文档介绍：Introduction to Instrumentation,
Sensors, and Process Control
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Introduction to Instrumentation,
Sensors, and Process Control
William C. Dunn
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dunn, William C.
Introduction to instrumentation, sensors, and process control/William C. Dunn.
p. cm. —(Artech House Sensors library)
ISBN 1-58053-011-7 (alk. paper)
1. Process control. 2. Detectors. I. Title. II. Series.
2005
'7—dc22 2005050832
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Dunn, William C.
Introduction to instrumentation, sensors, and process control. —(Artech House sensors
library)
1. Engineering instruments 2. Electronic instruments 3. Process control
I. Title
ISBN-10: 1-58053-011-7
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Contents
Preface xv
Acknowledgment xvi
CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Process Control 1
Introduction 1
Process Control 1
Sequential Process Control 2
Continuous Process Control 2
Definition of the Elements in a Control Loop 4
Instrumentation and Sensors 5
Instrument Parameters 5
Control