Maintenance of instruments & systems / edited by L.D. Goettsche.
Contributor(s): Goettsche, L. D. (Lawrence D.)
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Practical guides for measurement and control.Publisher: Research Triangle Park, NC : ISA, the International Society for Measurement and Control, 1995Description: xv, 402 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 1556175124.Other title: Maintenance of instruments and systems.Subject(s): Engineering instruments -- Maintenance and repair | Systems engineeringDDC classification: 681.20285 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 681.20285 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00090473 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This addition to ISA's Practical Guide Series (PGS) employs numerous examples and case histories as well as maintenance goals, objectives, procedures, and strategies all in one reference text.
ISA knowledge centre.
Bibliography: (pages 393-397) and index.
Introduction / Lawrence D. Goettsche -- Fundamental Principles / Lawrence D. Goettsche -- Instrumentation and control system maintenance personnel / Lawrence D. Goettsche -- Maintenance management / Lowell McCaw, Lawrence D. Goettsche and Dale E. Polmateer -- Maintenance engineering / William L. Mostia, Jr. and Keith D. Otto -- Service/Contract Maintenance / Robert E. Sherman and John Yolton -- Configuration and programming / William L. Mostia, Jr. and H. Pierce Rumph -- Calibration / Robert J. Rosenberg and Robert Zielske -- Tuning details / Lowell McCaw and John Shaw -- Maintenance and Troubleshooting / Sheriff Ahmed, Harold Curry, Steve Ekblad, Bryan Fuhr, Tom Kane, James Masterson, Sherri B. McDaniel -- James Metrano, William L. Mostia, Jr., Robert E. Sherman, Matt Taylor and Robert Zielske -- Safety / Sheriff Ahmed, William L. Mostia, Jr. and Robert J. Rosenberg.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- About the Editor and Contributors (p. xi)
- Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 1)
- Overview (p. 1)
- History of Instrumentation and Control Maintenance (p. 1)
- Need for Instrumentation and Control Maintenance and Engineering (p. 6)
- Chapter 2 Fundamental Principles (p. 9)
- Overview (p. 9)
- Electronic Field Instrumentation (p. 9)
- Why Maintain? (p. 10)
- Maintenance vs. Troubleshooting (p. 19)
- Calibration and Reasons to Calibrate (p. 20)
- Troubleshooting (p. 21)
- Basic Troubleshooting Techniques (p. 22)
- Designed with Maintenance in Mind (p. 25)
- Chapter 3 Diagrams, Symbols, and Specifications (p. 31)
- Overview (p. 31)
- Process (Piping) & Instrumentation Diagram (p. 31)
- Instrument Loop Diagrams (p. 32)
- Logic Diagrams (p. 39)
- Highway Drawings (p. 49)
- Specifications (p. 51)
- Instrument Symbols (p. 54)
- Instrument Symbols (p. 58)
- Chapter 4 Maintenance Personnel (p. 73)
- Overview (p. 73)
- Multi-Disciplined (p. 74)
- Continuous Training (p. 74)
- Training of Maintenance Workers (p. 74)
- Multicraft/Multiskilled, Multi-Disciplined (p. 78)
- Knowledge Factors (p. 80)
- Skills (p. 85)
- Job Titles and Descriptions (p. 88)
- Credentialing (p. 91)
- Certification (p. 94)
- Chapter 5 Maintenance Management and Engineering (p. 97)
- Overview (p. 97)
- The Need for Maintenance Management (p. 98)
- Maintenance Philosophy (p. 98)
- Maintenance Management Organization (p. 99)
- Basic Requirements for a Maintenance Department (p. 100)
- Planning and Scheduling (p. 102)
- Work Order System (p. 102)
- MTTF, MTTR, and Availability (p. 104)
- Training Maintenance Workers (p. 107)
- Preparing Functional Specifications (p. 109)
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (p. 110)
- Office/Shop Layout (p. 115)
- Centralized/Decentralized Shops (p. 118)
- Chapter 6 Pressure and Flow Instruments (p. 121)
- Overview (p. 121)
- Pressure Transmitters (p. 121)
- Differential Pressure Technology (p. 132)
- Level Transmitters (p. 138)
- Flow Transmitters (p. 143)
- Magnetic Flowmeters (p. 146)
- Mass Flowmeters (p. 151)
- Turbine Flowmeters (p. 156)
- Open Channel Flowmeters (p. 158)
