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Plant and Process Engineering 360
Get an all-round view of the fundamentals of process plant and equipment!
Mike Tooley (Author)
9781856178402, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 23 November 2009
612 pages
27.8 x 21 x 3.4 cm, 1.9 kg
Plant and Process Engineering 360 will be the backbone of any plant, chemical, or process engineer’s library. This is a broad area in which engineers need to be familiar with a wide array of techniques, technologies and equipment. Its focus on providing a broad introduction to key systems make the book the first point of reference for engineers who are involved with designing, specifying, maintaining or working with plant, process and control technologies in many sectors, including manufacturing, chemical process, and energy.
Section One: Introduction Chapter 1.1: Instrumentation and transducers Chapter 1.2: Control systems Chapter 1.3: Programmable controllers Chapter 1.4: Control systems interfacing Section Two: Motors and drives Chapter 2.1: Electromechanical systems Chapter 2.2: Analysing a drive system Chapter 2.3: Motors, motor control and drives Chapter 2.4: Variable speed drives Chapter 2.5: Induction motors Section Three: Electronic drive control Chapter 3.1: Electronic circuits and devices Chapter 3.2: Electronic converters Section Four: Power transmission Chapter 4.1: Power transmission Chapter 4.2: Gears and gearboxes Section Five: Hydraulic and pneumatic systems Chapter 5.1: Hydraulic fundamentals Chapter 5.2: Pneumatic fundamentals Chapter 5.3: Pump types and characteristics Chapter 5.4: Centrifugal pump design Chapter 5.5: Pump hydraulics Chapter 5.6: Hydraulic pumps and pressure regulation Chapter 5.7: Actuators
Subject Areas: Horticulture [TVS], Chemical engineering [TDCB], Biochemical engineering [TC], Botany & plant sciences [PST], Management of specific areas [KJMV]
