Overview of Industrial Process Automation, Second Edition, introduces the basics of philosophy, technology, terminology, and practices of modern automation systems through the presentation of updated examples, illustrations, case studies, and images.
This updated edition adds new developments in the automation domain, and its reorganization of chapters and appendixes provides better continuity and seamless knowledge transfer. Manufacturing and chemical engineers involved in factory and process automation, and students studying industrial automation will find this book to be a great, comprehensive resource for further explanation and study.
1. Why Automation?
2. Automation System Structure
3. Instrumentation Subsystems
4. Human Interface Subsystem
5. Control Subsystem
6. Automation Strategies
7. Programmable Control Subsystems
8. Data Acquisition and Control Unit: Hardware
9. Data Acquisition and Control Unit: Software
10. Advanced Human Interface
11. Types of Automation Systems
12. Special-Purpose Data Acquisition and Control Units
13. System Availability Enhancements
14. Common Configurations
15. Customization
16. Data Communication and Networking
17. Fieldbus Technology
18. Safety Systems
19. Management of Industrial Processes
20. Information Technology-Operation Technology Convergence
21. Concluding Remarks