- Vortex Shedding Flowmeter (p. 161)
- Vortex Shedding Meters (p. 161)
- Positive Displacement Flowmeters (p. 162)
- Positive Displacement Meters (p. 164)
- Target Flowmeters (p. 164)
- Thermal Mass Flowmeters (p. 166)
- Ultrasonic Flowmeters (p. 167)
- Variable Area Flowmeters (p. 168)
- Insertion (Sampling) Flowmeters (p. 170)
- Chapter 7 Maintenance Engineering (p. 171)
- Overview (p. 171)
- Engineering Assistance (p. 173)
- Maintenance Involvement in New Projects (p. 174)
- Successful Maintenance (p. 177)
- The High Maintenance System (p. 178)
- Documentation Control (p. 179)
- Alternative Methods of Maintenance (p. 180)
- Service/Contract Maintenance (p. 180)
- In-House Maintenance versus Contract Maintenance (p. 181)
- New Systems Installations and Checkout (p. 184)
- Preventive Maintenance (p. 185)
- Power, Grounding, and Isolation Requirements (p. 186)
- Instrument Air Requirements (p. 196)
- Communication Requirements (p. 197)
- Heating, Ventilating, Cooling, and Air Conditioning Systems (p. 198)
- Chapter 8 Temperature Devices (p. 201)
- Overview (p. 201)
- Thermocouples (p. 206)
- Resistance Temperature Devices (p. 213)
- Thermistors (p. 217)
- Integrated Circuit Temperature Transducer (p. 218)
- Infrared Temperature Transducers (p. 218)
- Optical Fiber Thermometry (p. 220)
- Thermometers (p. 220)
- Chapter 9 Panel and Transmitting Instruments (p. 233)
- Overview (p. 233)
- Panel and Behind-Panel Instruments (p. 233)
- Panel Meters (p. 241)
- Discrete Switches (p. 241)
- Potentiometers (p. 242)
- Recorders (p. 242)
- Transducers (p. 242)
- Smart Transmitters (p. 244)
- Chapter 10 Analytical Instruments (p. 259)
- Overview (p. 259)
- Field Analytical Instrument Systems (p. 259)
- Field Analytical Instruments (p. 260)
- Organization (p. 262)
- Personnel (p. 262)
- Maintenance Approaches (p. 263)
- Service Factor (p. 263)
- Maintenance Work Load (p. 264)
- Spare Parts (p. 265)
- Vendor Support (p. 265)
- Application Unique Issues (p. 265)
- Installation Issues (p. 266)
- Chapter 11 Primary Elements and Final Control Devices (p. 267)
- Overview (p. 267)
- Temperature (p. 267)
- Primary Elements (p. 273)
- Primary Element Location (p. 276)
- Control Valves (p. 277)
- Troubleshooting Guide (p. 283)
- Chapter 12 Pneumatic Instruments (p. 287)
- Overview (p. 287)
- Instrument Air Requirements (p. 287)
- Pneumatic Field Instruments (p. 288)
- Chapter 13 Calibration (p. 299)
- Overview (p. 299)
- Field Calibration (p. 300)
- Calibrating in Hazardous Locations (p. 313)
- In-Shop Calibration (p. 324)
- Other Aspects of Calibration (p. 328)
- Chapter 14 Tuning (p. 337)
- Overview (p. 337)
- Loop Classification by Control Function (p. 337)
- Control Algorithms (p. 339)
- Loop Tuning (p. 347)
- Flow Loops (p. 351)
- Chapter 15 Distributed Control Systems (p. 353)
- Overview (p. 353)
- Distributed Control System Maintenance (p. 353)
- Maintenance Goals and Objectives (p. 353)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (p. 368)
- Chapter 16 Software and Network Maintenance (p. 373)
- Overview (p. 373)
- Computer Operating Environment (p. 374)
- 21st Century Maintenance Technology (p. 383)
- Chapter 17 Safety (p. 389)
- Overview (p. 389)
- Electrical Hazards (p. 390)
- Hazardous Areas (p. 392)
- Contamination (p. 398)
- Pressures and Vacuums (p. 399)
- High Voltage (p. 400)
- Moving and Rotating Machinery (p. 401)
- High and Low Temperatures (p. 401)
- Gases and Chemicals (p. 402)
- Heights and Confined Spaces (p. 403)
- Program Changes, Software Control (p. 404)
- Process Considerations (p. 406)
- Communication (p. 406)
- Cryogenic Considerations (p. 406)
- Nuclear Plants (p. 409)
- Ergonomics (p. 412)
- Acknowledgment (p. 413)
- Standards and Recommended Practices (p. 413)
- Chapter 18 Fiber Optics (p. 417)
- Overview (p. 417)
- Construction (p. 418)
- Classification (p. 418)
- Sensing Modes (p. 418)
- Advantages (p. 419)
- Disadvantages (p. 419)
- Applications (p. 420)
- Analog Input/Output Modules (p. 423)
- Sensors (p. 423)
- Appendix A Glossary of Terms (p. 427)
- Appendix B Bibliography (p. 441)
- Index (p. 447)