Instrumentation and Control

Table of contents :
ABSTRACT……Page 3
FOREWORD……Page 5
OVERVIEW……Page 7
Module 6 Radiation Detectors……Page 11
TABLE OF CONTENTS……Page 13
LIST OF FIGURES……Page 16
LIST OF TABLES……Page 18
REFERENCES……Page 19
OBJECTIVES……Page 20
Specific Ionization……Page 25
Stopping Power……Page 26
Summary……Page 27
Alpha Particle……Page 28
Beta Particle……Page 29
Gamma Ray……Page 30
Neutron……Page 32
Summary……Page 34
GAS-FILLED DETECTOR……Page 35
Summary……Page 37
Applied Voltage……Page 38
Summary……Page 42
PROPORTIONAL COUNTER……Page 43
Summary……Page 46
PROPORTIONAL COUNTER CIRCUITRY……Page 47
Summary……Page 51
IONIZATION CHAMBER……Page 52
Summary……Page 58
COMPENSATED ION CHAMBER……Page 59
Summary……Page 63
ELECTROSCOPE IONIZATION CHAMBER……Page 64
Summary……Page 65
GEIGER-MÜLLER DETECTOR……Page 66
Summary……Page 68
SCINTILLATION COUNTER……Page 69
Summary……Page 72
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY……Page 73
Summary……Page 74
Self-Powered Neutron Detector……Page 75
Wide Range Fission Chamber……Page 76
Photographic Film……Page 77
Summary……Page 78
Terminology……Page 79
Components……Page 81
Summary……Page 86
SOURCE RANGE NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION……Page 87
Summary……Page 89
INTERMEDIATE RANGE NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION……Page 90
Summary……Page 92
POWER RANGE NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION……Page 93
Summary……Page 95
Module 7 Process Controls……Page 97
TABLE OF CONTENTS……Page 99
LIST OF FIGURES……Page 102
LIST OF TABLES……Page 104
REFERENCES……Page 105
OBJECTIVES……Page 106
Introduction……Page 109
Terminology……Page 110
Elements of Automatic Control……Page 112
Feedback Control……Page 113
Summary……Page 114
Terminology……Page 115
Feedback Control System Block Diagram……Page 117
Stability of Automatic Control Systems……Page 121
Summary……Page 124
Controllers……Page 125
Two Position Controller……Page 126
Modes of Automatic Control……Page 127
Summary……Page 129
Proportional Band……Page 130
Example of a Proportional Process Control System……Page 131
Summary……Page 135
Definition of Integral Control……Page 136
Example of an Integral Flow Control System……Page 137
Summary……Page 140
Proportional Plus Reset……Page 141
Example of Proportional Plus Reset Control……Page 142
Reset Windup……Page 143
Summary……Page 144
Definition of Derivative Control……Page 145
Example of Proportional Plus Rate Control……Page 148
Applications……Page 149
Summary……Page 150
Proportional Plus Reset Plus Rate Controller Actions……Page 151
Summary……Page 154
Control Stations……Page 155
Self-Balancing Control Stations……Page 158
Summary……Page 161
Pneumatic Actuators……Page 162
Hydraulic Actuators……Page 165
Electric Solenoid Actuators……Page 166
Electric Motor Actuators……Page 167
CONCLUDING MATERIAL……Page 168