Principles of Industrial Instrumentation

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Thoroughly revised, the second edition continues to provide an excellent presentation of theoritical concepts, practical aspects and cases studies/The instrumental method of analysis is now covered in a single large chapter incorporating modern techniques of instrumentation. Key Features Provides a comprehensive account of the instrumentsfor analysis including Gas Analyssers, Spectroscopic analysis, particulate measurement, Liquid analysers and many nore. Covers important topics such as Curve fitting, Reliability, Inductance and Eddy current transducers, Ultrasonic and Nuclear radiation methods of level measurement. Includes chapters on Digital transducers and sensors, Microprocessor-based instruments with a detailed discussion on Data Acquistion System. Explores advanced topics like telemetry featuring,multiplexing, and modulatin with a cse study briefing the telemetry system in operation. Incoporate a chapter on Power Plant Instuments discussing vibration and expansion, power plant scheme, etc. Inludes updated set of review questions at the end of each chapter.

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D Patranabis is Professor, Department of Instrumentation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University,Calcutta. An M Sc (Tech) and a PhD from the University of Calcutta, he taught physics for a short time before joining Damodar Valley Corporation as an electrical engineer. Subsequently, he worked as an instrument engineer with Guest Keen William Limited, howarh. He was the editor of IIst for six years and honorary editor of the journal of IETE for two years for the circuits and systems group. He is also the author of Principles of process Control, second Edition(TMH). Table of Contents Chapter 1.Characteristics of Measurement System Chapter 2.Displacement, Force,Velocity, Acceleration and Torque Chapter 3.Pressure Measurement Chapter 4.Temperature Measurement Chapter 5.Flow Measurement Chapter 6.Level Measurement Chapter 7.Instruments for Analysis Chapter 8.Digital Transducers Chapter 9.Microprocessor-Based Instruments Chapter 10.Telemetry Chapter 11.Display Chapter 12.Recording, Alarm Chapter 13.Power Plant Instruments