Intended for novice instrument engineers who are faced with the challenge of designing a control loop in a process plant, this reference may help some overwhelmed soul distinguish what is relevant when bombarded with conflicting claims from competing control valve vendors. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide

Engineering & Transportation

Baumann, Hans D.

Engineering

This third edition of the ISA best-seller contains new material on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation. The author, a holder of 118 patients in control valve technology, shares his expertise with engineers faced with designing control loops and selecting final control elements. 
Written with the user in mind, the text avoids scientific wording and gives shortcuts through complex sizing and noise calculation formulas. It gives practical advice on how to apply control valves for safety, reduced energy costs, and easy maintenance.

Includes insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation. The author, a holder of more than 150 patents and author of over a hundred publications in control valve technology, shares his expertise on designing control loops and selecting final control elements. The easy-to-read text provides shortcuts through complex sizing and noise calculation formulas, including for liquids and cavitation, and gives practical advice on how to apply control valves for safety, reduced energy costs, loop stability, and easy maintenance.

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Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide

Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide

Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide