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Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xxiiiContributors xxvDefinitions xxixAbbreviations xlixOrganizations lix

1 ProcessControlandAutomation 11 Distributed Control Systems and Process Plants 5

Mark Nixon

2 Networks in Process Automation: Hardware Structures and Integration of Process Variables into Networks 40Peter G. Berrie and Klaus-Peter Lindner

3 Instrumentation in Processes and Automation 72Donald Chmielewski and Miguel J. Bagajewicz

4 Programmable Logic Controllers 90Sujata Agashe and Sudhir D. Agashe

5 SCADA—Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System and an Example 101Hiten A. Dalal

6 Intelligent Instruments and Sensors: Architecture, Software, Networks, Protocols, and Standards 130Deniz Gurkan and Halit Eren

7 Calibrations in Process Control 141Halit Eren

8 Standards in Process Control and Automation 150Halit Eren

9 Automation and Robotics in Processes 158Arif Sirinterlikci, Arzu Karaman, and Oksan Imamog̀lu

2 Process-ControlMethods 16910 Batch-Process Automation 172

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11 Plant-Wide Controller Performance Monitoring 200Chris McNabb

12 Plant Optimization 228Michael Ruel

13 Neural Networks in Process and Automation 254R. Russell Rhinehart

14 Fuzzy Logic Control in Processes and Automation 265R. Russell Rhinehart

15 Internet in Automation and Process Control Systems 275Babu Joseph and Deepak Srinivasagupta

16 Telemetry Systems: Phone, Radio, Cellular, and Satellite 284Curt W. Wendt

3 DigitaltechniquesandDataHandling 30117 Digital Technology Fundamentals, Microcontrollers, Microcomputers,

and FPGAs in Processes 303Cesar Ortega-Sanchez

18 Signal Processing in Process Control and Automation 313Emre Deniz Eren and Halit Eren

19 Data Acquisition Fundamentals 330David Potter and Halit Eren

20 Analog and Digital Signal Transmission in Processes: Protocols and Standards 342Ian H. Gibson

21 Data Acquisition: Buses, Networks, Software, and Data Handling 351David Potter

22 Data Reconciliation and Software Methods for Bias Detection 364Miguel J. Bagajewicz and SR Derrick K. Rollins

4 software,Programming,andsimulations 38323 Software Fundamentals 385

Halit Eren

24 Virtual Plants: Process Simulation and Emulation 391Hironori Hibino

25 Virtual Reality Tools for Testing Control Room Concepts 406Asgeir Droivoldsmo and Michael Louka

26 Model-Free Adaptive Control Software 415George S. Cheng and Steven L. Mulkey

27 Operation Optimization with Sequential Empirical Optimization and Software Implementation 438Carlos W. Moreno

28 Data Historian 454Irena Yee and Halit Eren


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5 networks,security,andProtection 46129 Computer Networks: LANs, MANs, WANs, and Wireless 465

Hura Gurdeep

30 Internet Fundamentals and Cyber Security Management 484Hura Gurdeep

31 Network Security, Threats, Authentication, Authorization, and Securing Devices 506Wenbin Luo

32 VPN, CCN, and IT Support 517Burhan Basaran and Cengiz Burnaz

33 Fiber-Optic Network Components 525Jin Wei Tioh, Mani Mina, Robert J. Weber, and Arun K. Somani

34 Fiber-Optic Communications and Networks 546Martin Maier

35 Network Access Protection 565Dinesh C. Verma

36 Comments on Cyber Security in Industrial Control Systems and Automation 571Jacob Brodsky and Joseph Weiss

6 Fieldbusnetworks 57537 Fieldbuses 578

Lucia Seno and Stefano Vitturi

38 HART Networks 587David S. Nyce

39 Foundation Fieldbus: Features and Software Support 598Salvatore Cavalieri

40 PROFIBUS Networks 616Peter G. Berrie and Jochen Müller

41 Industrial Ethernet and TCP/IP-Based Systems 636Gianluca Cena, Stefano Scanzio, Stefano Vitturi, and Claudio Zunino

42 Niche Fieldbus Networks 654Lucia Seno and Stefano Vitturi

7 ProcessManagement,Maintenance,safety,andReliability 67143 Network Security Awareness, Management, and Risk Analysis 674

Helen Armstrong

44 Manufacturing Execution Systems 689Zameer Patel

45 Auditing and Upgrading Plants, Control Rooms, and Networks 698Bridget A. Fitzpatrick

46 Hazardous Areas: Classifications, Equipment, Purging, and Management 706David S. Nyce


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47 Safety in Processes: Rules, Standards, Certification, Culture, and Management 716Asish Ghosh

48 Reliability, Redundancy, and Voting Systems 736William Goble

49 Computerized Maintenance and Maintenance Management 746Pete Peter W. Ralph

8 ProcessControlandAutomationApplications 75750 Manufacturing, Plant, and Production Management: Applied in Automobile

Industry 762Paulina Golinska and Marek Fertsch

51 Control Systems and Automation in Steel Thixoforming Production 781Ahmed Rassili and Dirk Fischer

52 Processes and Automation in Dairy Industry 797Sudhir D. Agashe and Sujata Agashe

53 Software for Pharmaceutical Automation 803George C. Buckbee

54 Process Automation in the Automotive Industry 809Vivek Hajarnavis

55 Mine-Wide SCADA System 821Erik Bartsch

56 Application of Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Logic in Mineral Processing: Hydrocyclones 840Kok Wai Wong and Halit Eren

57 Computer Control in Mining and Extractive Metallurgy 847Greg Baiden and Sirkka-Liisa Jämsä-Jounela

58 Telemetry Control and Management of Water Treatment Plants 858Curt W. Wendt

59 Design and Implementation of a Safe and Reliable Instrumentation and Control System in Oil and Gas Industry 870Harvindar S. Gambhir

60 Power Network Security 880Nian Liu

61 Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control System Performance Monitoring 903Hashem M. Hashemian

62 Alternative Energy I: Control Software Needs of Renewable Energy Processes 919Béla Lipták

63 Alternative Energy II—SCADA System for Thermal Power Plant 930Mihai Iacob, Gheorghe-Daniel Andreescu, and Nicolae Muntean

64 Alternative Energy III—Wind Energy 940Gordon Smith

Appendix 951A.1 International System of Units 953A.2 Engineering Conversion Factors 963


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A.3 Chemical Resistance of Materials 985A.4 Composition of Metallic and Other Materials 993A.5 Steam and Water Tables 997A.6 Friction Loss in Pipes 1005A.7 Tank Volumes 1013A.8 Partial List of Suppliers 1017

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I thank Dr. Halit Eren for his fine work in editing the fourth edition of the third volume of the Instrument Engineers’ Handbook (IEH). I also thank his daughter, Pelin Eren and colleague Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, who assisted him in this major task, as well as the coauthors of this volume for their valuable contributions.

This edition covers the software and the digital networks that are used to monitor, control, and automate the vari-ous industrial and nonindustrial processes. As to the other volumes of the three-volume IEH set, the fourth edition of Volume 1 covered measurement and analysis, while Volume 2 dealt with control and optimization. Now, when the fourth updating edition of all three volumes is completed and is available in both printed and electronic forms, we will start working on the fifth edition of IEH.

Each updated edition of the three IEH volumes requires about a decade to prepare, so the fifth edition is expected to be completed only by 2020. We will start that effort by first updating Volume 1, which should be completed in about 3 years (in 2014). If you or one of your colleagues is knowl-edgeable about a sensor or an analyzer and would like to con-tribute to this fifth edition of Volume 1 by either updating an existing chapter or by preparing a new one that would describe an instrument that did not exist 10 years ago, please contact me at [email protected], http://belaliptakpe.com//.

After some comments by the volume editor, Dr. Halit Eren, I will tell you about the birth of IEH and will share with you some observations concerning the present state of our profession and its future goals.

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This volume provides an in-depth, state-of-the-art review of control software packages that are used in plant optimization, control, maintenance, and safety. Automation and control systems are evolving rapidly with more and more applica-tions of intelligent instruments, enhanced networks, use of the Internet, virtual private networks, and integration of con-trol systems with the main networks used by management,

all of which operate in a global environment. This holistic approach is convenient and efficient, but it also introduces cyber and local network security problems that need to be addressed by effective technical solutions and proper man-agement policies and practices.

Conventional control networks, such as fieldbuses, do not operate as stand-alone and isolated entities. They are—or if not already can be made—a part of a larger network through the use of virtual networks. If given permission or access, they can be controlled and operated by anyone anywhere in the world. This volume highlights the technological, man-agement, and cultural aspects of network security.

Nowadays, almost every device is software driven. Some single chips comply with international standards, contain memory and intelligence, and are often embedded in the manufactured products. This introduces network security problems.

This volume is organized in eight parts, each containing a number of related chapters. Part I discusses SCADA and PLC systems that are still at the heart of industrial control. Process automation–related national and international stan-dards are also discussed together with topics like calibration. Part II covers software used in the automation and optimiza-tion of batch and continuous processes. It also covers arti-ficial intelligence, the Internet, and telemetric operations. Part III focuses on digital systems and describes the funda-mentals of signal processing, data acquisition, data handling, signal transmission, data reconciliation, and bias detec-tion techniques used in digital hardware. Part IV explains the fundamentals of software used in process simulations, control room design, and virtual reality. In addition, model-free adaptive control and optimization are also discussed. Part V discusses networks and network security as part of the World Wide Web. It also covers virtual networks and the fundamentals of Internet access protection and security from a technological, organizational, and cyber attack point of view. Part VI focuses on fieldbuses and on wireless tech-nology used in the form of LAN, WAN, or satellite systems. In addition to HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, and the industrial Ethernet are also discussed. Part VII covers the


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use of networks as used by managers to make economic and financial decisions as well as production planning, mainte-nance, etc. It also covers network security from a managerial point of view and discusses MES, CMMS, reliability, redun-dancy, and voting systems. Part VIII gives 15 examples of software applications from a number of industries, including automobile, mining, renewable energy, steel, dairy, pharma-ceutical, mineral processing, oil, gas, electric power, utility, and nuclear industries.

HistoRyoFieH

In 1956, as a 20-year-old university student in Hungary, I was one of the freedom fighters who tried to end Soviet occupation. Our efforts were similar to the fight to liberate America in the war between 1775 and 1781. The difference was that George Washington won, while Imre Nagy was hanged and 3% of the Hungarians—mostly well-educated young people—were either killed or became refugees. I was one of them.

My first job in America was to work for Sam Russel, who, during World War II, led the effort to develop a synthetic rub-ber industry after the Japanese cut off our natural rubber sup-ply from Indonesia. By the end of the war, American trucks were rolling on synthetic rubber tires and Sam was already thinking about starting an engineering design firm (C&R) with the goal of developing a plastics industry. In the late 1950s, he hired me to work for him as an instrument engineer in a department that, at that time, had only three engineers.

I tried to learn all that was available in this new profes-sion of automation. I read all there was to read, attended every conference, and in a couple of years knew a lot about stuff like frequency domain analysis. As to practical knowl-edge of measurement and control, I had to learn on my own or from people like Greg Shinsky and Donald Eckman.

One day, Sam Russel asked me if I would take over our fast-growing instrument department. I said that at the age of 25 and with my thick Hungarian accent I would not be able to lead experienced engineers twice my age. I volunteered instead to accept his offer only if I could hire the best grad-uates from the best universities and if Sam allowed me to teach them. This I proposed to do by taking every Friday and instead of working on the jobs, I would teach them the pro-fession and bring them “up to speed” that way. He said OK.

Later in the early 1960s, Nick Groonewelt—a Dutch American who still parted his hair in the middle and was run-ning a publishing company—visited my office and noted the tall piles of paper on my desk. “What are these?” he asked. “My Friday notes, which I teach from,” I replied. “Why don’t you use a handbook of your profession?” he asked. “Because there is none that is any good!” was my reply. “Well, let’s publish these Friday notes then!” And this is how the IEH was born.

In preparing the first edition that was published in 1969, I asked the Nobel laurate Edward Teller to write a preface for it. “Why should I? I know nothing about your profession!” he

replied. “Because everybody knows that you are Hungarian and I want the readers to know that the IEH is a Hungarian contribution to American science!” I said. Ede bácsi (uncle Edward) went to the library, spent a whole weekend there, and wrote a preface that turned out to be much better than this one.

AutoMAtionAnDContRolengineeRing

Ours is a very young profession. Compared to other fields of engineering, we were way behind. When the first edition of the IEH was published, Marks’ Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook was in its fifth edition and Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook was in its sixth edition! It is partially for this reason that people are more aware of what a mechani-cal engineer or a chemical engineer does, whereas they have no idea what we do. When I say that my field is process con-trol or instrumentation, all I get is a blank stare.

It is time for us to change that. The first step would be to use a name for our profession that people understand, such as “automation.” It is also time for our profession to develop a distinct identity.

When I was teaching at Yale University, my course was offered under the chemical engineering department. This was not because Yale had anything against our profession, but because they did not even know that it exists. Even this handbook provides an example as to the confusion about our identity, because CRC/Taylor & Francis Group will be pub-lishing this handbook in their electrical engineering series. Once again, this is not due to any bias against our profession, but rather it reflects our failure to develop a distinct identity!

“Automation” is a term that the wider public understands, and I am glad that ISA changed its name to International Society of Automation (ISA).

DeVeloPMentsoVeRtHelAstDeCADes

These days, computers are our main tools of control, and it is the software that makes computers useful. The chapters of this volume describe how computers are being used in optimizing our processes, providing self-diagnostics, and displaying status information in operator-friendly formats. Today, we can fully automate the safety of our processes, we can eliminate the need for manual actions by panicked opera-tors following the instructions of greedy management, and thereby we can prevent oil spills, nuclear accidents, and the use of our air and waters as garbage dumps.

During the last decade, the artificial separation between the plant’s control, logic, and business needs has disappeared and have gradually been integrated. The operating software of the future will support all needs of a process; not only will digital networks become wireless, digital bus protocols will also become the same around the world, eliminating the need for interfacing and the associated risk of mix-up, not to men-tion the creation of captive markets. This situation is being


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improved by the Open Network Foundation (ONF), which was established by the big technology companies who agreed to blur the distinctions between networks and to establish a common standard for all of them.

In the following text, I will review some of the develop-ments that have already occurred during the last decade:

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Designating a valve on a flow sheet as a temperature control valve (TCV) will not suspend the laws of nature and will not, for example, prevent the valve from affecting the process pressure. Similarly, the number of available control valves manipulating a process does not necessarily coincide with the number of variables we need to control. Our plants do not produce pressures and temperatures; they manufacture prod-ucts. Therefore, our goal must be to optimize the safety and efficiency of our plants and let the pressures and temperatures serve those goals. To realize this, multivariable herding or envelope control should gradually replace the uncoordinated single-loop controllers, while decoupling the interactions and considering the relative gains among the controlled variables.

The result of this trend will be the unit operation controller (UOC), which will control such subsystems of the plant like a boiler, distillation column, or a compressor as a single system and treat their flows, temperatures, etc. only as constraints of the operating envelope. Most UOCs will use model-based con-trol utilizing both steady-state and dynamic models to predict and correct unsafe process responses before they occur. In this regard, artificial neural networks (ANN), artificial intelligence, statistical process control, fuzzy logic, empirical optimization, and other future strategies will play an important role.

Advances have also been made in the use of set point for different processes. This is often replaced by a set point gap, so that as long as the controlled variable is within that gap, the output is unaltered. This tends to stabilize sensitive loops such as flow, or even faster loops like missile guidance. Another aspect in which the set point is treated differently today is its effect on the controller output. In many algo-rithms, a change in set point does not change the proportional or derivative contributions to the output, because the P and D modes act only on the measurement.

In other algorithms, while the set point change does affect the integral contribution to the output, it is “feed-forwarded” directly to the output to minimize reset windup. Reset windup is also minimized by external feedback taken from the slave measurement in case of cascade loops, from the valve signal in case of selective loops, and from the inverse model in case of feed-forward loops.

DynAMiCs,DeADtiMes,AnDMoDel-bAseDContRol

For traditional quarter amplitude damping in PID control, we kept the gain product of the loop at about 0.5. This meant

that if the process gain doubled, the controller gain had to be cut in half (Figure P.1 on page xiv). This understanding was important to the control of nonlinear processes like heat transfer, chemical reaction, pH, etc.

Similarly, in the past we understood that in PID con-trol the integral and derivative settings are a function of the dead time. Therefore, we reduced the loop dead time to a minimum and kept it constant. This was not always possible, because the dead time varied with load (e.g., because trans-portation lag varied with flow as it displaced fixed volumes); so when the dead time was large, we replaced the regular PID algorithm with sample-and-hold or predictor algorithms.

Today, the trend is to use some type of control models when optimizing unit operations. A variety of software pack-ages are available using model-based or model-free control. They can be model predictive control (MPC) or internal model control (IMC) packages, if they deal with well-under-stood processes such as heat transfer or distillation processes. If the process is not well understood and is very complex, model-free expert systems can be used. These systems oper-ate and learn like tennis players who do not understand Newton’s laws of motion or the aerodynamic principles that determine the behavior of a tennis ball, yet learn by past experience. All the neural network–based “trainable” soft-ware packages mimic this method of learning.

Neural networks, fuzzy logic, and statistical process con-trol are all such model-free methods of control. The major difference between fuzzy logic and neural networks is that the latter can only be trained by data, but not with reason-ing. In this respect, fuzzy logic is superior, because it can be modified both in terms of the gain (importance) of its inputs and in terms of the interactions of its inputs.

The main limitation of all model-free expert systems is their long learning period (which can be compared to the maturing of a child) and the fact that their knowledge is based solely on past events. Consequently, they are not prepared to handle drastic changes in the controlled process. Therefore, if the nature of the process changes from what it used to be, they require “re-training.”

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ANNs can either be applied under human supervision or can be integrated with expert and/or fuzzy logic systems. Figure P.2 on page xiv shows a three-layer ANN, which serves to predict the boiling point of a distillate and the Reid vapor pressure of the bottoms product of a column. Such predictive ANN models can be valuable, because they are not limited by either sensor error or by the dead time of analyzers.

The “personality” of the process is stored in the ANN by the way the processing elements (nodes) are connected and by the importance assigned to each node (weight). The ANN is “trained” by example, and therefore it contains the adap-tive mechanism for learning from example and the ability to adjust its parameters based on the knowledge that is gained


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through adaptation. The hidden layers help the network to generalize and even to memorize. During the “training” of these networks, the weights are adjusted until the output of the ANN matches that of the real process.

The ANN can “learn” both the input–output relation-ships between variables and the inverse of these relationships. Hence, ANN can be useful in building IMC systems using ANN-constructed plant models and their inverses (Figure P.3).

When a large number of variables are to be kept within some limits, but only one is to be kept on set point, the use of model-free herding control can be considered. This approach to control can be compared to what the shepherd’s dog does when it goes after one animal at a time and changes its direc-tion or speed, thereby keeping the herd together or moving it in the right direction.

I applied this herding algorithm in designing the controls of the headquarters building of IBM (590 Madison Ave) in New York City. The goal in this case was to herd the warm air to the perimeter (to offices with windows) from the offices that even in the winter were heat generators (interior offices). Thereby, the building became self-heating. This was done by changing the destination of the return air from the inte-rior offices by first directing it to the supply air header of the perimeter offices.

In general, herding control is effective if there are thou-sands of manipulated variables and they all serve some com-mon goal, in this case the reduction of the building’s energy consumption.

tHeAutoMAtionengineeR(Ae)AnDCoMMonsense

An AE’s best tool is common sense and his or her best teacher is Murphy who says that anything that can go wrong, will. In this regard, I will list here some advice and observations:

• Before an AE can control a process, he or she must fully understand it.

• Being progressive is good, but being a guinea pig is not. Bad design implemented by advanced hardware is still bad.

• Management should be told what they need to hear and not what they like to hear.

• Increased safety is gained through backup. In case of measurement, reliability is increased by the use of multiple sensors, which are configured through median selectors or voting systems.

• If an instrument is worth installing, it should also be worth calibrating and maintaining. No device can out-perform the reference against which it was calibrated.

• Sensors with errors expressed as percent of the actual reading are preferred over those with percent of full-scale errors.

• It is easier to drive within the limits of a lane than to follow a single line. Similarly, control is easier and more stable if the single set point is replaced by a con-trol gap.

• Constancy is the enemy of efficiency. Optimization requires efficient adaptation to changing conditions.

• Trust your common sense, not the sales literature. Independent performance evaluation (SIREP-WIB) should be done before installation and “business lunches” should wait until after start-up, not before the issue of the purchase order.

• Annunciators do not correct emergencies; they just throw the problems that designers do not know how to fix into the laps of the operators. The smaller the annunciator, the better the design.

RoleoFtHeAePRoFessionintHetHiRDinDustRiAlReVolution

Here, I will describe what I hope our profession will accom-plish in the next decade. I would not be surprised if by the end of the twenty-first century, we would be using self-teach-ing computers. If this comes to pass, some might argue that this would be a step forward, because machines do not forget; do not get tired, angry, or sleepy; and do not neglect their job to watch a baseball game or to argue with their wife on the phone. This might be so, yet I would still prefer to land in a human-piloted airplane.

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In addition to new control tools, we will also have new pro-cesses to control. As we enter the third Industrial Revolution and convert to an inexhaustible and renewable energy econ-omy, the AE will meet new challenges (see Chapter 62). One such challenge will be to control regular and reversible fuel cells. The fuel cell is like a battery, except that it does not need recharging, because its energy is the chemical energy of hydrogen, and hydrogen can come from an inexhaustible source, namely, the splitting of water by solar energy. The challenge involves not only the control of the electrolytic pro-cess in the fuel cell, but also the storage and transportation of solar energy in the form of hydrogen.

In the past, it took decades to reach an agreement on the standard analog signal ranges of 3–15 PSIG (0.2–1.0 bar) and later on the 4–20 mA DC. Yet, when these signal ranges were finally agreed upon, the benefit was universal. Similarly today, the time is ripe for a single standard for digital com-munication protocols to link all the digital “black boxes,” software packages, and networks and to eliminate the need for all interfacing.

Protocol is the language spoken by our digital systems. Unfortunately, there is no standard currently in place that allows all devices to communicate in a common language, but work on the creation (and universal acceptance) of a field-bus standard has started.

There is nothing wrong with, say, the Canadians having two official languages, but there is something wrong if a pilot does not speak the language of the control tower or if two black boxes in a refinery do not speak the same language. Yet the commercial goal of manufacturers was to create captive markets and this resulted in different control-oriented proto-cols, as follows:

AS-Interface www.as-interface.comHART www.hartcomm.orgPROFIBUS www.profibus.orgFound. Fieldbus www.fieldbus.orgControlNet www.controlnet.comMODBUS www.modbus.orgEthernet TCP/IP www.industrialethernet.com

During the last decade, HART has become the standard for interfacing with analog systems while Ethernet was handling most office solutions. SCADA served to combine field and control data to provide the operator with an overall view of the plant. While there was no common DCS fieldbus proto-col, all protocols used Ethernet at the physical and TCP/IP at the Internet layer. MODBUS TCP was used to interface the different DCS protocols.

The layers of the communication pyramid were defined in several ways. OSI defined it in seven layers, with layer 1 being the physical and layer 7 the application layer (layer 8 being used for the “unintegrated,” external components). The IEC-61512 standard also lists seven levels, but they base their levels on physical size as follows: (1) control module, (2) equipment, (3) unit, (4) process cell, (5) area, (6) site, and (7) enterprise.

As I noted earlier, in the everyday language of process control, the automation pyramid consists of four layers: layer 1 is the level of the field devices, the sensors, and actuators; layer 2 is control; layer 3 is plant operations; and layer 4 is the level of business administration.

Naturally, it is hoped that in the next decade, uniform international standards will replace our digital Babel, so that we can once again concentrate on controlling and optimizing our processes.

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The job of AEs can also be complicated by the commercial practices of some suppliers. For example, some suppliers sell their systems without including all the software that is needed to operate them. This is wrong. To treat software as an extra and not to include the unique control algorithms, faceplates, and graphic displays in the basic package can lead to seri-ous problems. Another reoccurring problem is the quality of the instruction booklets. These instructions are often written in the language of programmers (“computerese”) that is not spoken or understood by plant operators.

In some proposals, one might also read that the stated cost is for “hardware with software license.” This would sug-gest that the operating software for the DCS or other sys-tems is included. In most cases, however, it is not and only its license is.

Similarly, when the proposal states that an analyzer, an optimization, or a simulation package requires “layering,” or can be implemented in the “eighth layer,” one might think that the bid contains eight layers and that they are fully integrated. Yet, what this actually means is that the cost of integrating these packages into the overall control system is an extra.

So, on the one hand, while the plant-wide digital networks and the advanced control strategies they support provide great opportunities for optimization, on the other hand, AEs must be very careful in making sure that all the pieces of the digital puzzle are provided and will conveniently fit together.

The control systems of most newly built plants consist of four levels of automation. The first level supports the local instruments (sensors, valves, motors, safety devices), includ-ing the intelligent and self-diagnosing ones. This first level can be connected by a number of data highways or network buses to the second level, which is the level of control. The third level serves plant operations and the fourth the enter-prise-wide business. In addition, wireless hand tools are used by the roving operators, and external PCs are available to engineers who introduce or modify control or simulation models and algorithms.

neeDFoRMoReMeAningFulsPeCiFiCAtions

The professional organizations of AEs, such as ISA, should issue uniform performance testing and calibration criteria to


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be used throughout the industry. This is needed, because in the sales literature today, the meanings of the terms stating the instrument’s inaccuracy, repeatability, or rangeability are rarely based on individually calibrating and testing each device, and the statements seldom describe the calibration procedures and the reference devices used.

Even such terms as “inaccuracy” or “error” are often given without stating if these statements are based on full-scale or on actual readings. Also the validity of the published performance data is seldom checked by reliable third par-ties. If third parties do check them, their findings are seldom published. Therefore, it is difficult for the user (the AEs) to determine or compare the expected performance of various manufacturers’ products.

Also, it would be desirable that the rangeability of all sen-sors be stated and guaranteed. Rangeability is the range—the reading at full scale divided by the reading at the minimum reading of a detector (such as 10:1 or 20:1)—across which the inaccuracy of the sensor or other instruments is guaranteed. The sales literature of all manufacturers should always pub-lish their accuracy (which is actually inaccuracy) statements on this basis and should always state the rangeability of their products.

It would also be desirable if the sales literature stated the basis of the “accuracy statement” in terms of the testing that was used to arrive at them. This is important, because it makes quite a difference if the performance of all sensors were individually tested or only “sampling testing” was per-formed. Also, besides accuracy, rangeability, and calibration information, the performance statement should include lin-earity, hysteresis, drift, and the effects of variations in ambi-ent temperature, supply voltage, humidity, RFI, vibration, or the maximum over-range that the detector can be exposed to.

ContRolVAlVePeRFoRMAnCe

In the next decade, much improvement is expected in the area of final control elements, including smart control valves. This is a welcome development, because the performance of the control valve is affected not only by trim wear, stem sticking, or packing friction but also by the misoperation of its actua-tor, limit switch, valve position detector, or positioner. The tuning and stability of the control loop also depends on the gain characteristics of the valve and the accuracy of the gain (linear or nonlinear) that the manufacturer guarantees.

If the control valve is nonlinear (its gain varies with the valve’s opening), the loop will become unstable if the load changes (is different from the load that existed when the loop was tuned). For this reason, the loop gain must be compen-sated for by the gain characteristics of the valve and such compensation is possible only if the valve characteristics are accurately known.

For these reasons, it is desirable that the manufacturers accurately test and state in their sales literature the charac-teristics of their valves. The other performance capabilities,

such as the rangeability of control valves, should also be stated. For example, a valve should be called linear only if its gain (Gv) is constant across its stated range.

The valve manufacturers should also publish the stroking range (minimum and maximum percentages of valve open-ings) within which the claimed valve gain is guaranteed (for a linear valve it is Fmax/100%). Similarly, valve rangeability should be defined as the ratio of the minimum and maximum valve Cvs at which the valve characteristic is what it is speci-fied to be.

Finally, and most importantly, the sales literature should state if the performance data are based on individual testing and if the testing was performed by measuring the actual flow through the valve and the stem position throughout its range.

sMARtContRolVAlVes

A traditional valve positioner serves only the purpose of keeping a valve at its intended opening. Intelligent (digital) control valves, on the other hand, provide the ability to col-lect and analyze the valve performance data, including valve characteristics and performance trends over time.

Smart positioners also provide (wired or wireless) two-way communication to enable diagnostics of the entire valve assembly. Section 6.12 in Volume 2 of this three volume handbook set provides detailed information on the capabili-ties of intelligent control valves and their suppliers.

The capabilities and use of smart valves are likely to increase with time and to include the ability to measure vari-ables such as their own:

• Upstream pressure• Downstream pressure• Temperature• Valve opening position• Actuator air pressure, etc.• Flow

Smart valves will also be able to eliminate converter errors (digital-to-analog or analog-to-digital conversions) and will be able to update their data at least 10 times per second. They could also be equipped with filters to remove fluctuations caused by turbulence or other effects.

Eventually, smart valves should be able to measure the flow passing through them if their stem positions and trim characteristics as well as the properties of the flowing fluid (up- and downstream pressure, density, viscosity, tempera-ture, turbulence, etc.) are accurately known. In such a case, the smart valve can calculate and display its own flow by solv-ing various equations used in valve sizing. For details, see Section 6.15 in Volume 2 of this three volume handbook set.

The smart valves of the coming decades will hopefully be able to measure the flow over a range which exceeds the rangeability of most flowmeters, because they in effect are differential pressure flowmeters operating on variable


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opening orifices. Naturally, their accuracy will be low, because their orifices are not provided with sufficient straight up and downstream pipes, and the accuracy at which their orifice area is known is a function of the precision of stem position measurement and valve characteristics. So while their rangeability will be high, their accuracy will be low.

If the sensors of the intelligent control valve are con-nected to a PID chip mounted on the valve, the smart valve can include its own controller. In such configurations, it would be possible to remotely reconfigure/recalibrate the valve as well as to provide limits on its travel or to diagnose stem sticking, trim wear, and signal its need for maintenance.

“sMARteR”tRAnsMitteRsAnDsensoRs

In case of transmitters, the overall performance is largely defined by the internal reference used in the sensor. In many cases, there is a need for multiple-range and multiple-refer-ence units. For example, pressure transmitters should have both atmospheric and vacuum references and should have sufficient intelligence to automatically switch from one to the other on the basis of the pressure being measured.

Similarly, d/p flow transmitters can have multiple spans and should be provided with the intelligence to automati-cally switch their spans to match the actual flow as the flow changes.

In the area of continuous online analysis, the main requirement is to keep the probes clean. Self-cleaning can be improved by using “flat tips” or automatic probe clean-ers. When used, it is also desirable to make the probe vis-ible by the use of sight flow indicators, so that the operators can check the effectiveness of the cleaner or the need for maintenance.

More and more analyzers are becoming self-calibrating, self-diagnosing, and modular in design and intelligent. The modular design provides ease of replacement and the intelli-gence can identify defective modules. To increase reliability, multiple-probe fiber-optic analyzers with multiplexed shared electronics can also be considered.

iMPRoVingoPeRAtoRs’DisPlAys

Control rooms in coming decades should, on the one hand, be more operator oriented, and, on the other, more useful for plant- or enterprise-wide optimization. The human–machine interfaces (HMIs) in control rooms can only be considered effective if operators are able to use them easily. Therefore, even on computer screens, displays should mimic the famil-iar analog controller, so that, for example, the operator can determine at a glance if all controller measurements are “lined up” with the set points of their controllers.

A well-designed HMI is the operator’s window on the process. This window in the past was little more than the faceplate of an analog controller and an annunciator. Today,

when a single operator is expected to oversee the status of hundreds of variables, he must also be conveniently provided with diagnostic, trend, and historical data, which is orga-nized in an easily understandable and familiar format.

In designing HMIs, it is also important to consider the reach of the operator’s arms and hands, his psychological characteristics, and the hearing and color discrimination capabilities of the human operator. Even more importantly, the design should also consider the personality and education of the average operator.

For these reasons, it is advisable to provide a large display panel, on which the operator can view the whole plant and can identify at a glance the locations of trouble spots. These overall displays should use the familiar graphic flow-sheet format and should allow the operator to focus on any unit operation that he or she wants to take a closer look at. After viewing the status of a unit operation, the operator might need to take an even closer look at the operation of a particular control loop, sen-sor, or valve. As the operator focuses on smaller and smaller sections of the plant, the information content of the display should increase. In the process of “focusing,” the operator must be able to select subsystems, individual loops, or loop components. At each level of scale, the display should show all abnormal conditions (by color and flashing) while providing all the trend, historic, and status data for all related variables.

Another essential feature of modern control systems is to easily adapt to increases in production or to changes in the types of products produced. This capability is very important in process control, because the markets are constantly chang-ing and therefore their control systems must be able to adapt to these changes. A modular approach to the operator stations makes it easier to accomplish changes.

oPtiMizAtionAnDADVAnCeDContRols

In the coming decade, more improvement is expected both in multivariable unit operations control and in model-based optimization. This means that flows, pressures, levels, and temperatures will in most cases be treated as constraints, while the efficiency of unit operation (pumping stations, boil-ers, chemical reactors, etc.) are being optimized. Hopefully, for each unit operation, universal software packages will be developed, which can be easily adapted to the specific appli-cation, for example in case of compressor control, just by entering the compressor’s model number and the properties of the gases or vapors being compressed.

Optimization is important, because, for example, the lifetime operating cost of a pumping station is about a hun-dred times higher than its first cost. Therefore, the returns on increasing pumping efficiency by 10% can amount to 10 times the first cost of the station. The returns on the optimi-zation of other unit operations are similarly high.

Just as is the case with loading CDs into laptops, it is probable that in the future the optimization software for unit operations (distillation, drying, pumping, etc.) will also be


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available on CDs. In this case, the hardware of UOCs will only be an “empty box,” provided with a display screen and a keyboard. The “identity” of these “empty boxes” will change as the applicable UOC CD is loaded. In this case, the UOC for, say, an evaporator can be converted to optimize a dryer or a pumping station, just by loading the UOC CD for a dryer or a pumping station and connecting the appropriate I/O. Once the particular software package is loaded, the UOC would need to only be customized by a menu-driven adapter package, organized in a question and answer format, which the user would “fill out.”

During the customization phase, the user would answer questions concerning piping configuration, equipment sizes, material or heat balances, and the like. Such customization software packages could automatically configure and tune the individual loops and could also make the required decou-pling and relative gain calculations to minimize the interac-tion among the loops.

PlAnt-wiDeMoDelingAnDoPtiMizAtion

In addition to providing better control, process modeling can also serve to train operators. If the simulation model is accu-rate and if it integrates the dynamics of the process with that of the control system components, it can be used to train the operators for plant start-up, shut down, or emergency con-ditions without risking the consequences of the errors they make due to inexperience. Needless to say, the building of good models is expensive, but once prepared, they are very valuable.

Models can be expanded to also serve business consider-ations by providing enterprise-wide optimization of not only the manufacturing process, but also of the raw material sup-ply, packaging, and product distribution chains. Plant-wide optimization involves more than the optimization of the unit processes, because it must also consider documentation, maintenance, production scheduling, and quality manage-ment considerations. Plant-wide optimization requires the resolution of the conflicting objectives of these operations and strategies.

Naturally, it should be kept in mind that modeling and optimization can only be achieved when the control loops are correctly tuned, measurements are fast and accurate, and when the interactions between the loops have been elimi-nated. When this is the case, the level of industrial auto-mation can approach that of robotics. As the cost and size

of sensors drop and their reliability improves (a modern car already has some 500 sensors), and as the availability of sophisticated software packages increases, the level of safety and efficiency provided by automation will continue to increase and the role played by AEs will also gain more importance.

ConClusions

The potentials of our profession are great. During the last 50 years we, the AEs, have fully automated and optimized not only industrial plants but have also played key roles in space exploration and robotics, and during the coming third Industrial Revolution, we will automate the renewable energy economy too. It is time to let the world know that we exist! Automation engineering should be added to the list of PE licenses—ME, EE, ChE, and IT engineers; it is also nec-essary for universities, publishers, plants, and engineering firms to set up their AE departments.

We should not be shy about this! After all, no engineer-ing profession can claim what we can! Ours is the only field of engineering that must fully understand a process in order to automate it. We could even have prevented the BP oil spill or the partial nuclear meltdown in Japan through the use of our automated safety systems. We can increase the global GDP by trillions of dollars simply through optimization, without building a single new plant, while also increasing safety and reducing damage to the environment. Finally, we can increase industrial productivity without using a single pound of excess raw material or a single BTU of additional energy.

We also know that there is no greater resource than the combination of knowledge and professional dedication of a well-educated new generation. We live in an age when tech-nology can make the difference in overcoming the social and environmental ills on this planet—an age in which an inex-haustible, safe, and nonpolluting energy technology must be developed and fully automated. I hope that this handbook will not only help my colleagues—the experienced process control engineers—and contribute to the education of the coming generations of AEs, but will also improve the profes-sional standing and recognition of our profession around the world.

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A C k n o w l e D g M e n t s

I would like to thank all the contributors of this book. As there are many names to mention, I will leave it for the list of con-tributors. During the course of 18 months of editing, I com-municated with at least 300 individuals willing to add value to this book. This was a pleasant experience in the sense that I never met these individuals, yet we shared a lot in common. This friendly atmosphere was the main driving force behind my taking up this colossal task and finishing it successfully.

I appreciate the encouragement provided by my col-league, Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, during times of high pressure.

I would also like to thank my daughter, Pelin Eren, who is a young practicing process engineer herself, for proofreading some of the chapters.

My appreciation also goes to the CRC Press team for their involvement in putting this book together. Last but not least, I would like to thank Béla Lipták for giving me the opportunity to edit this volume. His expertise and guidance was most valuable.

Halit Eren


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C o n t R i b u t o R s

suDHiRD.AgAsHe Department of Instrumentation and Control, College of Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, India

sujAtAAgAsHe Department of Instrumentation and Control, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India

gHeoRgHe-DAnielAnDReesCu Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania

HelenARMstRong School of Information Systems, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Miguelj.bAgAjewiCz University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

gRegbAiDen School of Engineering, Laurentian University, Naughton, Ontario, Canada

eRikbARtsCH Xstrata Nickel—Sudbury Operations, Nickel Rim South Mine, Ontario, Canada

buRHAnbAsARAn Netlinkgroup Pty. Ltd., West Leederville, Western Australian, Australia

PeteRg.beRRie Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG, Reinach, Switzerland

jACobbRoDsky Applied Control Solutions, LLC, Cupertino, California

geoRgeC.buCkbee Top Control Inc., Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

CengizbuRnAz AT&T, Dusseldorf, Germany

sAlVAtoReCAVAlieRi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

giAnluCACenA Institute of Electronics and Information Engineering and Telecommunications–Italian National Council of Research, Torino, Italy

luCiACeno National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, Torino, Italy

geoRges.CHeng CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group Inc., Rancho Cordova, California


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DonAlDCHMielewski Chemical and Biological Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

HitenA.DAlAl Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Orange, California

AsgeiRDRoiVolDsMo OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway

eMReDenizeRen Woodside Petroleum, Perth, Australia

HAliteRen Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

MARekFeRtsCH Department of Computer Science and Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

DiRkFisCHeR University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

bRiDgetA.FitzPAtRiCk Mustang Engineering, Houston, Texas

HARVinDARs.gAMbHiR Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India

iAnH.gibson Worley Parsons Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

AsisHgHosH Manufacturing Advisory Services, ARC Advisory Group, Dedham, Massachusetts

williAMgoble eXIDA, Sellersville, Pennsylvania

PAulinAgolinskA Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

HuRAguRDeeP Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland

DenizguRkAn College of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

ViVekHAjARnAVis Rockwell Automation, Brussels, Belgium

HAsHeMM.HAsHeMiAn AMS Corporation, AMS Technology Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

HiRonoRiHibino Production Engineering Department, Technical Research Institute of Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry, Tokyo, Japan

MiHAiiACob Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania

oksAniMAMog̀lu School of Engineering, Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

bAbujosePH Adi RolSolutions Corporation, Saint Albert, Alberta, Canada

siRkkA-liisAjÄMsÄ-jounelA Department of Chemical Technology, Process Control and Automation, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

ARzukARAMAn School of Engineering, Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

klAus-PeteRlinDneR Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG, Reinach, Switzerland


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bÉlAliPtÁk Lipták Associates PC, Stamford, Connecticut

niAnliu School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China

MiCHAelloukA IFE Halden Virtual Reality Center, Halden, Norway

wenbinluo Engineering Department, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas

MARtinMAieR Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montréal, Québec, Canada

CHRisMCnAbb Matrikon Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

MAniMinA High Speed Systems Engineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

CARlosw.MoReno Ultramax Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio

steVenl.Mulkey CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group Inc., Rancho Cordova, California

joCHenMülleR Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG, Reinach, Switzerland

niColAeMunteAn Department of Electrical Machines and Drives, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania

MARknixon Emerson Process Management, Austin, Texas

DAViDs.nyCe Revolution Sensor Company, Apex, North Carolina

CesARoRtegA-sAnCHez Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

zAMeeRPAtel ORYX Gas to Liquids Ltd., Ras Laffan, Qatar

DAViDPotteR National Instruments Corporation, Austin, Texas

PetePeteRw.RAlPH The Maintenance Excellence Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina

AHMeDRAssili University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

R.RussellRHineHARt School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

sRDeRRiCkk.Rollins Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

MiCHAelRuel Top Control, Inc., Levis, Quebec, Canada

steFAnosCAnzio National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, Torino, Italy

luCiAseno Italian National Council of Research, Institute of Electronics and Information Engineering and Telecommunications, Padova, Italy


xxviii Contributors

ARiFsiRinteRlikCi School of Engineering, Robert Morris University, Moon Twp, Pennsylvania

goRDonsMitH Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland

ARunk.soMAni Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

DeePAksRiniVAsAguPtA novaNAIT—Centre for Applied Research and Technology Transfer, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

jinweitioH Maxim Integrated Products, Dallas, Texas

DinesHC.VeRMA IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, New York

steFAnoVittuRi National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, Padova, Italy

RobeRtj.webeR Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI Design Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

josePHweiss Applied Control Solutions, LLC, Cupertino, California

CuRtw.wenDt Camp Dresser & McKee, Cambridge, Massachusetts

kokwAiwong Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

iRenAyee Schneider Electrics, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

ClAuDiozunino National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, Torino, Italy


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D e F i n i t i o n s

(E)XTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE (XML)

It is a computer authoring language for publishing documents through the World Wide Web on the Internet. For use in automation, it is better and more flexible than hypertext markup language (HTML).

(P)TFE (TETRA-FLUORO-ETHYLENE)

In the abbreviation, the “P” stands for “polymerized”. It is the oldest, highest temperature, and most inert fluorocarbon probe insulation. Extremely difficult to adhesive bond, it is useable up to 550°F (290°C), but on probes, its temperature limit is determined by the type of bonding to the probe rod (300°F, 450°F, or 550°F). This is the most common probe insulation in the industry. Since it never melts (disintegrates producing HF at 600+°F), it is difficult to fabricate, impossible to plastic-weld, and exhibits a high degree of micro-porosity. Can be destroyed by Butadiene and Styrene monomer.

ABSOLUTE (DYNAMIC) VISCOSITY (Μ)

Constant of proportionality between applied stress and resulting shear velocity (Newton’s hypothesis).

ABSORBANCE (A) Ratio of radiant energy absorbed by a body to the corresponding absorption of a blackbody at the same temperature. Absorbance equals emittance on bodies whose temperature is not changing. (A = 1 − R − T, where R is the reflectance and T is the transmittance.)

ABSORPTION The taking in of a fluid to fill the cavities in a solid.

ACCUMU LATION In safety and relief valve terminology, it is the pressure increase over the maximum allowable working pressure of a tank or vessel during discharge through the pressure relief valve. It is given either in percentage of the maximum allowable working pressure or in pressure units such as or in bars or in pounds per square inch.

ACCURACY See inaccuracy, which is the term used in this handbook.

ADAPTIVE CONTROL See control, adaptive

ADMITTANCE (A) The reciprocal of the impedance of a circuit. Admittance of an AC circuit is analogous to the conductance of a DC circuit. Units: Seimens

ADSORPTION The adhesion of a fluid in extremely thin layers to the surfaces of a solid.

ALARM A signal designed to alert, inform, guide or confirm deviations from acceptable system status.

ALGORITHM Sequence of steps that describe the solution to a problem.

ALPHA CURVE In resistance bulb terminology, it is the relationship between the resistance change of an RTD vs. temperature. In the European alpha curves, the alpha value is 0.00385 ohms/°C while in the American curves it is 0.00392.

AMPACITY The current (A), a conducting system can support without exceeding the temperature rating assigned to its configuration and application.

AMPEROMETRIC TITRATION

Titration in which the end point is determined by measuring the current (amperage) that passes through the solution at a constant voltage.

AMPEROMETRY The process of performing an amperometric titration. The current flow is monitored as a function of time between working and auxiliary electrodes while the voltage difference between them is held constant; or in other designs, the current is monitored as a function of the amount of reagent added to bring about titration of an analyte to the stoichiometrically defined end point. Also called constant potential voltametry.

AMPLIFIER A device that enables an input signal to control a signal source independent of the signal and thus capable of delivering an output that is related to and is greater than the input signal.


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APPARENT VISCOSITY

Viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid under given conditions. Same as consistency.

APPLICATION-SPECIFIC COMPUTER-EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

A digital computer specifically designed to perform one or a very limited set of functions. It usually executes a small set of programs and uses specialized peripherals.

APPROACH The different between the wet-bulb temperature of the ambient air and the water temperature leaving a cooling tower. The approach is a function of cooling tower capacity; a large cooling tower will produce a closer approach (colder leaving water) for a given heat load, flow rate, and entering air condition. (Units: °F or °C.)

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS (ANN)

ANNs can learn complex functional relations by generalizing from a limited amount of training data; hence it can thus serve as black-box model of nonlinear, multivariable static and dynamic systems and can be trained by the input–output data of these systems. ANNs attempt to mimic the structures and processes of biological neural systems. They provide powerful analysis properties such as complex processing of large input/output information arrays, representing complicated nonlinear associations among data, and the ability to generalize or form concepts-theory.

ATTENUATION Loss of communication signal strength.

AUTO-MANUAL STATION

A device that enables an operator to select either the output of a controller or a manually generated signal.

BACKLASH In mechanical devices, it is the relative movement between interacting parts which results from the looseness of these parts when motion is reversed.

BACKPLANE Physical connection between individual components and the data and power distribution buses inside a chassis.

BACKPRESSURE In relief and safety valve terminology, it is the pressure on the discharge side of a pressure relief valve. This pressure is the sum of the superimposed and the built-up back-pressures. The superimposed back-pressure is the pressure that exists in the discharge piping of the relief valve when the valve is closed.

BALANCED SAFETY RELIEF VALVE

A safety relief valve with the bonnet vented to atmosphere. The effect of back-pressure on the performance characteristics of the valve (set pressure, blow-down, and capacity) is much less than on the conventional valve. The balanced safety relief valve is made in three designs: (1) with a balancing piston, (2) with a balancing bellows, and (3) with a balancing bellows and an auxiliary balancing piston.

BALLING DEGREES Unit of specific gravity used in the brewing and sugar industries.

BALUN (BALANCED/UNBALANCED)

A device used for matching characteristics between a balanced and an unbalanced medium.

BAND PASS FILTER An optical or detector filter which permits the passage of a narrow band of the total spectrum. It excludes or is opaque to all other wavelengths.

BANDWIDTH Data carrying capacity, the range of frequencies available for signals. The term is also used to describe the rated throughput capacity of a given network medium or protocol.

BARKOMETER DEGREES

Unit of specific gravity used in the tanning industry.

BASEBAND A communication technique where only one carrier frequency is used to send one signal at a time. Ethernet is an example of a base-band network. Also called narrow-band. Contrast with broadband.

BASIC CONTROL Continuously executed algorithms that drive the process or equipment to a specified state and keep it there, such as indicators, regulatory and device controls, and interlocks.

BATCH A quantity of material produced by the single execution of a batch process. A batch also refers to the intermediate materials during the manufacturing process.

BATCH PROCESS Process that procedurally processes materials into a product using a series of discrete steps. In this type of process, raw material is fed once. Subsequently, various operations are carried out to convert the raw material into final product. The feed is charged again only after the delivery of the product of first cycle.

BAUMÉ DEGREES A unit of specific gravity, which is used in the acid and syrup industry.

BAY The area between two bents of lines of framing members; usually longitudinal.

BENT A line of structural framework composed of columns, or ties; a bent may incorporate diagonal bracing members; usually transverse.

BINARY SYSTEM Numeric system that uses as base the number 2. In binary, numbers are represented using only digits 0 and 1.

BLACK BOX MODEL See empirical model

BLACKBODY The perfect absorber of all radiant energy that strikes it. The blackbody is also a perfect emitter. Therefore, both its absorbance and emissivity (E) are unity. The blackbody radiates energy in predictable spectral distributions and intensities which are a function of the blackbody’s absolute temperature.


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BLOWDOWN In case of cooling towers, it is the water discharged to control the concentration of impurities in circulated water. (Units: percentage of circulation rate.)

BLOWDOWN (BLOWBACK)

n case of relief valves it is the difference between the set pressure and the reseating (closing) pressure of a pressure relief valve, expressed in percent of the set pressure or in bars or in pounds per square inch.

BODE DIAGRAM A plot of the logarithm of gain or magnitude ratio and a plot of the logarithm of phase angles against the logarithm of frequency for a transfer function.

BOILING POINT RISE This term expresses the difference (usually in °F) between the boiling point of a constant composition solution and the boiling point of pure water at the same pressure. For example, pure water boils at 212°F (100°C) at 1 atm, and a 35% sodium hydroxide solution boils at about 250°F (121°C) at 1 atm. The boiling point rise is therefore 38°F (21°C). In a Dühring plot, the boiling point of a given composition solution is plotted as a function of the boiling point of pure water.

BOLOMETER Thermal detector which changes its electrical resistance as a function of the radiant energy striking it.

BONDING The practice of creating safe, high capacity, reliable electrical Connectivity between associated metallic parts, machines, and other conductive equipment.

BRIGHTNESS PYROMETER

A device, which uses the radiant energy on each side of a fixed wavelength of the spectrum. This band is quite narrow and usually centered at 0.65 μ in the orange-red area of the visible spectrum.

BRITISH THERMAL UNIT (BTU)

It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1°F at or near 60°F.

