Overview

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.

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Author:   Mike Tooley (Formerly Vice Principal, Dean of Faculty and Head of Engineering at Brooklands College, Surrey, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.900kg
ISBN:  

9781856178402

ISBN 10:   1856178404
Pages:   612
Publication Date:   23 November 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

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

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Mike Tooley is a technical author and consultant. He was formerly Vice Principal at Brooklands College in Surrey, England, where he was responsible for the delivery of learning to over 10,000 Further and Higher Education students increasingly by flexible, open and on-line distance learning. Mike is the well-known author of several popular engineering and related text books, including widely adopted course texts for BTEC, GCE A-level and GCSE qualifications in Engineering. Mike's hobbies include astronomy, amateur radio, aviation, computing and electronic circuit design and construction.

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