Description
Book SynopsisInstrument Engineers'' Handbook Volume 3: Process Software and Digital Networks, Fourth Edition is the latest addition to an enduring collection that industrial automation (AT) professionals often refer to as the bible. First published in 1970, the entire handbook is approximately 5,000 pages, designed as standalone volumes that cover the measurement (Volume 1), control (Volume 2), and software (Volume 3) aspects of automation.
This fourth edition of the third volume provides an in-depth, state-of-the-art review of control software packages used in plant optimization, control, maintenance, and safety. Each updated volume of this renowned reference requires about ten years to prepare, so revised installments have been issued every decade, taking into account the numerous developments that occur from one publication to the next.
Assessing the rapid evolution of automation and optimization in control systems used in all types of indust
Table of Contents
Process Control and Automation. Process-Control Methods. Digital Techniques and Data Handling. Software, Programming, and Simulations. Networks, Security, and Protection. Fieldbus Networks. Process Management, Maintenance, Safety, and Reliability. Process Control and Automation Applications. Appendix.
