Instrumentation and control.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author American Water Works Association
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Denver, CO : American Water Works Association, ©2001.
Edition3rd ed.
SeriesAWWA manual ; M2.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781615837892
1615837892
9781613001493
1613001495
158321125X
9781583211250
Physical Description1 online resource (xv, 225 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction1
  • The Water Utility System, 1
  • How to Use This Manual, 3
  • Reference, 4
  • Chapter 2 Hydraulics and Electricity5
  • Hydraulics, 5
  • Electricity, 18
  • References, 39
  • Chapter 3 Motor Controls41
  • Introduction, 41
  • Motors, 41
  • Variable Speed Motor Control, 49
  • Variable Speed Motor Control Systems, 50
  • Motor Control Logic, 52
  • Chapter 4 Flowmeters67
  • Meter Categories, 67
  • Meter Coefficient of Discharge, 68
  • Venturi Flowmeters, 69
  • Modified Venturis, 74
  • Orifice Plate Flowmeters, 74
  • Magnetic Flowmeters, 76
  • Turbine and Propeller Flowmeters, 80
  • Sonic Flowmeters, 84
  • Vortex Flowmeters, 86
  • Averaging Pitot Flowmeters, 89
  • Variable Area Flowmeters, 92
  • Open Channel Flow, 94
  • General Installation Precautions, 98
  • Signal Output and Transport, 99
  • References, 100
  • Chapter 5 Pressure, Level, Temperature, and Other Process
  • Measurements101
  • Pressure, Level, and Temperature, 102
  • Electric Power and Equipment Status, 110
  • Process Analyzers, 112
  • General Considerations, 119
  • References, 119
  • Chapter 6 Secondary Instrumentation121
  • Introduction, 121
  • Signal Standardization, 121
  • Signal Power and Transmission, 122
  • Transmitters, 124
  • Controllers, 124
  • Recording and Indicating Hardware, 126
  • Function Modules, 128
  • Converters, 129
  • Chapter 7 Telemetry131
  • Analog Telemetry, 133
  • Tone Multiplexing, 137
  • Amplitude Modulation Tone, 137
  • Frequency Shift Keying Tone, 138
  • Communication Media and Channels, 138
  • Reference, 142
  • Chapter 8 Final Control Elements143
  • Valves, 144
  • Valve Summary, 153
  • Pumping Systems, 154
  • Miscellaneous Final Control Elements, 157
  • Chapter 9 Basics of Automatic Process Control161
  • Feedforward Control, 162
  • Feedback Control, 163
  • Feedforward vs. Feedback Control, 164
  • Manual vs. Automatic Control, 165
  • Automatic Feedforward Control Methods, 166
  • Automatic Feedback Control Methods, 168
  • References, 178
  • Chapter 10 Digital Control and Communication Systems179
  • Digital Control Systems, 180
  • Communication Systems, 188
  • Applications and Site Planning, 194
  • Technology Trends, 196
  • References, 197
  • Chapter 11 Instrument Diagrams199.