Volume 1) and 1985 (Volume 2). This latest edition comprises over 3000 pages between the 2 volumes. Each volume includes 8 chapters with many sub-headings per chapter. The Flow Measurement (29 sub-headins) and Analytical Instrumentation (60 sub-headings) chapters were heavily revised for the 1995 edition of VOLUME 1. PLC's and Other Logic Devices (10 subheadings), DCS and Computer-based Systems (16 sub-headings) and Process Control Systems (27 sub-headings) were largely rewritten for the 1995 edition of VOLUME 2. Within each product-oriented sub-heading (eg. Magnetic Flowmeters, Infrared Analyzers, DCS Basic Packages), in addition to extensive treatment of the applicable technology, a comprehesive listing of manufacturers and typical price ranges is provided. Under Process Control Systems, a diverse group of applications (Airhandler Controls, Clean Room Controls, Distillation Advanced Controls, Compressor Controls, Reactor Control and Optimation and many others) is profiled. Throughout this handbook, process control is treated in the time-domain to minimize mathematical complications implicit in frequency-domain analysis. Its focus is the practicding engineer and explains most control phoenomena visually. Over 250 contributing authors are listed, including many prestigious names immediately recognizable by process control professionals. Liptak personally authored a substantial number of revised and up-dated easlier contribution of pioneering practitioners. This opus is a tour de force. Liptak is a long-time industrial consultant, teaches a graduate course in advanced process control at Yale and writes the widely-followed Lessons Learned feature in CONTROL magazine. He has also lectured at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and been published on the editorial pages of the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.