Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition, Volume Two: Process Control and OptimizationThe latest update to Bela Liptak's acclaimed "bible" of instrument engineering is now available. Retaining the format that made the previous editions bestsellers in their own right, the fourth edition of Process Control and Optimization continues the tradition of providing quick and easy access to highly practical information. The authors are practicing engineers, not theoretical people from academia, and their from-the-trenches advice has been repeatedly tested in real-life applications. Expanded coverage includes descriptions of overseas manufacturer's products and concepts, model-based optimization in control theory, new major inventions and innovations in control valves, and a full chapter devoted to safety. With more than 2000 graphs, figures, and tables, this all-inclusive encyclopedic volume replaces an entire library with one authoritative reference. The fourth edition brings the content of the previous editions completely up to date, incorporates the developments of the last decade, and broadens the horizons of the work from an American to a global perspective. Béla G. Lipták speaks on Post-Oil Energy Technology on the AT&T Tech Channel. |
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Page 57 - Cn indicates the total time of exposure at a specified noise level, and Tn indicates the total time of exposure permitted at that level.
Page 57 - When the daily noise exposure is composed of two or more periods of noise exposure of different levels, their combined effect should be considered, rather than the individual effect of each. If the sum of the following fractions: C1/T1+C2/T2 * ' ' Cn/Tn exceeds unity, then, the mixed exposure should be considered to exceed the limit value.
Page xxxiv - Code, will not permit arcs, sparks or heat otherwise generated or liberated inside of the enclosure, to cause ignition of exterior accumulations or atmospheric suspensions of a specified dust on or in the vicinity of the enclosure.
Page xxxvi - The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapor to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the vessel used.
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| Title | Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition, Volume Two: Process Control and Optimization Volume 2 of Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Béla G. Lipták |
| Editor | Bela G. Liptak |
| Edition | 4, illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1420064002, 9781420064001 |
| Length | 2464 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical Technology & Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General) Technology & Engineering / Sensors |
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