BRIX DEGREE A specific gravity unit, which is used in the sugar industry.

BROADBAND A communication technique that multiplexes multiple independent signals simultaneously, using several distinct carriers. A common term in the telecommunication industry to describe any channel having a bandwidth greater than a voice-grade channel (4 kHz). Also called wideband. Contrast with baseband.

BTU “DRY” This is the heating value of gas that is expressed on a “dry basis”. The common assumption is that pipeline gas contains 7 lb (or less) of water vapor per million standard cubic feet.

BTU “SATURATED” This is the heating value of gas that is expressed on the basis that the gas is saturated with water vapors. This state is defines as the condition when the gas contains the maximum amount of water vapors without condensation, when it is at base pressure and 60°F.

BUBBLE POINT The temperature at which a mixture of liquids first starts to boil.

BUILT-UP BACKPRESSURE

In connection with safety relief valves it is the variable back-pressure which develops as a result of flow through the pressure relief valve after it opens. This is an increase in pressure in the relief valve’s outlet line caused by the pressure drop through the discharge headers.

BURNING In combustion related terminology, burning is when the flame does not spread or diffuse, but remains at an interface where fuel and oxidant are supplied in proper proportions.

CACHE MEMORY Cache memory: Fast storage elements used to store frequently used instructions or data. Cache memory is integrated in the same chip as the CPU (microprocessor or microcontroller).

CALIBRATE To ascertain the outputs of a device corresponding to a series of input values, which the device is to receive, measure or transmit.

CALIBRATION CYCLE

The application of known values as inputs to a device and the registering of the corresponding output readings, over the range of that device, in both ascending and descending directions.

CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

A documented, verified, and validated process that describes a set of operations in accordance to a given method.

CALIBRATION PROVIDER

Laboratory or facility including personnel that performs calibration in an established location.

CALIBRATION TRACEABILITY

The relationship of the calibration of an instrument to that of one or more instruments calibrated and certified by a national standardizing laboratory.

CAMPAIN The total production run of one product, for example, for a single order or season, consisting of one or more lots.

CAPACITANCE (C) The amount of charge, in coulombs, stored in a system necessary to raise the potential difference across it 1 V represented by the SI unit farad.

CAPACITOR Device consisting of two conductors electrically isolated by an insulator. The conductors are called plates and the insulator is referred to as the dielectric. The larger the capacitor, the smaller its impedance and the more AC current will flow through it.


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CASCADE CONTROL See control, cascade

CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE

The impedance that, when connected to the output terminals of a transmission line appear to be infinitely long, for there are no standing waves on the line, and the ratio of voltage to current is the same for each point of the line [nominal impedance of wave-guide].

CHATTER Rapid, abnormal reciprocating variations in lift during which the disc contacts the seat.

CHRONOPO-TENTIOMETRY

When the potential difference between a metallic measuring electrode and a reference electrode is monitored as a function of time. At the measuring electrode an oxidation or reduction of a solution species is taking place.

CLOSING PRESSURE (RESEAT PRESSURE)

In relief and safety valve terminology. It is the pressure, measured at the valve inlet, at which the valve closes, flow is substantially shut off, and there is no measurable lift.

COAX Jargon meaning “coaxial cable,” consisting of a center wire surrounded by low K insulation, surrounded by a second, shield conductor. It has the characteristic of low capacitance and inductance, for transmission of high frequency current.

CO-CURRENT OPERATION

The process feed and steam (or other utility fluid) follow parallel paths through such processes as an evaporator train.

COLD DIFFERENTIAL TEST PRESSURE (CDTP)

The pressure at which the PRV is adjusted to open during testing. The CDTP setting includes the corrections required to consider the expected service temperature and back pressure.

COLD JUNCTION See reference junction

COMBUSTION AIR REQUIREMENT INDEX (CARI)

This dimensionless number indicates the amount of air required (stoichiometrically) to support the combustion of a fuel gas. Mathematically the Combustion Air Requirement Index is defined by the

equation below: CARIAir/Fuel Ratio

s.g.=

COMMON MODE INTERFERENCE

See interference, common mode

COMMON MODE REJECTION

The ability of a circuit to discriminate against a common mode voltage.

COMMON MODE VOLTAGE

A voltage of the same polarity relative to ground on both sides of a differential input.

COMMON RESOURCE

An equipment entity that services more than one unit, either simultaneously (shared-use resource) or one at a time (exclusive-use resource).

COMPLIANCE The reciprocal of stiffness.

COMPOSITE PROCESS

This is a combination of continuous and batch process. In this case, the part of the process material entry is continuous whereas the remaining part of the process is a typical batch process.

CONDUCTANCE (G) The reciprocal of resistance. Units: Siemens (formerly “mhos”).

CONDUCTIVITY (G) The reciprocal of resistivity. All solids and liquids have some degree of conductivity. For the purpose of this section, any material above 1 μS/cm will be considered to be conductive. (most metals, water with any ions

CONFORMITY The degree or closeness to which one curve approximates another curve. Conformity can be expressed as independent, terminal-based or zero-based. Independent conformity is obtained, when the calibration curve is so positioned as to minimize the maximum deviation between it and the specified curve. Terminal-based conformity is obtained when the two curves are so positioned that their readings coincide at zero and full span. Zero-based is when they coincide only at zero.

CONSISTENCY In terms of viscosity, it is the resistance of a substance to deformation. It is the same as viscosity for a Newtonian fluid, and the same as apparent viscosity for a non-Newtonian fluid.

CONSTANT BACKPRESSURE

In connection with safety relief valves, constant back-pressure is the back-pressure that does not change under any condition of operation whether or not the pressure relief valve is closed or open.

CONTINUOUS PROCESS

A process that continuously processes raw materials into a product using feedback control. In this type of process, the operation is continuous except for failures and routine maintenance schedules. The raw material enters the process at a predefined rate and proceeds through a number of stages until the final product is ready. In summary, the feed is continuous and output is also continuous.

CONTROL ACTION For a controller, it is the nature of the change in the output of the controller, which is effected by the controller’s input.

CONTROL ACTION, DERIVATIVE (RATE) (D)

A control action in which the controller output is proportional to the rate of change of the input.

CONTROL ACTION, INTEGRAL (RESET) (I)

A control action in which the controller output is proportional to the time integral of the input. In this case the rate of change of the controller output is proportional to the input.

CONTROL ACTION, PROPORTIONAL (P)

A control action in which there is a continuous linear relationship between the controller output and its input.

CONTROL HORIZON The number of future manipulated variable moves that are taken into account in developing the optimal MPC solution.


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CONTROL MODULE A set of equipment and functions that can carry out basic control. For example, a control loop consisting of one or more sensors, actuators, and control functions is a control module. It is also the lowest level equipment grouping that acts as a single entity from a control standpoint, but cannot execute procedural elements. May be an individual measurement (with suitable signal conditioning or state names) or a grouping of directly coupled actuators with their associated measurements, alarms, and control actions, including subordinate control modules as appropriate. Examples are an uncontrolled temperature, a flow control loop, an automatic block valve with limit switches, or a header containing interlocked (mutually exclusive) block valves.

CONTROL RECIPE An equipment specific recipe that defines the production of a single batch. It is usually derived from a master recipe.

CONTROL ROOM Location in a plant used to manage and control the operation of the process.

CONTROL SYSTEM, MULTI-VARIABLE

A control system which uses two or more process variable measurement signals to affect control.

CONTROL, CASCADE Control configuration in which the output of one controller (the “master”) is the set point of another controller (the “slave”).

CONTROL, DIFFERENTIAL GAP

Control in which the output of the controller remains at a minimum or maximum value until the controlled variable reaches the top limit of a band or gap, at which point the output reverses and stays in that state, until the controlled variable crosses the bottom limit of the gap. At that point, the controller output returns to its original condition.

CONTROL, FEEDBACK

Control in which a measurement is compared to a set-point to produce an error signal. This error is acted upon in such a way, as to reduce the magnitude of the error.

CONTROL, FEEDFORWARD

Control in which one or more conditions that are outside the feedback loop and have an influence on the controlled variable, are converted into some corrective action in order to minimize the deviations from the set point of the controlled variable.

CONTROL, OPTIMIZING

Control that does not hold the controlled variable constant, but seeks and maintains a value of the controlled variable, which will result in the most advantageous operation of the process.

CONTROL, SUPERVISORY

Control in which a supervisory controller periodically applies some corrective action, such as set point changes to a number of controllers.

CONTROL, TIME PROPORTIONING

Control in which the outputs are periodic pulses whose duration is varied in relation to the actuating error signal.

CONTROL, VELOCITY LIMITING

Control in which the rate of change of some variable is prevented from exceeding a predetermined limit.

CONTROLLED VARIABLE

The variable which is detected to originate the feedback signal for the controller.

CONTROLLER, DIRECT ACTING

A controller which increases its output signal when its measured variable (input signal) increases.

CONTROLLER, ON-OFF

A two-position controller of which one of the two discrete output signal values is zero.

CONTROLLER, PROGRAM

A controller which automatically adjusts its set point to follow a prescribed program.

CONTROLLER, RATIO

A controller which maintains a predetermined ratio between two variables.

CONTROLLER, REVERSE ACTING

A controller which decreases it’s output signal as the value of its measured variable (input signal) increases.

CONTROLLER, SAMPLING

A controller using intermittent readings of the controlled variable (error or set point) to effect control action.

CONTROLLER, SELF-OPERATED (REGULATOR)

A controller which derives the required energy for its operation, from the system, which it controls.

CONTROLLER, TIME SCHEDULE

A controller in which the set point (or the reference-input signal) automatically follows some predetermined time schedule.

CONVENTIONAL SAFETY RELIEF VALVE

A safety relief valve with the bonnet vented either to atmosphere or internally to the discharge side of the valve. The performance characteristics (set pressure, blow-down, and capacity) are directly affected by changes of the back-pressure on the valve.

COORDINATION CONTROL

Control functions existing at multiple levels to schedule batches and manage recipes, procedural control execution, equipment entity allocation, and batch data.

CORNER FREQUENCY

In the asymptotic form of the Bode diagram, that frequency which is indicated by a break point. It is the junction of two confluent straight lines asymptotic to the log gain curve.

COULOMETRY A process of monitoring analyte concentration by detecting the total amount of electrical charge passed between two electrodes which are held at constant potential or when constant current flow passes between them.

COUNTERCURRENT OPERATION

The process feed and steam (or other utility fluid) enters at opposite ends as they flow through such processes as an evaporator train.


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COUNTERCURRENT OPERATION

The feed and steam enter the evaporator train at opposite ends.

COUNTERFLOW COOLING TOWER

A cooling tower in which airflow is in opposite direction from the fall of water through the water cooling tower.

CPVC A low cost, reasonably inert polymer, used for some non-insertion sensors. It is easily solvent-welded. The max temperature range is about 225°F. (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride)

CROSS-FLOW COOLING TOWER

A cooling tower in which airflow through the fill is perpendicular to the plane of the falling water.

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY How the atoms are arranged in the object; direct relation between these arrangements and materials properties (conductivity, electrical properties, strength, etc.)

CURIE (CI) A unit of radiation source size, corresponding to 37 billion disintegration per second.

DAMPING The progressive reduction or suppression of oscillation in a device or system.

DAMPING FACTOR In case of the free oscillation of a second order linear system, it is the ratio of the greater by the lesser of a pair of consecutive swings of the output in opposite directions (without sign) about an ultimate steady-state value.

DATA SERVERS A standard interface to provide data exchange between field devices and data clients.

DEAD BAND The range through which an input can be varied without causing an observable change in the output. Dead band is the range through which the measurand may be varied by reversing direction without producing an observable response in the output signal.

DEAD TIME See time, dead

DEAD ZONE See zone, dead

DEFLAGRATION OR EXPLOSION

A process where the flame front advances through a gaseous mixture at subsonic speeds.

DEIONIZED WATER Water of extremely high purity, with few ions to carry current. If exposed to air for any significant period, it will have a conductivity of about 5 μS/cm due to dissolved CO2.

DEMULTIPLEXING Separating of multiple input streams that were multiplexed into a common physical signal back into multiple output streams.

DERIVATIVE GAIN See gain, derivative

DERIVATIVE TIME See time, derivative

DESIGN PRESSURE This pressure is equal or less than the maximum allowable working pressure. It is used to define the upper limit of the normal operating pressure range.

DETONATION A process where the advancement of the flame front occurs at supersonic speeds.

DEVICE DESCRIPTION (DD)

In digital systems it is a clear and unambiguous, structured text description that allows full utilization/operation of a field device by a host/master without any prior knowledge of the field device.

DEVICE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE (DDL)

In Foundation fieldbus technology concept, it is the definition and description of function blocks and their parameters.

DEW POINT Saturation temperature of a gas–water vapor mixture.

DEW POINT TEMPERATURE (DPT)

The temperature at which condensation begins if air is cooled under constant pressure.

DIELECTRIC It is a material which is an electrical insulator or in which an electric field can be sustained with a minimum of dissipation of power. Dielectric materials include metal-oxides, plastics, and hydrocarbons.

DIELECTRIC COMPENSATION

It is a scheme by which changes in insulating liquid composition, or temperature can be prevented from causing any output error. It requires a second sensor and homogeneous liquid.

DIELECTRIC CONSTANT

A unit expressing the relative charge storage capability of various insulators. Full vacuum is defined as 1.0 and all gasses are indistinguishable from each other for practical purposes. TFE has a dielectric constant of 2.0, cold water about 80. It has no units, because it is the ratio of the dielectric constant of a substance to that of vacuum. For the dielectric values of selected materials refer to Table 3.3p of the first volume of this handbook.

DIODE A two-terminal electronic (usually semiconductor) device that permits current flow predominantly in only one direction.

DIRECT ACTING CONTROLLER

See controller, direct acting

DISCONTINUITY An abrupt change in the shape [or impedance] of a wave-guide [creating a reflection of energy].

DISTANCE/VELOCITY LAG

A delay attributable to the transport of material or to the finite rate of propagation of a signal.

DITHER A useful oscillation of a small magnitude, which is introduced to overcome the effect of friction, hysteresis, or recorder pen clogging.

DRIFT An undesired change in the output of a device, which occurs over time and is unrelated to the input, the environment or to the load. In case of cooling towers it is the water loss due to liquid droplets entrained in exhaust air. Usually under 0.2% of circulated water flow rate.


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DRIFT ELIMINATOR An assembly constructed of wood or honeycomb materials which serves to remove entrained moisture from the discharged air.

DROOP See offset

DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE (TDB)

The temperature of air measured by a normal thermometer.

DUST-IGNITION-PROOF

Enclosed in a manner to exclude ignitable amounts of dust or amounts that might affect performance. Enclosed so that arcs, sparks, or heat otherwise generated or liberated inside of the enclosure will not cause ignition of exterior accumulations or atmospheric suspensions of dust.

DYNAMIC GAIN See gain, dynamic

DYNAMIC MATRIX Matrix built from step responses to predict the changes in the process output that results from the moves of the manipulated variable over the control horizon.

ECONOMY In case of the evaporation process, this term is a measure of steam use and is expressed in pounds of vapor produced per pound of steam supplied to the evaporator train. For a well-designed evaporator system the economy will be about 10 % less than the number of effects; thus, for a triple-effect evaporator the economy will be roughly 2.7.

EFFECTIVE COEFFICIENT OF DISCHARGE

This is a coefficient, which is used to calculate the minimum required discharge area of the PRV.

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS

The changes in voltage or current flow that occur between two electrodes in a solution (electrolyte) over time. The oxidation or reduction of the analyte provides data which is related to concentration.

ELECTROLYTIC PROBE

Probe that is similar to a galvanic probe, except that a potential is applied across the electrodes and the electrodes are not consumed. Dissolved oxygen detection is a primary application of this type of probe.

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE (ENERGY)

A disturbance which propagates outward from any electric charge which oscillates or is accelerated; far from the charge it consists of vibrating electric and magnetic fields which move at the speed of light and are at right angles to each other and to the direction of motion.

ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

Electron Microscopes are scientific instruments that use a beam of highly energetic electrons to examine objects on a very fine scale.

ELEMENT, FINAL CONTROL

The controlling element which directly changes the value of the manipulated variable. It can be a control valve, a damper, an electric power modulator or a variable speed pump.

ELEMENT, PRIMARY The element that converts the measured variable into a form which can be measured.

ELEVATED RANGE, ELEVATION

See range, suppressed zero

ELEVATION, ZERO See zero elevation

EMISSIVITY OR EMITTANCE (E)

The emissivity of an object is the ratio of radiant energy emitted by that object divided by the radiant energy which a blackbody would emit at that same temperature. If the emittance is the same at all wavelengths, the object is called a gray body. Some industrial materials change their emissivity with temperature and sometimes with other variables also. Emissivity always equals absorption and it also equals 1 minus the sum of reflectance and transmittance (E = A = 1 − T − R).

EMPIRICAL MODEL This type of model can be used for processes for which no physical insight is available or used. This model structure belongs to families that are known to have good flexibility and have been “successful in the past.” The parameters of the models are identified based on measurement data. A complete mechanistic model is constructed from a priori knowledge.

