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Accelerometers- Technical papers about measuring vibration, shock or pressure plus AC and DC signal conditioning equipment - you will have to log on but it will be worth the effort (From Endevco - www.endevco.co)
Acronyms for Engineers- A comprehensive list of some 900+ of those "dreaded" acronyms, if you are not on broadband this will take about 2 minutes to download.
Acronyms - from Ireland's great readout magazine
Tapping Point Blockage Tools -
This is a fantastic tool if you have problems with blocked tappings!!
Tapping
Point Blockage- Automatic Cleaning tool from our sponsor Clearguard
, see the advantages of this advanced technology on the applications page. This tool has the potential to save big $$ in production
downtime, utilities (purge) use and above all has the potential to improve
safety.
Bursting Disks- a full page of links
Cables-IEEE 1242 Specifying and Selecting Cable for Petrochemical Plants a Guide -By Donald A Voltz and Joseph H Snow, this is a really excellent technical paper from Mustang Engineering
Cables
- Best practices for process instrumentation cabling - Connectivity glues
the network together; Cabling, grounding, cable routing, and the mitigation of
noise and interference - Saeed M. AL-Abeediah - The health
and effectiveness of any plant’s Process Automation System (PAS) relies on
many factors. Among these factors is the proper selection of PAS components,
seamless integration, control schemes, control system installation, and last but
not least, proper electrical installation and connectivity of field
instrumentation devices. This last factor, which glues the entire PAS system
together, involves cabling, grounding, cable routing, and mitigation of external
influences such as noise and interference. Thanks to the ISA and InTech.
Calculator - A super calculator for when you don't have one available
Calculators and
Conversions
Martindale's Reference Desk Calculators On-Line Center
site has the lot...a little complex in its navigation however.
Calibration
and Testing - ICEweb dedicated page full of
information on calibration and Testing thanks to sponsor Zedflo
Australia.
Classification of Hazardous Areas Technical Information page - including design, classification, installation and maintenance information.
Common Fluropolymer Comparison Chart (Supplied by Swagelok)
Control Valves - From Samson AG
Diagnostic tools for control valves
Dr. Jörg Kiesbauer, SAMSON AG,Frankfurt/Main (900Kb, zipped .PDF)Digital positioners offer interesting features regarding improved process plant reliability and maintenance or servicing. This could provide the basis for using software tools for early fault diagnosis and performance visualization of control valves with extended functions. These tools can completely preserve the
control valve 's condition when new. It can be subjected to trend analyses as well as to preventative maintenance and servicing while in operation.This article describes these possibilities based on an example of such a new diagnostic tool.Intrinsic safety and flameproof enclosure -
an impossible team in explosion protection?
Dipl.-Ing Guido König and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinfried Hoffmann SAMSON AG, Frankfurt/Main (470Kb, zipped .PDF)
Control Valve Technical Data
This site from Dresser Valve Division provides excellent Control Valve engineering data. Control Valve Technical Articles
Covers noise issues, high pressure compressible fluid applications, critical service valves and cost of ownership as a result of field based control. Dresser Measurement Document Warehouse, lots of great technical information here including sizing/noise calculations, application data.
High Technology Control Valves, their Selection and Application
Low Noise Control Valves with High Performance
Emission Control Stem Packings
You will need Acrobat Reader
to view these files. Click here to get it.
Conversions from joshmadison.com
Corrosion- Look at ICEweb's Corrosion Page for links to loads of information
Cylinder- Air Consumption calculations (From Cole Parmer)
Electrical Information from Valhalla Scientific |
| Fundamentals of Power Measurement |
| Power related Topics and Parameters |
| Motor and Generator application notes |
| Transformer application notes |
| Benefits of power analysis on product reliability |
| Wire Gauge Resistance Index |
Electrical
Motor Control and Soft Starters- Excellent
information from Fairford Electronics
- The
Principles of Fixed-Speed Induction Motor Control
- Lots
of information on soft starters
Electrical
Lighting - How much does it cost you to change a light globe?
- Do you want to dramatically reduce your lighting maintenance
costs and reduce your risk hazards? Lighting maintenance is a necessity and
often an expensive job in the industrial work place today. The costs involved
are usually high due to the positioning of light fittings. This no longer needs
to be the case. The installation of an In2 Light Hatch® will dramatically
reduce the costs involved in changing light globes on industrial work sites.
Exd
Immersion heaters - From
our valued sponsor
Grimwood Heating Pty Ltd
Over the years it has been difficult to source Exd
Certified immersion heaters and often this has led to a certification nightmare
for those engineers responsible for the associated equipment packages. These IEC
certified heaters may provide the solution
Ex Hazardous Area Technical Information page ,including design, classification, installation and maintenance information. Loads of great technical information here.
Electronic
/Electrical terms and definitions-Looking
for an electronic or electrical term and its definition? Electropedia is the
world's leading online electrical and electronic database containing more than
20 000 terms and definitions in English and French organized by subject area,
with equivalent terms in German and Spanish. This is a terrific resource thanks
to the IEC.
