Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000010245385 | TS176 P52 2010 f | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
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.
Author Notes
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.
Table of Contents
| Instrumentation and Transducers |
| Control Systems |
| Programmable Controllers |
| Controller Systems Interfacing |
| Electromechanical Systems |
| Analysing a Drive System |
| Motors, Motor Control and Drives |
| Variable Speed Drives |
| Induction Motors |
| Electronic Circuits and Devices |
| Electronic Converters |
| Power Transmission |
| Gears and Gearboxes |
| Hydraulic Fundamentals |
| Pneumatic Fundamentals |
| Pump Types and Characteristics |
| Centrifugal Pump Design |
| Pump Hydraulics |
| Hydraulic Pumps and Pressure Regulation |
| Actuators |
