1 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS CONTROL Instructional Objectives 1.1Introduction 1.2Control Systems 1.3Process-Control Block Diagram 1.4Control System Evaluation 1.5Analog and Digital Processing 1.6Units,Standards,and Definitions 1.7Sensor Time Response 1.8Significance and Statistics Summary Problems 2 ANALOG SIGNAL CONDITIONING Instructional Objectives 2.1Introduction 2.2Principles of Analog Signal Conditioning 2.3Passive Circuits 2.4Operational Amplifiers 2.5Op Amp Circuits in Instrumentation 2.6Design Guidelines Summary Problems 3 DIGITAL SIGNAL CONDITIONING Instructional Objectives 3.1Introduction 3.2Review of Digital Fundamentals 3.3Converters 3.4Data-Acquisition Systems Summary Problems 4 THERMAL SENSORS Instructional Objectives 4.1Introductino 4.2Definirtion of Temperature 4.3Metal Resistance Versus Temperature Devices 4.4Thermistors 4.5Thermocouples 4.6Other Thermal Sensors 4.7Design Considerations Summary Problems 5 MECHANICAL SENSORS Instructional Objectives 5.1Introduction 5.2Displacement,Location,or Position Sensors 5.3Strain Sensors 5.4Motion Sensors 5.5Pressure Sensors 5.6Flow Sensors Summary Problems 6 OPTICAL SENSORS Instructional Objectives 6.1Introduction 6.2Fundamentals of EM Radiation 6.3Photodetectors 6.4Pyrometry 6.5Optical Sources 6.6Applications Summary Problems 7 FINAL CONTROL Instructional Objectives 7.1Introduction 7.2Final Control Operation 7.3Signal Conversions 7.4Industrial Electronics 7.5Actuators 7.6Control Elements Summary Problems 8 DISCRETE-STATE PROCESS CONTROL Instructional Objectives 8.1Introduction 8.2Definition of Discrete-State Process Control 8.3Characteristics of the System 8.4Relay Controllers and Ladder Diagrams 8.5Programmable Logic Controllers(PLCs) Summary Problems 9 CONTROLLER PRINCIPLES Instructional Objectives 9.1Introduction 9.2Process Characteristics 9.3Control System Parameters 9.4Discontinuous Controller Modes 9.5Continuous Controllers Modes 9.6Conposite Control Modes Summary Problems 10 ANALOG CONTROLLERS Instructional Objectives 10.1Introduction 10.2General Features 10.3Electronic Controllers 10.4Pneumatic Controllers 10.5Design Considerations Summary Problems 11 DIGITAL CONTROLLERS Instructional Objectives 11.1Introduction 11.2Digital Electronics Methods 11.3Computers in Process Control 11.4Characteristics of Digital Data 11.5Controller Software 11.6Computer Controller Examples Summary Problems 12 CONTROL-LOOP CHARACTERISTICS Instructional Objectives 12.1Introduction 12.2Control System Configurations 12.3Multivariable Control Systems 12.4Control System Quality 12.5Stability 12.6Process Loop Tuning Summary Problems APPENDIXES REFERENCES GLOSSARY SOLUTIONS TO THE ODD-NUMBERED PROBLEMS INDEX