Analogue Computing Methods
The Commonwealth and International Library: Applied Electricity and Electronics Division
Published on 22. October 2013
150 pages
978-1-4831-4756-7 (ISBN)
Description
Analogue Computing Methods presents the field of analogue computation and simulation in a compact and convenient form, providing an outline of models and analogues that have been produced to solve physical problems for the engineer and how to use and program the electronic analogue computer. This book consists of six chapters. The first chapter provides an introduction to analogue computation and discusses certain mathematical techniques. The electronic equipment of an analogue computer is covered in Chapter 2, while its use to solve simple problems, including the method of scaling is elaborated in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 describes the general layout of a computer with specifications of selected commercial computers. In Chapter 5, the use of a large computer is elaborated through a reactor simulation. The last chapter outlines particular general analogue devices. Conductive analogues and other methods and special techniques, which have been used in connection with electronic analogue computing, are also deliberated in this text. This publication is valuable to students and individuals conducting work on analogue computing.
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Preface Chapter 1 Introduction and Mathematical Techniques Introduction Analogue and Digital Computing Machines Historical Mathematical Techniques The Laplace Transform The Transfer Function Electrical Impedance Kirchhoff's Laws Vectors and Scalars Separation of Variables Finite Differences Lagrange Coefficients Matrices Determinants Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions ReferencesChapter 2 Electronic Analogue Equipment The Amplifier The D.C. Amplifier Basic Relay Controls of the Amplifier Errors of the Simple Amplifier The Chopper Stabilized Amplifier Error Analysis Errors of Summers and Integrators Multipliers The Coefficient Potentiometer The Servo-multiplier Crossed-field Multipliers Hall Effect Multipliers Quarter-squares Multipliers Time-division Multipliers Diode Function Generators and Limiters Resolvers Noise Generators Other Function Generators ReferencesChapter 3 Scaling and Applications Introduction Scaling Summer and Integrator Scaling Time Scaling Multiplier Scaling A Worked Example A Small Problem Estimate of Maximum Values Methods of Solution Some Standard CircuitsChapter 4 Computers and Associated Equipment General Design of a Computer Patchboard Control Measurement Recorders and Readout Overload Indicators and Alarms Maintenance Some Typical Computers The Pace Systems TR-10 The Solartron SC-30 The Pace Systems 231-R The English Electric Saturn Royal Aircraft Establishment Tridac ReferencesChapter 5 Application of Large Analogue Computers A Nuclear Reactor Simulation-An Example The Physical System Approximations Description of the Equations General Procedure for Preparing a Simulation Simulation Circuits Physical Data Patching and Setting up Procedure on the Machine Program of Work Some Typical Simulation Results Examples of the Use of Large Analogue Computers The Nuclear Power Industry Aircraft Simulation Missile Systems Process Control Control Engineering ReferencesChapter 6 General Analogue Devices The Differential Analyzer Set-up of a Differential Analyzer The Incremental Computer Conductive Analogues Resistance Sheets The Electrolytic Tank Resistance Meshes Extensions of the Single Resistance Mesh Resistance-Reactance and Other Meshes Some Special Applications Monte Carlo Methods The Adjoint Method Operational Research ReferencesIndex
