Plant and Process Engineering 360
Published on 23. November 2009
Book
Hardback
612 pages
978-1-85617-840-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Cluster E-brochure, trade shows and conferences, online display ads, 2x-Email blast to in-house subscribers, e-newsletters, and web feature
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 283 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1871 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85617-840-2 (9781856178402)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Advanced Technological and Higher National Certificates Tooley BA
Plant and Process Engineering 360
E-Book
12/2009
Butterworth-Heinemann
€110.00
Available for download
Person
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.
Content
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
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