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Overview of Industrial Process Automation
A comprehensive, systematic, completely illustrated detailed treatment of the basic concepts, methods, and techniques of industrial process automation systems
K.L.S. Sharma (Author)
9780128053546, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 27 October 2016
492 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.1 cm, 0.79 kg
Overview of Industrial Process Automation, Second Edition, introduces the basics of philosophy, technology, terminology, and practices of modern automation systems through the presentation of updated examples, illustrations, case studies, and images. This updated edition adds new developments in the automation domain, and its reorganization of chapters and appendixes provides better continuity and seamless knowledge transfer. Manufacturing and chemical engineers involved in factory and process automation, and students studying industrial automation will find this book to be a great, comprehensive resource for further explanation and study.
1. Why Automation? 2. Automation System Structure 3. Instrumentation Subsystems 4. Human Interface Subsystem 5. Control Subsystem 6. Automation Strategies 7. Programmable Control Subsystems 8. Data Acquisition and Control Unit: Hardware 9. Data Acquisition and Control Unit: Software 10. Advanced Human Interface 11. Types of Automation Systems 12. Special-Purpose Data Acquisition and Control Units 13. System Availability Enhancements 14. Common Configurations 15. Customization 16. Data Communication and Networking 17. Fieldbus Technology 18. Safety Systems 19. Management of Industrial Processes 20. Information Technology–Operation Technology Convergence 21. Concluding Remarks
Subject Areas: Robotics [TJFM1], Automatic control engineering [TJFM]