EQUIPMENT CONTROL

The procedural, basic, and coordination control capability that enables an equipment entity to perform its function. It is not part of a recipe, but may be directed by a recipe.

EQUIPMENT ENTITY A set of process and control equipment and associated control capability that has been grouped together to provide some specified process or equipment functionality.

EQUIPMENT MODULE

A group of equipment that can carry out a finite number of specific minor processing activities. An equipment module may include one or more control modules. It is typically centered around a piece of process equipment, such as a weigh tank, heat exchanger, filter, and weighing scale. It is an equipment entity incorporating necessary devices, control modules, and application-specific states and modes to execute some basic process-oriented task or group of tasks. May include equipment procedural elements (typically phase logic) and/or subordinate equipment modules, but may not overlap other equipment modules. Examples are a common (exclusive-use) weigh tank, a recirculation/transfer pump within a unit, and a shared-use ingredient dosing system

EQUIVALENT TIME SAMPLING (ETS)

The process that captures high speed electromagnetic events in real time (nanoseconds) and reconstructs them into an equivalent time (milliseconds) which allows easier measurement with present electronic circuitry.


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ERGONOMICS An empirical approach to the study of human-machine interactions, with the objective of improving efficiency and reducing strain and discomfort of the operator.

ERROR The difference between the measurement signal and its ideal value. A positive error denotes that the indication of the instrument is greater than the ideal value.

ERROR, SYSTEMATIC

An error which, when a number of measurements are made under the same conditions, measuring the same value of a given quantity, either remains constant or varies according some definite law when conditions change.

ERROR, ZERO The error of a device when it is operating at the lower range-value, which is commonly referred to as it’s zero.

ETHERNET A base-band local area network specification developed by Xerox Corporation, Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation to interconnect computer equipment using coaxial cable and transceivers.

EVAPORATION LOSS Water evaporated from the circulating water into the atmosphere in the cooling process. (Unit: percentage of total GMP.)

EXCEPTION HANDLING

Procedures and functions that deal with conditions that is outside the normal or desired behavior of a process.

EXCITATION, MAXIMUM

The maximum excitation that can be applied to a device at rated operating conditions without causing damage or performance degradation beyond specified tolerances.

FAN PITCH The angle a fan blade makes with the plane of rotation. (Unit: degrees from horizontal.)

FAN STACK (CYLINDER)

Cylindrical or modified cylindrical structure in which the fan operates. Fan cylinders are used on both induced draft and forced draft axial-flow propeller type fans.

FARAD (F) A unit of capacitance. Because this is a very large unit, a unit equal to one trillionth of a farad (called a pico Farad, symbol: “pF”) is commonly used in RF circuits.

FEEDBACK CONTROL

See control, feedback

FEEDFORWARD CONTROL

See control, feedforward

FEP A fluorocarbon, which is extremely inert, chemically; melts at a reasonable temperature, and can be plastic-welded fairly easily. Hard to bond with adhesives. Maximum temperature range limited to the 300°F (150°C) area. (fluorinated ethylene propylene).

FIELDBUS An all-digital, two-way, multi-drop communications system for instruments and other plant automation equipment.

FIREWALL A router or access server, designated as a buffer between any public networks and a private network.

FLASH POINT The lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid gives off enough vapors to form a flammable or ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the container used. Many hazardous liquids have flash points at or below room temperatures. They are normally covered by a layer of flammable vapors that will ignite in the presence of a source of ignition.

FLOUTTER Rapid, abnormal reciprocating variations in lift during which the disc does not contact the seat.

FLUIDITY Reciprocal of absolute viscosity; unit in the cgs system is the rhe, which equals 1/poise.

FORCED DRAFT COOLING TOWER

A type of mechanical draft water cooling tower in which one or more fans are located at the air inlet to force air into the tower.

FORMAN Vocal-tract resonance

FORMULA A part of recipe that include process inputs, process parameters, and process outputs. The list of process inputs, outputs, and data (operating set points, reported values, timing, etc.) required to execute the batch procedure.

FREQUENCY RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS

The frequency-dependent relation in both in terms of gain and phase, between steady-state sinusoidal inputs and the resulting steady-state sinusoidal outputs.

FREQUENCY, DAMPED

The frequency of a damped oscillatory response of a system resulting from a non-oscillatory stimulus.

FUEL CELLS Cells that convert the chemical energy of fuels such as hydrogen into electrical energy, while the electrode and the electrolyte remain unaltered. Fuel is converted at the anode into hydrogen ions, which travel through the electrolyte to the cathode, and electrons, which travel through an external circuit to the cathode. If oxygen is present at the cathode, it is reduced by these electrons, and the hydrogen and oxygen ions eventually react to form water.

FUNCTION BLOCK It is a logical processing unit of software that has one or more input and output parameters.

FUZZY LOGIC MODELING

This type of model is used for processes that are not fully understood. It is a linguistically interpretable rule-based model, which is based on the available expert knowledge and measured data.

GAIN (MAGNITUDE RATIO)

For a linear system, it is the ratio of the amplitude of a steady-state sinusoidal output and the amplitude of the input which caused it.


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GAIN, CLOSED LOOP The ratio of a change in output to a change in input of a closed loop system at a specified frequency.

GAIN, DERIVATIVE (RATE GAIN)

The ratio of the maximum gains that result from the proportional plus derivative actions in a controller to the gain due to the proportional mode alone.

GAIN, DYNAMIC For a sinusoidal signal, it is the magnitude ratio of the steady-state amplitude of the output signal from a device to the amplitude of the input signal to that device.

GAIN, LOOP At a specified frequency, it is the ratio of the magnitude of the change in the feedback signal to the change in its corresponding error signal.

GAIN, PROPORTIONAL

The ratio of the change in the output of a controller with proportional action to the change in the input of the controller.

GALVANIC PROBE A probe in which no external voltage is applied across its electrodes and the current flows as the cell is depolarized when diffusion of the analyte occurs. Electrodes are consumed during this operation and require periodic replacement.

GENERAL RECIPE A type of recipe that expresses equipment and site independent processing requirements. It is the highest level of recipes.

GRAY BODY An object with a constant emittance of less than unity. This emittance is constant at all wavelengths (over that part of the spectrum where the measurement takes place). This means that gray-body radiation curves are identical to the ones of a black body, except that they are dropped down on the radiated power density scale.

GROSS CALORIFIC VALUE

The heat value of energy per unit volume at standard conditions, expressed in terms of British thermal unit per standard cubic feet (BTU/SCF) or as kilo-calorie per cubic Newton meters (kcal/N m3) or other equivalent units.

GROUND A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of earth. (See NFPA 70-100.)

GROUND FAULT PROTECTOR

Device used to open ungrounded conductors when high currents, especially those due to line-to-ground fault currents, are encountered.

GUARD The “electronic guard” (called a “shield” in some RF level literature) consists of a concentric metallic element with an applied voltage that is identical to the voltage on the conductor, which it is “guarding.” This negates the capacitance between the guarded conductor and the outside world.

GUIDED WAVE RADAR (GWR)

A contact radar technology where time domain reflectometry (TDR) has been developed into an industrial level measurement system where a probe immersed in the media acts as the waveguide.

HAGEN-POISEUILLE LAW

Defines the behavior of viscous liquid flow through a capillary.

HARDWARE Generic term that represents all physical components in a computer.

HART An open, smart field instrumentation protocol which is a de facto fieldbus. It imposes a 1200-bit-per-second digital signal on a twisted pair of wires carrying a 4–20 mA input.

HOME RUN WIRING Wire between the cabinet where the fieldbus host or centralized control system resides and the first field junction box or device.

HUB (SHARED) Multi-port repeater joining segments into a network.

HUNTING An undesirable oscillation of some appreciable magnitude, prolonged even after the external stimuli that caused it, disappear.

HYDROCYCLONE A device used to separate or classify particles in a liquid suspension based on the densities of the particles. It can also be used to separate liquids of different density.

HYGROMETER An apparatus that measures humidity.

HYGROSCOPIC MATERIAL

A material with great affinity for moisture.

HYSTERESIS That property of an element or system, which shows the dependence of its output for a given excursion of the input on the history of prior excursions and on the direction of the current traverse. Hysteresis in a damper or valve is caused mostly by friction. Hysteresis in a process transmitter is the maximum difference between readings taken at the same measurand with upscale and downscale approaches to the readings. It is due to inelastic qualities of the sensing element, friction, and backlash.

IMPEDANCE Maximum voltage divided by maximum current in an alternating current circuit. Impedance is composed of resistive, inductive, and capacitive components. Like direct current circuits, the quantity of voltage divided by current is expressed in ohms.

INACCURACY The degree of conformity of a measured or indicated value to a recognized standard value. It is usually expressed in terms of measured variable, percent of span, percent of upper-range value, percent of actual reading.


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INACCURACY RATING

The quantity that defines the limit which errors will not Exceed while the device is operating under specified conditions. Can be expressed in terms of the measured variable (for example ±0.5°F), in terms of percent span, in percent upper-range value, in percent of scale length or in percent of actual output reading.

INFRARED That portion of the spectrum whose wavelength is longer than that of red light. Only the portion between 0.7 and 20 microns gives usable energy for radiation detectors.

INSOLATION A measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area in a given time. It is commonly expressed as average irradiance in watts per square meter (W/m2) or kilowatt-hours per square meter per day (kWh/(m2·day)) (or hours/day). In the case of photovoltaics it is commonly measured as kWh/(kWp · y) (kilowatt hours per year per kilowatt peak rating).

INSULATION RESISTANCE

The resistance measured across the insulation at reference operating conditions when a specified direct current voltage is applied. The goal of the measurement is to determine if the expected leakage current will or will not be excessive.

INTEGRAL ACTION RATE (RESET RATE)

For PI or PID controllers, it is the ratio of the initial rate of output change caused by the integral action to the change in steady-state output caused by the proportional action. Reset rate is often expressed as the number of repeats per minute, because it equals the number of times the proportional correction is repeated by the integral action every minute.

INTEGRAL CONTROLLER

See controller, integral

INTERFACE (1) Shared boundary. For example, the physical connection between two systems or two devices. (2) Generally, the point of interconnection of two components, and the means by which they must exchange signals according to some hardware or software protocol.

INTEROPERABILITY A marketing term with a blurred meaning. One possible definition is the ability for like devices from different manufacturers to work together in a system and be substituted one for another without loss or functionality at the host level (HART).

INTRINSIC SAFETY When under all conditions, the available energy is limited to levels which are too low to ignite the hazardous atmosphere. This method is useful only for low-power equipment such as instrumentation, communication, and remote control circuits.

KAIKAKU A radical change in a production system for limited time.

KAIZEN A continuous minor changes of a certain area of a production system, with the primary goal of solving problems related to teams. It aims employee improvement and individual activities.

KANBAN A scheduling system that shows what to produce, when to produce it, and how much to produce. It is a “signboard concept that is used in “lean” and Just In Time (JIT) production.

KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (Υ)

Dynamic viscosity/density = υ = μ/ρ.

LAMBDA The desired closed loop time constant, often set to equal the loop lag time.

LATENCY Latency measures the worst-case maximum time between the start of a transaction and the completion of that transaction.

LIFT The rise of the disc in a pressure relief valve.

LINE DRIVER Inexpensive amplifier and signal converter that conditions digital signals to ensure reliable transmissions over extended distances without the use of modems.

LINEAR PROGRAMMING

A mathematical technique for solving a set of linear equations and inequalities in order to maximize or minimize an additional function called an objective function.

LINEARITY, INDEPENDENT

The maximum deviation of a calibration curve, from a straight line, which is so positioned as to minimize that maximum deviation.

LINEARITY, TERMINAL-BASED

The maximum deviation of a calibration curve, from a straight line, if the line is so positioned that they coincide at the upper and lower range values.

LINEARITY, ZERO-BASED

The maximum deviation of a calibration curve, from a straight line, if the line is so positioned that they coincide at the lower range value and to minimize the maximum deviation.

LOOP GAIN CHARACTERISTICS

For a closed loop, it is the characteristic curve of the ratio of the change in the return signal to the change in the corresponding error signal.

LOOP TRANSFER FUNCTION

This value of a closed control loop is obtained by taking the ratio of the Laplace transform of the return signal to the Laplace transform of the corresponding error signal.

LOT Products produced by a set of similar batches, usually using the same master recipe. A collection of batches prepared using the same recipe. Typically, all batches of a lot are prepared from the same homogeneous source of raw material.

LOUVERS Assemblies installed on the air inlet faces of a tower to eliminate water splash-out.


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LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL)

The lowest concentration of gas or vapor in air where, once ignition occurs, the gas or vapor will continue to burn after the source of ignition has been removed.

LOWER RANGE-LIMIT

See range-limit, lower

LOW-PASS FILTERS Filters that are used to remove high-frequency interference or noise from low frequency signals.

MACHINE LANGUAGE

Binary representation of instructions and operands that can be interpreted by a computer.

MAKEUP In case of cooling towers it is tater added to replace loss by evaporation, drift, blowdown, and leakage. (Unit: percentage of circulation rate).

MANCHESTER A digital signaling technique that contains a signal transition at the center of every bit cell.

MANIPULATED VARIABLE

The variable which is manipulated in order to reduce the controller’s error and thereby to bring the controlled variable closer to set point.

MANUFACTURING RANGE

A range around the specified burst pressure within which the marked or rated burst pressure must fall. Manufacturing range is not used in ISO standards.

MASTER RECIPE A recipe for producing a batch of products using a particular set of process equipment.

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING PRESSURE (MAOP)

The maximum pressure expected during normal operation.

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE (MAWP)

This is the maximum pressure allowed for continuous operation. As defined in the construction codes (ASME B31.3) for unfired pressure vessels, it equals the design pressure for the same design temperature. The maximum allowable working pressure depends on the type of material, its thickness, and the service conditions set as the basis for design. The vessel may not be operated above this pressure or its equivalent at any metal temperature other than that used in its design; consequently for that metal temperature, it is the highest pressure at which the primary pressure relief valve can be set to open.

MEASURAND Measurand is the physical parameter to be measured.

MECHANICAL DRAFT COOLING TOWER

A tower through which air movement is effected by one or more fans. There are two general types of such towers: those that use forced draft with fans located at the air inlet and those that use induced draft with fans located at the air exhaust.

MICRON 001 mm. 10,000 Angstrom units. A unit used to measure wavelengths of radiant energy.

MODEL BASED CONTROL (MBC)

In model-based control (MBC) a process model is used to make control decisions. The controller uses this model of the process to calculate a value for the manipulated variable, which should make the controlled variable behave in the desired way. The “inverse” nomenclature arises from how the model is used. In a normal modeling approach, one specifies the process input, and the model predicts the process output response. By contrast, MBC determines the process input (manipulated variable) that will cause a desired process output response (controlled variable value) to occur. This is the model inverse.

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL (MPC)

A model-based control technique that uses process output prediction and calculates consecutive controller moves in order to satisfy control objectives.

MODEM Modulator-demodulator. Device that converts digital and analog signals. At the source, a modem converts digital signals to a form suitable for transmission over analog communication facilities. At the destination, the analog signals are returned to their digital form. Modems allow data to be transmitted over voice-grade telephone lines.

MODULATION The result of a process whereby characteristics of one wave is varied in accordance with some characteristics of another wave.

MORPHOLOGY The shape and size of the particles making up the object; direct relation between these structures and materials properties (ductility, strength, reactivity, etc.)

MULTI-LOOP CONTROLLER

Device used to measure or control multiple parameters.

MULTIPLE EFFECT EVAPORATION

Multiple-effect evaporations use the vapor generated in one effect as the energy source to an adjacent effect. Double- and triple-effect evaporators are the most common; however, six-effect evaporation can be found in the paper industry where kraft liquor is concentrated, and as many as 20 effects can be found in desalinization plants.

MULTIPLEXING A method that allows multiple logical signals to be transmitted simultaneously across a single physical channel. Compare with de-multiplexing.

NARROW-BAND PYROMETER

A radiation pyrometer that is sensitive to only a narrow segment of wavelengths within the total radiation spectrum. Optical pyrometers are one of the devices in this category.


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NATURAL DRAFT COOLING TOWER

A cooling tower in which air movement is essentially dependent upon the difference in density between the entering air and internal air. As the heat of the water is transferred to the air passing through the tower, the warmed air tends to rise and draw in fresh air at the base of the tower.

NET CALORIFIC VALUE

The measurement of the actual available energy per unit volume at standard conditions, which is always less than the gross calorific value by an amount equal to the latent heat of vaporization of the water formed during combustion.

NETWORK All of the media, connectors and associated communication elements by which a communication system operates.

NEURONS A brain cell, which passes information by receiving and transmitting electrical impulses. Nodes in neural networks serve similar functions.

NEUTRAL ZONE See zone, neutral

NEWTON The internationally accepted unit of force, defined as the force required to accelerate 1 kg by 1 m/s2. It equals 0.2248 lb-force or about 4 ounces.

