TY - BOOK AU - Singh,S.K. TI - Industrial instrumentation and control SN - 9780070262225 U1 - 338.0284 23rd PY - 2009/// CY - New Delhi PB - Tata McGraw-Hill KW - Instrumentation KW - Industry N1 - Includes bibliography and index; Basic concepts and qualities of measurement -- Units and standards of measurements -- Electrical measuring instruments -- Power and energy measurements -- Magnetic measurements -- Electronic measurements -- Displacement force, torque and speed measurement -- Dimension measurement -- Density, viscosity and pH measurements -- Level measurement -- Flow measurement -- Pressure measurement -- Temperature measurement -- Automatic process control systems and controllers -- Sensors and tranducers -- Transmitters, telemetry systems and recorders -- Computer-aided measurement and control systems -- Programmable logic controllers -- Distributed control system -- Application of control systems N2 - Industrial Instrumentation and Control is a comprehensive book for undergraduate mechanical, production and instrumentation engineers. The book is designed for a single semester course on the subject, explaining the principles and then moving on to the applications. It discusses the various kinds of measurement systems, the standards of measurement in use and the measurement control systems used in industries today. This latest edition talks about power and energy measurements, sensors and transducers, and the applications of control systems. In addition, it progresses to teach students the basics of Laplace Transforms, Transfer Functions and Differential Equations, showing how these are used in the design of measurement systems. The book offers students a vast collection of quizzes and self-review questions covering all possible types so that students can prepare themselves in an organized fashion. The book is an indispensable resource for anyone appearing for GATE ER -