Fibre Optic Cables- The Basics - An excellent tutorial from ARC Electronics
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Fieldbus Installations - Lessons and Learnings (English (ffinstall.zip) and Portugese (ffinstall_p.zip) versions. Each 1.00Mb) HSE's Future - Linking the CEO to the Field (hse.zip - 803Kb) Foundation Fieldbus Specifications (specs.zip - 200Kb) |
Foundation fieldbus specification with full redundancy in Class 1 Div 2 environment (Thanks to Henry Marks from Marks and Associates)
Segment Capability and Entity Parameter Calculator Thanks to Hawke International
Fire Safety Cables from Graham Small, Sales Manager, Dätwyler (UK) Limited
Fire
Detection with Optical Fibres for Road and Rail Tunnels
From Sensa
Flare Ignition systems (Supplied by BBJ Technologies)
Fittings - NPT thread Tolerances (Supplied by Swagelok-www.swagelok.com)
Flow Metering |
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Multiphase Metering |
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High-performance Multiphase Metering - A Personal Perspective | |
Flowmeters Selection Part 1 and Part 2 (Great Info from Cole Parmer)
Fluid Fundamentals (Cole Parmer)
Fuzzy Logic - All you wish to know on this ICEweb page
Fundamentals
Of Gas Measurement -
D. A. Tefankjian - In any field of endeavour for a person to completely
understand the endeavour, he or she must have a knowledge and an understanding
of the fundamentals involved. People can do well in the performance of their
work without knowing the basic principles, but to excel and progress knowledge
of the fundamentals is necessary. This is particularly true if one’s work is
technical in nature - Includes – Units of Measurement, Behaviour of the gas
molecule, property of gases, the gas laws along with the methods and means of
measuring gas
Humidity
Analysers (PDF, compressed)
Product quality improvement with correct moisture
measurement in thermal processes using electrolytic
hygrometers.
From Able
Instruments
Humidity
(PDF, compressed)
Theory and Information of Condensation Chilled Mirror
Hygrometers (some good humidity definitions)- From Able
Instruments.
Humidity
Sensors for Industrial Applications
(Able Instruments and Controls Ltd)
Isolation- What
is Signal Isolation? - In most
processes there are pieces of electronic measurement
and control equipment from many different
manufacturers. The signals from these instruments
are interconnected to each other and to sensors,
transducers and output devices connected in the
process loop. In any such measurement and control
system there are several electrical interfacing problems
that are likely to occur, all of which can be solved
by incorporating the appropriate isolation between
the signals. This excellent article from our sponsor Weidmuller
addresses this.
Lightning and Surge Protection Page- Lots of technical information links on this fascinating subject
Manufacturing and Automation Safety -A full page of Technical information.
Motion
Control and position systems technical data- from
Aerotech
NPT Thread Tolerances - thanks to Perth Valve and Fitting
Oil in Water Analysers |
The need for an in-line oil-in-water monitor - kindly provided by Andy Jamieson |
What Is PID -Tutorial Overview (Expertune) |
| Download a tutorial about PID (Proportional, Intregal, Derivative) control and tuning techniques. written by ExperTune Inc-for further details contact them at http://www.expertune.com/index.html
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PID and Control (Arthur Holland - Holland Technical Skills Oakville) |
| 27 articles here. Linked from the Eurotherm Controls Site |
Preliminary Engineering (INX Inc)
Pressure
Unit Conversion - Look up conversion factors or select a conversion
table for a particular pressure unit
Pressure- Relationship with elevation (Cole Parmer)
Pressure - The difference between Gauge and Absolute Pressure (Cole Parmer)
Pressure Terms (Cole Parmer)
Pressure Relief Valves-a full page of links
Pump Curve- Ever needed to know how to read a curve? (Cole Parmer)
Pumps - Lots of Information from Cole Parmer
The
Expression of Uncertainty and Confidence in
Measurement - This is an
updated version of the UKAS guide to uncertainty. M3303 gives information on
understanding and implementing international requirements for evaluation and
reporting of measurement uncertainty. From the United Kingdom
Accreditation service
Resistor Colour Codes (Blue Max Technology)
Rupture Disks- a full page of links
Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) |
| Articles provided by Dr Angela E. Summers Ph. D, President, SIS-TECH Solutions, LLC |
Articles provided by Metso Automation |
Safety Relief Valves-a full page of links
SCADA SECURITY -21 Steps to improve Cyber Security from the US Dept of Energy (Note this pdf file takes ages to download via a 56K modem but is worth the wait!)
Cutting costs using self-operated regulators
Mr Wolfgang Hesse, Technical Sales Department, SAMSON (1.7Mb, zipped .PDF)At the beginning of the last century, the first self-operated regulators were used for simple control tasks
which marked the beginning of process automation. Nowadays, many of us are not aware of the advan-tages,
the design, the principle of operation as well as the limits of this type of technology. In this paper,
Samson's Mr Wolfgang Hesse outlines how cost effective self-operated regulators can be.
Sensors - The basics - from the Sensors Reference Centre
Severe Service Valves - Some great technical information from our sponsors CCI Sulzer and Samson along with some other technical specs etc.
Signals
- A look at 4 - 20 Milliamp Signals - Arthur Holland,
Holland Technical Skills - A good description of 4-20Ma technology - Thanks to
Eurotherm.
Surge Protection Page- Lots of technical information links on this fascinating subject
Switches- Some excellent technical links from the Switches Reference Centre
Temperature Measurement ( More from Temperatures.com) Some super information here
Temperature Sensor Measurement or Applications (from Temperatures.com)
Temperature- Traps and colour confusion in Thermocouple wiring (Thanks to Arthur Holland, Holland Technical Skills, Oakville, Canada and Eurotherm)
Thermocouple and other temperature information ( Cole Parmer)
Vibration-
Technical papers about measuring vibration, shock or pressure plus AC and DC
signal conditioning equipment - you will have to log on but it will be worth the
effort (From Endevco - www.endevco.co)