NODES Processing elements in neural networks.

NOMINAL TONNAGE (COOLING)

In case of cooling towers, one nominal ton corresponds to the transfer of 15,000 BTU/h (4.4 kW) when water is cooled from 95°F to 85°F (35°F to 29.4°C) by ambient air having a wet-bulb temperature of 78°F (25.6°C) and when the water circulation rate is 3 GPM (11.3 lpm) per ton.

NON-FRAGMENTING DISC

A rupture disc design that when burst, does not eject fragments that could interfere with the operation of downstream equipment (i.e., relief valves).

NON-INCENDIVE EQUIPMENT

Equipment which in normal operations does not constitute a source of ignition. Therefore, its surface temperature shall not exceed ignition temperature of the specified gas to which it may be exposed, and there are no sliding or make-and-break contacts operating at energy levels capable of causing ignition. Used for all types of equipment in Division 2 locations. Relies on the improbability of an ignition-capable fault condition occurring simultaneously with an escape of hazardous gas.

NON-LINEARITY Non-linearity is expressed as a percent of full range output (%FRO), and is determined from the maximum difference between a datum on the output vs. measurand plot and a best straight line (BSL) drawn through the data.

NORMAL MODE REJECTION

The ability of a circuit to discriminate against normal mode voltage. It can be expressed as a dimensionless ratio, a scalar ratio or in decibels (20 times the log10 of that ratio).

NORMAL MODE VOLTAGE

A voltage across the input terminals of a device.

OFFSET When in a controller the set point is fixed and in the steady-state there is a deviation, it is called offset. The change in offset that results from a no-load to a full-load condition is often called “droop.”

OIL IMMERSION Equipment is submerged in oil to a depth sufficient to quench any sparks that may be produced. This technique is commonly used for switch-gears but it is not utilized in connection with instruments.

ON-OFF CONTROLLER

See controller, on-off

OPEN LOOP GAIN The steady state gain of a control loop when the other control loop(s) is(are) in manual. (Their control valve opening is constant).

OPERATING PRESSURE

The operating pressure of a vessel is the pressure, in pounds per square inch gauge, to which the vessel is usually subjected in service. A processing vessel is usually designed for a maximum allowable working pressure, in pounds per square inch gauge, that will provide a suitable margin above the operating pressure in order to prevent any undesirable operation of the relief device. It is suggested that this margin be approximately 10%, or 25 psi (173 kPa), whichever is greater. Such margin will be adequate to prevent the undesirable opening and operation of the pressure relief valve caused by minor fluctuations in the operating pressure.

OPERATING PRESSURE MARGIN

The margin between the maximum operating pressure and the set pressure of the PRV.

OPERATING PRESSURE RATIO

The ratio of the maximum operating pressure to the set pressure of the PRV.

OPERATING RATIO OF A RUPTURE DISC

The ratio of the maximum operating pressure to the marked burst pressure expressed as a percentage (common US definition). The ratio of the maximum operating pressure to the minimum of the performance tolerance expressed as a percentage (common ISO definition).

OPERATING SYSTEM Program that supports users to manage computer resources.

OPERATION A procedure that controls the execution of a number of phases in a batch. A major programmed processing action or set of related actions, normally consisting of one or more phases.


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OPTICAL PYROMETER

Also called brightness pyrometer, it uses a narrow band of radiation within the visible range (0.4–0.7 microns) to measure temperature by color matching and other techniques.

OPTIMIZING CONTROL

See control, optimizing

OVERPRESSURE It is the pressure increase over the set pressure of the primary relief device. When the set pressure is the same as the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP), the accumulation is the same as the overpressure. Pressure increase over the set pressure of the primary relieving device is overpressure. Note: From this definition it will be observed that, when the set pressure of the first (primary) safety or relief valve is less than the maximum allowable working pressure of the vessel, the overpressure may be greater that 10% of set pressure.

OVERRANGE LIMIT The maximum input that can be applied to a device without causing damage or permanent change in its performance.

PARTIAL PRESSURE In a mixture of gases, the partial pressure of one component is the pressure of that component if it alone occupied the entire volume at the temperature of the mixture.

PASCAL-SECONDS (PAS)

Internationally accepted unit of absolute (dynamic) viscosity. Pas = Newton-sec/m2 = 10 poise = 1000 centipoise.

PDVF, POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE

This fluorocarbon has substantially lower temperature limits than the others (250°F or 120°C), and is less inert chemically. It is dissolved by the ketones (acetone, MEK, MIBK) and attacked by benzene and high concentrations of sulfuric acid. The most insidious enemy is caustic, which causes brittleness and cracking. It has much better toughness and abrasion resistance, than the other fluorocarbons, as well as unique electrical properties (K = 8).

PE (POLYETHYLENE) A low temperature insulation, which is compatible with a wide range of corrosives, but is attacked by most petroleum products. Generally limited to situations where fluoro- and chloro- carbons are not allowed, such as the tobacco and nuclear power industries. Max allowable temperature is in the 180°F (80°C) area.

PEEK (POLYETHER ETHERKETONE)

A high temperature, injection molded polymer which is chemically quite inert. This material has wide chemical application. Temperature capability is high at 450°F –500°F (225°C –260°C). Avoid any liquids with “phenol” in their name. Adhesive bonding to the molded parts would be difficult.

PERCEPTRON A transfer function used in some neural networks.

PFA (PER-FLUORO-ALKOXY)

A fluorocarbon, which is quite inert chemically, melts at a fairly high temperature, and is easily plastic, welded. It can be used up to 550°F (290°C), but as a probe insulation, it is generally limited to 350°F (175°C) due to bonding limitations with the metal rod.

PHASE A set of logic steps that completes a major processing function, such as charge, mix, heat, and reaction. A batch is usually in a stable state at the end of a phase. I is the lowest level of procedural control to accomplish a process-oriented task. Phases may be further subdivided into equipment-oriented steps and transitions for executing its defined task, as described in European standard IEC 60848 (1988) for specification of sequential function charts. Normally, the phase boundaries represent points of process transition, hold, or activity. The boundaries define major milestones and possible points of safe intervention. Phases may exist either as part of a recipe procedure (recipe phase) or independently for equipment control (equipment phase), however, any constituent steps are always part of the equipment phase.

PHASE DIFFERENCE SENSOR (PDS)

A contact radar technology; unlike TDR-based systems which measure using sub-nanosecond time intervals, PDS derives level information from the changes in phase angle.

PHASE SHIFT Of a signal, it is a change of phase angle with transmission. Of a transfer function, it is a change of phase angle with test frequency.

PHONEME The sound of a human voice.

PHOTODETECTOR Measures thermal radiation by producing an output through release of electrical changes within its body. They are small flakes of crystalline materials such as CdS or InSb which respond to different portions of the spectrum, consequently showing great selectivity in the wavelengths at which they operate.

PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) A method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of cells containing a photovoltaic material. Materials presently used for photovoltaics include monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium selenide/sulfide.


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PIXEL (“PICTURE ELEMENT”)

Square dot, used in machine vision and camera technology.

PLANT AREA A functional grouping of equipment within a plant.

PLANT OPERATOR Person responsible for the day-to-day operation of one or more process areas within a plant.

PLENUM Air distribution ducting, chamber, or compartment.

POISE (Μ) Unit of dynamic or absolute viscosity (dyne-s/cm2).

POISEUILLE (PI) Suggested name for the new international standard unit of viscosity, the Pa-s.

POLAROGRAPHY Process for monitoring the diffusion current flow between working and auxiliary electrodes as a function of applied voltage as it is systematically varied. Concentration of analyte allows for flow of the diffusion current, which is linearly dependent on the analyte concentration. Polarography can be applied using direct current, pulsed direct current, or alternating current voltage excitation wave forms. Dissolved oxygen determination is an example of an application for which polarography is used.

POTENTIOMETRY When no current is passing between electrodes. Examples: ORP, pH, selective-ion electrodes. The potential difference (at zero current) is monitored between the measuring and reference electrodes.

POTTING Potting compound completely surrounding all live parts and thereby excluding the hazardous atmosphere has been proposed as a method of protection. There is no known usage except in combination with other means.

POWER FACTOR The ratio of total true power (watts) to the apparent power total rms (root-mean-square) volt-amperes.

PP (POLYPROPYLENE)

Similar to PE. Used for low cost, and where fluoro- and chloro- carbons are excluded max. temperature is in the area of 200°F.

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (PRV)

A generic term which might refer to relief valves, safety valves, and pilot operated valves. The purpose of a PRV is to automatically open and to relieve the excess system pressure by sending the process gases or fluids to a safe location when its pressure setting is reached.

PRESSURE RELIEVING DEVICE

The broadest category in the area of pressure relief devices includes rupture discs and pressure relief valves of both the simple spring-loaded type and certain pilot-operated types.

PRESSURE, DESIGN The pressure which is used in the design of a device for the purpose of determining the required minimum wall thickness and other characteristics for a given maximum working pressure (MWP) at a given temperature.

PRESSURE, MAXIMUM WORKING (MWP)

The very maximum pressure that is permissible in a device under any circumstances during operation, at a specified temperature.

PRESSURE, SURGE It is the sum of the operating pressure plus a pressure increment which develops for a very short time while pumps are starting or valves are closing.

PRIMARY STANDARD A measuring instrument calibrated at a national standard laboratory such as NIST and used to calibrate other sensors.

PROCEDURAL CONTROL

Control that sequentially directs subordinate procedural elements or basic controls to execute the steps required by its defined process-oriented task.

PROCEDURE A user-defined set of instructions that define the strategy for making a single batch of a particular type or grade of product.

PROCESS CELL A set of equipment required for production of one or more batches. It usually consists of one or more units. It is a grouping of equipment that comprises one or more complete trains and defines the immediate local domain for production scheduling (analogous to a work cell in discrete manufacturing).

PROCESS INPUTS Identity and quantity of raw materials and other resources required to make a batch. Other resources include energy and manpower requirements.

PROCESS OUTPUTS Identity and quantity of products and/or energy produced at the end of a batch.

PROCESS PARAMETERS

Variables, such as temperature, pressure, and time, which are set points and comparison values that are needed for the production of a batch.

PROGRAM Sequence of computer instructions that implements an algorithm.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

A set of instructions and syntactic rules that can be translated into machine language for execution by a digital computer.

PROOF A specific gravity unit used in the alcohol industry.

PROPORTIONAL BAND

In a proportional only controller, it is the change which is required in the input signal to result is a full range change in the controller’s output.

PROPORTIONAL CONTROLLER

See controller, proportional

PROSODIC CHARACTERISTICS

The pitch of voice, the duration and intensity of speech.


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PROSODY Accent and voice modulation.

PROTOCOL Formal description of a set of rules and conventions that govern how devices on a network exchange information. In communications it is a set of conventions or rules that must be adhered to by both communicating parties to ensure that information being exchanged between two parties is received and interpreted correctly.

PSYCHROMETER An instrument used primarily to measure the wet-bulb temperature.

PURGING, PRESSURIZATION, VENTILATION

These processes depend upon the maintenance of a slight positive pressure of air or inert gas within an enclosure so that the hazardous atmosphere cannot enter. Relatively recent in general application, it is applicable to any size or type of equipment.

QUEVENNE DEGREES

A specific gravity unit used in the expressing the fat content of milk.

RACEWAY A general term for enclosed channels, conduit, and tubing designed for holding wires and cables.

RADAR (RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING)

A system using beamed and reflected radio-frequency energy for detecting and locating objects, measuring distance or altitude, navigating, homing, bombing, and other purposes; in detecting and ranging, the time interval between transmission of the energy and reception of the reflected energy establishes the range of an object in the beam’s path.

RADIO FREQUENCY A frequency that is higher than sonic but less than infrared. The low end of the RF range is 20 kHz, and its high end is around 100,000 MHz.

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI)

A phenomenon where electromagnetic waves from one source interfere with the performance of another electrical device.

RANGE The region in which a quantity is measured, received, or transmitted. The limits of this region are the lower and upper range-values.

RANGE, COOLING For a cooling tower it is the difference between the temperatures of water inlet and outlet. For a system operating in a steady state, the range is the same as the water temperature rise through the load heat exchanger. Accordingly, the range is determined by the heat load and water flow rate, not by the size or capability of the cooling tower.

RANGE, ELEVATED ZERO

A range in which the zero value of the measured variable is greater than the lower range-value. Sometimes the term “suppressed range” is also used, but “elevated zero” is preferred.

RANGE, SUPPRESSED-ZERO

A range in which the zero value of the measured variable is less than the lower range value. Sometimes the term “elevated range” is also used, but “suppressed zero range” is preferred.

RANGE-VALUE, LOWER

The lowest value of the measured variable, which the particular device is adjusted to measure.

RANGE-VALUE, UPPER

The highest value of the measured variable, which the Device is adjusted to measure.

RATE CONTROL ACTION

See control action, derivative

RATED RELIEVING CAPACITY

It is the maximum relieving capacity of the PRV. This data is normally provided on the nameplate of the PRV. The rated relieving capacity of the PRV exceeds the required relieving capacity and is the basis for sizing the vent header system.

RATIO CONTROLLER See controller, ratio

RATIO PYROMETER See two-color pyrometer

REACTANCE (X) That part of the impedance of a circuit that is caused by either capacitance or inductance or both. Units: Ohms.

REAR MOUNT A technique for making long inactive sections, by mounting the probe on the end of a pipe, with its coax cable running through the pipe to the top of the tank. The coax must survive the process temperature, so it is often of high temperature construction.

RECIPE A set of procedures and formula variables that specify the production of a batch. There are four types of recipes: general, site, master, and control. It is the complete set of data and operations that define the control requirements for a particular type or grade of final or intermediate product. Specifically, each recipe comprises a header, formula, procedure, and equipment requirements.

REFERENCE JUNCTION

The thermocouple junction which is at a known or reference temperature. It is that point at which the thermocouple extension wires are connected to the lead wires or to an instrument.

REFERENCE JUNCTION COMPENSATION

The means by which the effect of temperature variations at the reference junction are corrected for.

REFERENCE STANDARD

Measurement standard having the highest metrological quality available in an organization.

REFLECTANCE OR REFLECTIVITY (R)

The percentage of the total radiation falling on a body which is directly reflected without entry. Reflectance is zero for a blackbody, and nearly 100 percent for highly polished surface. (R = 1 − A − T, where A is the absorbance and T is the transmissivity.)


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REGULATOR See controller, self-operated

RELATIVE GAIN RG is the ratio of the steady state gain of the loop with other loops in manual, divided by the steady state gain of the loop when the other loops are in automatic.

RELATIVE GAIN ARRAY

A matrix of dimensionless gain ratios giving one RG value for each pairing of manipulated and controlled variables.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

The ratio of the mole fraction of moisture in a gas mixture to the mole fraction of moisture in a saturated mixture at the same temperature and pressure. Or the ratio of the amount of moisture in a gas mixture to the amount of moisture in a saturated mixture at equal volume, temperature, and pressure.

RELATIVE VISCOSITY

Ratio of absolute viscosity of a fluid at any temperature to that of water at 20°C (68°F). Since water at this temperature has a μ of 1.002 cp, the relative viscosity of a fluid equals approximately its absolute viscosity in cp. Since density of water is 1, kinematic viscosity of water equals 1.002 cSt at 20°C.

RELIEF VALVE An automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve, which opens in proportion to the increase in pressure over the operating pressure. It is used primarily for liquid service.

RELIEVING PRESSURE

It is the sum of opening pressure plus overpressure. It is the pressure, measured at the valves inlet, at which the relieving capacity is determined.

REOPENING PRESSURE

The opening pressure when the pressure is raised as soon as practicable after the valve has reseated or closed from a previous discharge.

REPEATABILITY For full range traverses of a number of consecutive measurements, approaching from the same direction, it is the closeness of agreement among the outputs of the sensor when measuring the same value under the same operating conditions. It is usually expressed in percent of span. A more accurate term for it would be non-repeatability.

REPRODUCIBILITY For a number of consecutive measurements, approaching from both directions, it is the closeness of agreement among the outputs of the sensor when measuring the same value under the same operating conditions over a period of time. It is usually expressed in percent of span. A more accurate term for it would be non-reproducibility.

RESET CONTROL ACTION

See control action, integral

RESISTIVE COMPONENT

AC current can be separated into two components: the portion that is in phase with the excitation voltage is the resistive component.

RESISTIVITY (Ρ) It is the property of a conductive material that determines how much resistance a unit cube will produce. Units: Ohm-cm.

RESOLUTION The least interval between two adjacent discrete details, which can be distinguished one from the other.

RESONANCE A condition evidenced by large oscillatory amplitude, which results from a small amplitude periodic input, when the frequency of that input is approaching one of the natural frequencies of the system.

RESPONSE TIME The time it takes for the output of a device, resulting from the application of a specified input under specified operating conditions to move from its initial value to within some specified percentage of its final steady state value.

REVERSE ACTING CONTROLLER

See controller, reverse acting

RICHTER DEGREES A specific gravity unit used in the alcohol industry.

