This book provides a collection of tools to help the control engineer evaluate the safety and reliability of automated systems.
This text reviews the types, design and usage of control valves in the process industries. It also discusses factors such as sizing, materials construction, the type of chemical flowing through...
ISA Handbook of Control Valves
The book begins with a basic explanation of the function and purpose of control valves, explaining the various types of valves that are available along with their features and limitations.
This classic reference has built a reputation as the "go to" book to solve even the most vexing pipeline problems. Now in its seventh edition, Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook continues to set the standard by which all others are judged.
This work features insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation.
A lifetime of experience backs up the huge amount of practical detail in this volume. * Valves and actuators are widely used across industry and this dedicated reference provides all the information plant designers, specifiers or those ...
Pneumatic Directional Control Valves from Japan, Inv. 731-TA-988 (Preliminary)
The flow of two-phase mixtures through restrictions. is a complex phenomenon that to date has not been fully described analytically. It is an area that received a geat deal of...
Table 3-2 Maximum Damper Leakage (ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004) Note: (a) Dampers smaller than 24 inches, in either dimension, may have leakage of 40 cfm/ft2 Linkages are required on multi-blade dampers to make the blades open ...
Part IV gives a substantial and in-depth discussion over eight chapters of Control Valve Stiction and an analysis of friction in control valves. Stiction is the most common problem in spring-diaphragm-type valves, which are widely used ...