RISER In case of a cooling tower, it is the piping that connects the circulating water supply line from the level of the base of the tower or the supply header to the tower inlet connection.

RMS VALUE See value, RMS

ROENTGEN A unit for expressing the strength of a radiation field. In a one Roentgen radiation field 2.08 billion pairs of ions are produced in a cubic centimeter of air.

ROENTGEN EQUIVALENT MAN (REM)

A unit of allowable radiation dosage, corresponding to the amount of radiation received when exposed to one roentgen over any period of time.

ROOT VALVE The first valve off the process.

RUPTURE TOLERANCE

For a rupture disc it is the tolerance range on either side of the marked or rated burst pressure within which the rupture disc is expected to burst. Rupture tolerance may also be represented as a minimum – maximum pressure range. Also referred to as performance tolerance in ISO standards.

SAFETY RELIEF VALVE

An automatic pressure-actuated relieving device suitable for use as either a safety or relief valve.

SAFETY VALVE An automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve and characterized by rapid and full opening or pop action. It is used for steam, gas, or vapor service.

SAND FILLING All potential sources of ignition are buried in a granular solid, such as sand. The sand acts, in part, to keep the hazardous atmosphere away from the sources of ignition and, in part, as an arc quencher and flame arrester. It is used in Europe for heavy equipment. It is not used in instruments.


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SATURATED SOLUTION

A solution which has reached the limit of solubility.

SATURATION A condition where RF current from a probe-to-ground is determined solely by the impedance of the probe insulation. Increased conductivity in the saturating medium, even to infinity, will not cause a noticeable change in that current, nor in the transmitter output.

SAYBOLT FUROL SECONDS (SFS)

Time units referring to the Saybolt viscometer with a Furol capillary, which is larger than a universal capillary.

SAYBOLT UNIVERSAL SECONDS (SUS)

Time units referring to the Saybolt viscometer.

SCALE FACTOR The value of the scale divisions on an instrument. To compute the value of the measured variable, the number of scale divisions is multiplied by this scale factor.

SCALING Scaling is the conversion from engineering units to fractions or percentages.

SEALING The atmosphere is excluded from potential sources of ignition by sealing them in airtight containers. This method is used for components such as relays, not for complete instruments

SEAL-OFF PRESSURE The pressure, measured at the valve inlet after closing at which no further liquid, steam, or gas is detected at the downstream side of the seat.

SEGMENT The section of a network that is terminated in its characteristic impedance. Segments are linked by repeaters to form a complete network.

SELF-REGULATION The property of a system, which permits attainment of Equilibrium, after a disturbance, without the intervention of a controller.

SENSITIVITY The ratio of the change in output to the change of the input which causes it after a steady-state been reached.

SENSOR A sensor is an input device, which provides a usable output in response to the input measurand. (A sensor is also commonly called a sensing element, primary sensor, or primary detector. The measurand is the physical parameter to be measured.)

SERVICE Term used by NFPA-70 (NEC) to demarcate the point at which utility electrical codes published by IEEE (NESC) take over. Includes conductors and equipment that deliver electricity from utilities.

SERVOMECHANISM An automatic feedback control device in which the controlled variable is a mechanical position or some derivative of that position.

SET POINT An input variable of a controller which sets the desired value of the variable which is being controlled.

SET PRESSURE (OPENING PRESSURE)

The pressure at which the relief valve is set to open. It is the pressure measured at the valve inlet of the PRV, at which there is a measurable lift, or at which discharge becomes continuous as determined by seeing, feeling, or hearing. In the pop-type, safety valve, it is the pressure at which the valve moves more in the opening direction compared to corresponding movements at higher or lower pressures. A safety valve or a safety relief valve is not considered to be open when it is simmering at a pressure just below the popping point, even though the simmering may be audible.

SHEAR VISCOMETER Viscometer that measures viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid at several different shear rates. Viscosity is extrapolated to zero shear rates by connecting the measured points and extending curve to zero shear rate.

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO

The ratio of the amplitude of a signal to the amplitude of the noise. The amplitude can be a peak or an rms value, as specified.

SIGNAL, ANALOG A signal representing a continuously observed variable.

SIGNAL, DIGITAL Information represented by a set of discrete values in accordance with a prescribed law.

SIGNUM A transfer function used in some back-propagation neural networks.

SIKES DEGREES A specific gravity unit used in the alcohol industry.

SIMMER (WARN) The condition just prior to opening at which a spring-loaded relief valve is at the point of having zero or negative forces holding the valve closed. Under these conditions, as soon as the valve disc attempts to rise, the spring constant develops enough force to close the valve again.

SINGLE-EFFECT EVAPORATION

Single-effect evaporation occurs when a dilute solution is contacted only once with a heat source to produce a concentrated solution and an essentially pure water vapor discharge.

SITE RECIPE A recipe that includes site-specific information, such as local language and locally available raw materials.

SLAB A set of nodes.

SMART FIELD DEVICE

A smart field device is a microprocessor-based process transmitter or actuator that supports two-way communications with a host; digitizes the transducer signals; and digitally corrects its process variable values to improve system performance. The value of a smart field device lies in the quality of data it provides.


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SOFTWARE Generic term that represents all programs that can be executed by a computer.

SPAN The difference between the upper and lower range-values.

SPECIFIC HUMIDITY The ratio of the mass of water vapor to the mass of dry gas in a given volume.

SPECIFIC VISCOSITY Ratio of absolute viscosity of a fluid to that of a standard fluid, usually water, both at same temperature.

SPECTRAL EMISSIVITY

The ratio of emittance at a specific wavelength or very narrow band to that of a blackbody at same temperature.

SPLIT RANGING A configuration in which, from a single input signal, two or more signals are generated or two or more final control elements are actuated, each responding consecutively, with or without overlap, to the magnitude of the input signal.

STANDARD AIR Dry air having a density of 0.075 lb/ft3 at 70°F and 29.92 in Hg.

START-TO-LEAK-PRESSURE

For a safety relief valve, it is the pressure at the valve inlet at which the relieved fluid is first detected on the down-stream side of the seat before normal relieving action takes place.

STEADY STATE A variable is at steady state condition when it is exhibiting negligible change over a long period of time.

STICTION (STATIC FRICTION)

It is the resistance to the starting of motion. When Stroking a control valve, it is the combination of sticking and slipping.

STIFFNESS In case of a spring element, it is the ratio of the change in force or torque to the resulting change in deflection.

STOKE Unit of kinematic viscosity υ (cm2/s).

STRESS Force/area (F/A)

SUBCHANNEL In broadband terminology, a frequency-based subdivision creating a separate communications channel.

SUBSIDENCE RATIO The ratio of the peak amplitudes of two successive oscillations of the same sign, measured in reference to an ultimate steady-state value.

SUPERIMPOSED BACKPRESSURE

Variable back-pressure that is present in the discharge header before the pressure relief valve starts to open. It can be constant or variable, depending on the status of the other PRVs in the system.

SUPPRESSION See range, elevated-zero

SUPPRESSION, ZERO See zero suppression

SURGE PRESSURE See pressure, surge

SWITCHED HUB Multi-port bridge joining networks into a larger network.

SYSTEM, LINEAR A system is linear if its time response to several simultaneous inputs is the sum of their individual (independent) time responses.

SYSTEMATIC ERROR See error, systematic

TAPPING See dither

TEFLON, TFE, FEP, AND PFA

Most people interchange the name TEFLON with TFE. This is completely incorrect, but understandable. TFE was the first fluorocarbon polymer to carry the trade name “Teflon” at E.I. DuPont. Dupont chose to use the “Teflon” trade name for a whole family of fluorocarbon resins, so FEP and PFA made by Dupont are also Teflon. To complicate the matter, other companies now manufacture TFE, FEP and PFA, which legally CANNOT be Teflon, Since that name applies only to DuPont-made polymers.

THERMOPILE Measures thermal radiation by absorption to become hotter than its surroundings. It is a number of small thermocouples arranged like the spokes of a wheel with the hot junction at the hub. The thermocouples are connected in series and the output is based on the difference between the hot and cold junctions.

THROUGHPUT Throughput is the maximum number of transactions per second that can be communicated by the system.

TIME CONSTANT (T) If a first-order system is responding to a step or an impulse, T is the time required to complete 63.2% of the total rise or decay. In higher order systems, there is a time constant for each of the first-order components of the process.

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR)

A TDR instrument measures the electrical characteristics of wide-band transmission systems, subassemblies, components, and lines by feeding in a voltage step and displaying the superimposed reflected signals on an oscilloscope equipped with a suitable time-base sweep.

TIME, DEAD The time interval between the initiation of an output Change or stimulus and the start of the resulting observable response.

TIME, RAMP RESPONSE

The time interval by which an output lags an input, when both are varying at a constant rate.

TIME, SETTLING After a stimulus to a system, the time required for the Output of the system to enter and remain within a Specified narrow band centered on its steady-state value. If the stimulus is a step or impulse, the band is often Specified as ±2%.


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TIMEOUT Event that occurs when one network device expects to hear from another network device within a specified period of time, but does not. The resulting timeout usually results in a retransmission of information or the dissolving of the session between the two devices.

TOPOLOGY Physical arrangement of network nodes and media within an enterprise networking structure or the surface features of an object or “how it looks,” its texture; direct relation between these features and materials properties (hardness, reflectivity, etc.)

TOTAL EMISSIVITY The ratio of the integrated value of all spectral emittances to that of a blackbody.

TRAIN A grouping within one process cell of units and associated lower level equipment that is capable of making a batch of material. A train may define a single equipment path for a batch or multiple possibilities, of which one will be selected based on availability during execution of the control recipe. Multiple batches can be processed simultaneously in the same train (but different units).

TRALLES DEGREES A specific gravity unit used in the alcohol industry.

TRANSDUCER A device which receives information in the form of one quantity and converts it to information in the form of the same or another quantity. This general definition also applies to primary elements or transmitters. An input transducer produces an electrical output, which is representative of the input measurand. Its output is conditioned and ready for use by the receiving electronics. (The terms “input transducer” and “transducer” can be used interchangeably.)

TRANSFER FUNCTION

A statement of influence of an element or system, in a mathematical, tabular or graphical form. This influence can be that of an element or system on a signal or action, which is compared at input and output terminals.

TRANSIENT The behavior of a variable during transition between two steady-states.

TRANSIENT OVERSHOOT

It is the maximum overshoot beyond the final steady -state value of an output, which results from a change in an input.

TRANSISTOR Three-terminal, solid state electronic device made of silicone, gallium-arsenide or germanium and used for amplification and switching in integrated circuits.

TRANSMITTANCE OR TRANSMISSIVITY (T)

The percentage of the total radiant energy falling on a body, which passes directly through it without being absorbed. Transmittance is zero for a blackbody and nearly 100% for a material like glass in the visible spectrum region. (T = 1 − A − R, where A is the absorbance and R is the reflectance.)

TRANSMITTER It is a transducer which responds to a measured variable generated by a sensor and converts it to a standardized transmission signal. This signal is a function of only the measured variable. The term “transmitter,” as commonly used with industrial process control instrumentation, has a more narrow definition than those of a sensor or transducer: A transmitter is a transducer that responds to a measured variable by means of a sensing element and converts it to a standardized transmission signal that is a function only of the measured variable.

TWADDELL DEGREE A specific gravity unit used in the sugar, tanning and acid industries.

TWO-COLOR PYROMETER

Measures temperature as a function of the radiation ratio emitted around two narrow wavelength bands. Also called ratio pyrometer.

UNIT A major piece of process equipment with its associated equipment modules. Mixers, storage tanks, and reactors are examples of units. The associated equipment modules include pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and agitators that are closely associated with the major process equipment. Units operate relatively independently of one another. They are equipment that contains and performs some major processing activity or activities (e.g., react, crystallize, make solution) on one batch at a time. A unit normally comprises a major piece of equipment and directly associated control modules and/or equipment modules that are not shared with other units.

UNIT PROCEDURE A major programmed processing action or set of related actions, normally consisting of one or more operations. Unit procedures are naturally related to a distinct regime of production: for example, all processing carried out in one batch unit of a multiunit production line.

UNIT RECIPE A part of a recipe that defines a part of batch production requirements within a unit. It usually includes a number of operations and phases.

UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (UEL)

The highest concentration of gas or vapor in air in which a flame will continue to burn after the source of ignition has been removed.


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UPPER RANGE-LIMIT

The upper limit of the value of the measured variable, which that instrument is capable of measuring.

VARACTOR Voltage sensitive capacitor.

VARIABLE BACKPRESSURE

Back-pressure that varies due to changes in operation of one or more pressure relief valves connected into a common discharge header.

VARIABLE, CONTROLLED

See controlled variable

VARIABLE, MANIPULATED

See manipulated variable

VELOCITY GRADIENT (SHEAR)

Rate of change of liquid velocity across the stream—V/L for linear velocity profile, dV/dL for nonlinear velocity profile. Units are V−L = ft/s/ft = s−1.

VELOCITY HEAD The velocity head is calculated as v2/2g, where v is the flowing velocity and g is the gravitational acceleration (9.819 m/s2 or 32.215 ft/s2 at 60 degrees latitude).

VELOCITY LIMIT The limit which the rate of change of a particular variable may not exceed.

VIRTUAL FIELD DEVICE (VFD)

It is used to remotely view local device data described in object dictionary. A typical device will have at least two VFDs.

VOLTAGE, COMMON MODE

See common mode voltage

VOLTAGE, NORMAL MODE

See normal mode voltage

WATER LOADING In case of cooling towers it is the water flow divided by effective horizontal wetted area of the tower. (Unit: GPM/ft2 or m3/h m2.)

WATT PEAK (WP) A measure of the nominal power of a photovoltaic solar energy device under laboratory illumination conditions. Kilowatts-peak (kWp) is the most common unit. The nominal power of a photovoltaic module is determined by measuring current and voltage while the illumination light intensity is 1000 W/m2, with a spectrum similar to sunlight hitting the earth’s surface at latitude 35°N in the summer with the temperature of the cells being at 25°C. The nominal power divided by the light power that falls on the module (area × 1000 W/m2) is the efficiency. Watts peak is a convenient measure because it enables one to compare the efficiencies of different modules.

WAVE-GUIDE A device which constrains or guides the propagation of electromagnetic waves along a path defined by the physical construction of the wave-guide; includes ducts, a pair of parallel wires, and a coaxial cable.

WET-BULB TEMPERATURE (WBT)

If a thermometer bulb is covered by a wet, water-absorbing substance and is exposed to air, evaporation will cool the bulb to the wet-bulb temperature of the surrounding air. This is the temperature read by a psychrometer. If the air is saturated with water, the wet-bulb, dry-bulb, and dew-point temperatures will all be the same. Otherwise, the wet-bulb temperature is higher than the dew-point temperature but lower than the dry-bulb temperature.

WHITE BOX MODELING

This type of modeling is feasible if a good understanding of the process exists. In such cases, the dynamic models are derived based on mass, energy and momentum balances of the process.

WIDE BAND (TOTAL) PYROMETER

A radiation thermometer that measures the total power density emitted by the material of interest over a wide range of wavelengths.

ZERO ELEVATION When the zero of a range is elevated, its amount of the elevation is the quantity by which the zero of the measured variable exceeds the lower range-value.

ZERO SUPPRESSION When the zero of a range is suppressed, the amount of the suppression is the quantity by which the zero of the measured variable is below the lower range-value.

ZONE, DEAD A range of input through which the output remains unchanged. This hold true, if the input signal is rising or dropping.

ZONE, NEUTRAL For two position controllers (switches), the neutral intermediate zone is the range of input values in which the previously existing output value is maintained. If the output is A at low inputs and B at high ones, on a rising input, A is maintained until the input reaches the value corresponding to the set point of switch A plus this zone, while, when the input is dropping, the switch will change its output from B to A when the input has passed through the dead zone and reached the set point of switch A.


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A b b R e V i A t i o n s

1oo2 one out of two2oo3 two out of three3D three dimensional3R reamplification, reshaping, retimingAA attribute authorityAC attribute certificateAC alternating currentACC automation control centreACEA European Automobile Manufacturers

AssociationACK acknowledgeACL access control listsACM association of computing machineryACN area control networkACRL attribute certificate revocation listACS access control systemACSI abstract communication service interfaceACU automatic calling unitADC or A/D analog-to-digital conversionADE application development environmentADSL asymmetric digital subscriber lineADU application data unitAE alarm and eventAES advanced encryption standardAFNOR Association Française de NormalizationAGM absorbed glass matAGV automatic guided vehicleAH authentication headerAh ampere hourAI artificial intelligenceALARP as low as reasonably practicalAM amplitude modulationAMPS advanced mobile phone serviceAMS alarm management systemANFIS adaptive-network-based fuzzy inference

systemsANN artificial neural networkANSI American National Standards InstituteAO acousto-opticalAOC area of confidence

AON all optical networkAP application processAPC advanced process controlAPD avalanche photodiodeAPDU application layer protocol data unitAPEC Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationAPI application programming interfaceAPLMF Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology ForumAPM alternating pulse modulatorAPSD auto power spectral densityAR autoregressiveARC advanced regulatory controlARMA autoregressive moving averageARP address resolution protocolARPA Advanced Research Projects AgencyAS automation systemASCII American Standard Code For Information

InterchangeASE amplified spontaneous emissionASI Austrian Standards InstituteAS-i actuator-sensor interfaceASIC application specific integrated circuitASM abnormal situation managementASP active sever pagesASR automobile shredder residueASs autonomous systemsAT drive (amplifier) telegramATM asynchronous transfer modeAWG arrayed waveguide gratingAWS application workstationB2B business-to-businessB2MLL business-to-manufacturing markup

languageBAS building automation systemBBN Bolt Beranek and NewmanBCB backbone core bridgeBCC block check characterBCS British calibration servicesBE best effortBEB backbone edge bridge


l Abbreviations

BER binary encoding rulesBGP border gateway protocolBIBO bounded-input-bounded-outputBIPM Bureau International des Poids et MesuresBMS batch management softwareBOF basic oxygen furnacesBOOTP bootstrap protocolBPCS basic process control systemBPNN back propagated neural networkBSI British Standards InstitutionBTF band-to-fiberBTU British thermal unitBWR boiling water reactorsBXC band cross-connectCA certification authorityCAD computer aided designCAN controller area networkCANs campus area networksCAPEX capital expendituresCbA component-based automationCBC cipher-block chainingCBM condition-based monitoringCCM critical condition managementCCP critical control pointsCCR centralized control roomCCTV closed circuit televisionCD collision detectionCD complete dataCDC common data classCDM code division multiplexingCDMA code division multiple accessCDPD cellular digital packet dataCEI Comitato Elettrotecnico ItalianoCEM cause-and-effect matricesCEN Comité Européen de NormalisationCENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation

ElectrotechniqueCERN European Laboratory for Particle PhysicsCERTs computer emergency response teamsCESI Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale ItalianoCET core exit thermocoupleCF capability fileCFC continuous function chartCFD computational fluid dynamicsCFF common file formatCFR Code of Federal RegulationsCGI common gateway interfaceCIA confidentiality, integrity, or availabilityCIL commercial integrity levelCIM computer integrated manufacturingCIM-SPL common information model—simple policy

languageCIP computer integrated processingCIP common industrial protocolCIP clean-in-placeCIP control and information protocol

CIR committed information rateCIR configuration in runCKD complete-knock-downCMMS computerized maintenance management

systemCNC computer numerically controlledCO controller outputCO contact outputCO company central officeCOM component object modelCOP Centre for Operator PerformanceCoS class of serviceCOTS commercial off-the-shelfCP communication profileCP/M control program for microcomputersCPF communication profile familyCPF common packet formatCPLD complex programmable logic deviceCPM critical path methodCPSD cross power spectral densityCPT core-based treeCPU central processor unitCRC cyclic redundancy checkCRL certificate revocation listCRM customer relationship managementCSA canadian standards associationCSF central services facilityCSMA carrier sense multiple accessCSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access with collision

detectionCSRITs computer security incident response teamsCSSN China Standards Information CenterCSTR continually stir tank reactorCV control variableCVE common vulnerabilities and exposuresDA data accessDA destination addressDAC or D/A digital-to-analog conversionDACK data success percentageDAQ data acquisitionDAS data acquisition systemDC direct currentDC distribution centerDCA Defense Communication AgencyDCS distributed control systemsDCS digital control systemDD device descriptionDDC direct digital controlDDL device description languageDDNS dynamic domain name systemDDoS distributed denial of serviceDDS digital data serviceDDS device description servicesDEM discrete element methodDEMUX demultiplexersDER distributed energy resources


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DES data exchange systemDES data encryption standardDFB distributed feedbackDFT digital Fourier transformsDG direct graphDH Diffie-HellmanDHCP dynamic host configuration protocolDIN Deutsches Institut Für NormungDIS draft international standardDLL data link layerDM data managerDNC data networks consultantDNL differential nonlinearityDNP distributed network protocolDNS domain name systemDoD Department of DefenseDOE design of experimentsDoS denial of serviceDOS Microsoft disk operating systemDP distributed peripheryDQDB distributed queue dual busDSP digital signal processingDSS digital satellite systemsDSSS direct sequence spread spectrumDTD document type definitionDTM device type managerDV disturbance variableDWDM dense WDMDXC digital cross-connectE&P exploration and productionEAM enterprise asset managementEAM electro absorption modulatorEAP extensible authentication protocolEBR electronic batch recordsECB electronic codebookECC elliptic-curve-cryptographyED ethernet deviceEDD electronic data descriptionEDD extended device descriptionEDD enhanced device descriptionEDDL electronic device description languageEDFA erbium-doped fiber amplifierEDOR expected dynamic operating regionEDS electronic data sheetsEEMUA Engineering Equipment and Materials Users

AssociataionEFSO emergency fuel shutoffEIA Electronic Industries AssociationEIL environmental integrity levelELV end-life-vehiclesEMI electromagnetic interferenceEO electro-opticalEOAT end-effectors-end of arm toolingEPA enhanced performance architectureEPA environmental protection authorityEPL ethernet powerlink

EPO emergency power-offEPU electric power utilityEQ equipmentER extinction ratioERP enterprise resource planningERP effective radiated powerES engineering systemESD emergency shut downESP encapsulating security payloadESP ethernet switched pathsETDMA enhanced TDMAEtherCAT ethernet for control automation technologyETSI European Telecommunications Standards

InstituteEU European UnionEU expansion unitEVC ethernet virtual connectionEWS engineering workstationEX extended definitionF&G fire and gasFAA Federal Aviation AdministrationFAS fieldbus access sublayerFAS final assembly scheduleFAT factory acceptance testFB function blockFBD function block diagramFC fuel cellsFC functional constraintsFC function codeFCC Federal Communications CommissionFCC fluid catalytic crackingFCS frame check sequenceFD field deviceFDA Food and Drug Administration

(United States)FDA field device accessFDDI fiber distributed data interfaceFDI field device integrationFDIS final draft international standardFDL fiber delay linesFDMA frequency division multiple accessFDT field device toolFE finite elementFF foundation fieldbusFFB flexible function blockFFD full function devicesFFT fast Fourier transformFGS fire and gas detection systemFHSS frequency hopping spread spectrumFIFO first-in, first-outFIP factory instrumentation protocolFIR finite impulse responseFISCO Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe COnceptFL fuzzy logicFLC fuzzy logic controllerFM frequency modulation


lii Abbreviations

FMMU fieldbus memory management unitFMS flexible manufacturing systemFMS fieldbus message specificationFNICO Fieldbus NonIncendive COnceptFP Fabry-PerotFPGA field-programmable gate arrayFPLD field programmable logic devicesFRAD frame relay assemblers/disassemblersFRI fuzzy rule interpolationFSK frequency shift keyingFT fuel terminalFTA fault tree analysisFTB fiber-to-bandFTC fault tolerant controlFTP file transfer protocolFTTH/B fiber-to-the-home/businessFWM four-wave mixingFWS flexible welding systemsFXC fiber cross-connectGAMP good automated manufacturing practiceGB gigabyte, 1,000,000,000 bytesGBN generalized binary noiseGD gateway deviceGEOS geosynchronous earth orbit satelliteGMPLS generalized multiprotocol label switchingGPG GNU privacy guardGPIB general purpose interface busGPRS general packet radio serviceGPS global positioning systemGSD general station descriptionGSDML general station data mark-up languageGSI global standards initiativeGSM global system for mobile communicationGSSE generic substation status eventGUI graphical user interfaceHART highway addressable remote transmitterHAZOP hazard in operationsHCF HART Communication FoundationHD host deviceHDLC high data link controlHDTV high definition televisionHEC header error correctionHFAM human factors assessment methodHHC hand held communicatorHIDS intrusion detection systemHIPPS high integrity pressure protection systemHIS information handling servicesHL high levelHMAC hash message authentication codesHMI human machine interfaceHOL head-of-lineHSE high speed ethernetHSEF health, safety, environment, and fireHSI human-system interfaceHTML hypertext markup languageHTTP hypertext transfer protocol

HV high voltageHVAC heating, ventilation and air conditioningHVD high voltage differentialHVS high voltage switchI&C instrumentation and controlIAB Internet Architecture BoardIAE integrated absolute errorIAEA International Atomic Energy AgencyIANA Internet assigned number authorityIBN Belgian Institution for StandardizationIC integrated circuitIC internal combustionICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names

and NumbersICMP internet control message protocolICS industrial control systemsID identificationIDE integrated development environmentIDF intermediate distribution frameIDN identification numberIEC International Electrotechnical CommissionIED intelligent electronic deviceIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics

EngineersIESG Internet engineering steering groupIETF Internet engineering task forceIGMP Internet group management protocolIIR infinite impulse responseIKE Internet key exchangeIL instruction listIL insertion lossIM instant messengerIMC internal model controlIMP interface message processorIMPG inlet modulated pressure generatorINCT information, networking and

communications technologyINL integral nonlinearityIO or I/O input/outputIP Internet protocolIPSec IP securityIPX Internet packet exchangeIRSG Internet research steering groupIRT incident response teamIRT isochronous real-timeIRTF Internet research task forceIS intrinsic safetyISA International Society of AutomationISAC Information Sharing and Analysis CenterISACA Information Systems Audit and Control

AssociationISAKMP Internet security association and key

management protocolISDN integrated services digital networksISL inter-satellite linkingISM industrial, scientific, and medical


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ISO International Standards OrganizationISOC Internet SocietyISP Internet service providerIT information technologyITU-T Union-Telecommunications Standards SectorJIS just-in-sequenceJISC Japan Industrial Standards CommitteeJIT just in timeJSP Java server pagesKATS Korean Agency for Technology and StandardsKPI key performance indexLAD ladder diagramLAN local area networkLAP-B link access protocol-balancedLAS link active schedulerLCC life cycle costLCD liquid crystal displayLD ladder diagramLD linking deviceLDAP lightweight directory access protocolLEAP lightweight extensible authentication

protocolLED light emitting diodeLEL lower explosive limitLEOS low earth orbit satellitesLF liquid fractionLFL lower flammability limitLHC large hadron colliderLHD load haul dumpLIMS laboratory information management systemLL low levelLLC logical link controlLLOI low-level operator’s interfaceLLP lead logistics partnerLMDS local multipoint distribution serviceLN local networksLOP lists of propertiesLOPA layer of protection analysisLQG linear quadratic gaussianLSB least significant bitLTI linear and time invariantLUT look-up tablesLV low voltageLV limit variableLVDS low voltage differential signalingMA moving averageMAA message access agentMAC message authentication codeMAC media access controlMAC ID medium access controller identifierMAN metropolitan area networkMAP manufacturing automation protocolMAP measurement assurance planningMAP mining automation projectMAS multiple access systemsMBAP modbus application protocol

MBC model-based controlMBONE multicast backboneMCC motor control centersMCT main cable transitMCT minimum cycle timeMDF main distribution frameMDT master data telegramMEG mono ethylene glycolMEM micro electromechanicalMES manufacturing execution systemMESA Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions

AssociationMFA model-free adaptiveMG-OXC multigranularity photonic cross-connectMIB management information baseMIG metal inert gasMIMO multi-input-multi-outputMKD medium-knocked-downML medium levelMMF multimode fiberMMS manufacturing message specificationMMU memory management unitMN managing nodeMO magneto-opticalMOC mine operation centreMOC material of constructionMOM manufacturing operations managementsMOSPF multicast open shortest path firstMOV motor operated valveMPC model predictive controlMPLS multi protocol label switchingMPS master production scheduleMPS manufacturing periodic/aperiodic servicesMRTCM message router and the transport connection

managerMS master stationMST master SYNC telegramMTA message transfer agentMTBF mean time between failuresMTSO mobile telephone switching officesMTTF mean time to failureMTU master terminal unitMTU maximum transmission unitMUX multiplexerMV medium voltageMV manipulated variableMVC multi-variable containerMZI Mach-Zehnder interferometersNACK not acknowledgedNAP network access pointNASA National Aeronautics and Space

AdministrationNAT network address translationNATA National Association of Testing AuthoritiesNCAP network capable application processorNCP network control protocol


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NEC National Electrical CodeNEMA National Electrical Manufactures AssociationNFPA National Fire Protection AgencyNGNs next-generation networksNIC Network Information CenterNiMH nickel metal hydro cellNISO National Information Standards OrganizationNIST National Institute of Standards and

TechnologyNLI non-linearity indexNMI National Measurement InstituteNMIB network management information baseNN neural networksNOC network operation centerNOS network operating systemNPV net present valueNRC nuclear regulatory commissionNRS nickel rim southNSA National Security AgencyNSI Network Solutions InternationalNSSN National Standards Services NetworksNST network status tableNTIA National Telecommunications and

Information AdministrationNTP network time protocolNUT network update timeNVT network virtual terminalNWP numerical weather predictionNZS Standards New ZealandO&M operations and maintenanceOADM optical add drop multiplexerOAM operation, administration, and maintenanceOASIS organization for the advancement of

structured information standardOBS optical burst switchingOC operations centerOCS open control systemsOCTAVE operationally critical threat, asset, and

vulnerability evaluationOCX optical cross-connectsOD object dictionaryODBC open database connectivityODVA Open DeviceNet Vendors AssociationOE optical-electricalOEE operational equipment efficiencyOEM original equipment manufacturersOEO optical-electronic-opticalOFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexingOFS optical flow switchingOID object identifiersOLE object linking and embeddingOLM on-line monitoringOLS optical label switchingOMAC open modular architecture controlsOOO all optical

OP operating pointOP optimization planOPC OLE for process controlOPC open link exchange for process controlOPC-A&E OPC alarm and event dataOPC-DA OPC data accessOPC-HDA OPC historian data accessOPC-UA OPC unified architectureOPEX operational expendituresOPS optical packet switchingOREDA offshore reliability data handbookORin open resource interface for the networkOSHA Occupational Safety and Health

AdministrationOSI open systems interconnectionOSI-RM open system interconnection-reference

modelOSPF open shortest path firstOT onshore terminalOTV output tracking variableOXC optical cross-connectP&ID piping and instrumentation diagramsP&ID process and instrument drawingsP2P peer to peerPA process automationPA/GA public address/general alarmPAC programmable automation controllerPAN personal area networkingPAS project application specificationPB plant busPBB provider backbone bridgesPBB-TE provider backbone bridge-traffic engineeringPC personal computersPCA principal component analysisPCC power control centerPCI peripheral component interconnectPCM pulse coded modulationPCN process control networkPCP production control pointPCS process control systemPCX photonic cross-connectsPDA personal digital assistantPDL polarization-dependent lossPDM product data managementPDU protocol data unitPEAP protected extensible authentication protocolPEL programmable array logicPEM proton electrolyte membranePERT program evaluation and review techniquePFC procedure function chartPFD probability of failure on demandPFD probability of failure dangerPFDavg probability to fail on demand averagePFS probability of fail safePHA process hazards analysis


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PHE plate heat exchangerPHP hypertext preprocessorPI proportional-integralPI protocol identifierPICS proforma implementation conformance

statementPID proportional, integral and derivativePIN plant interface networkPKI public key infrastructurePLA programmable logic arrayPLC programmable logic controllerPLD programmable logic devicePLM product life cycle managementPLS projection to latent structures known as

partial least squaresPLS physical layer signalingPMA physical medium attachementPM/PdM preventive and predictive maintenancePMD polarization mode dispersionPMI privilege management infrastructurePN pseudo-noisePnP plug and playPOIN production order identification numberP-OTN packet optical transport networksPR probe responsePRBS pseudo-random-binary sequencePREq poll requestPREs poll responcePROFIBUS process field busPSR photonic slot routingPSS power system substationPST partial stroke testPSTN public switched data networkPT pass tokenPTB Physikalisch Technische BundesanstaltPV photovoltaicPV process variablePVC permanent virtual circuitsPVT provider VLAN transportPWM pulse-width modulatedPWR pressurized water reactorsPXI PCI eXtensions for InstrumentationQoS quality-of-serviceQPSK quadrature phase shift keyingR&D research and developmentRAID redundant array of independent disksRARP reverse address resolution protocolRBAC role-based access controlRDF reduced function devicesRF radio frequencyRFC request for commentsRFC reversible fuel cellsRFID radio frequency identificationRFQ request for quoteRIA Robotics Industries Association

RIP routing information protocolRISC reduced instruction set computerRLG ring-laser-gyroROADM reconfigurable add-drop multiplexerROI return on investmentROM read-only memoryRON remote overnight terminalRR reverse reservationRRC regular regulatory controlRRR reusability, recyclability, and recoverabilityRSA Rivest, Shamir, and AdlemanRSN robust security networkRSP rapid spanningRSSI received signal strength indicationRSVP resource-reservation protocolRT return tokenRT real timeRTD resistance temperature detectorsRTE real-time ethernetRTM robot time and motionRTN radio telemetry networkRTO retentive timerRTP real-time transport protocolRTR remote transmission requesRTSI real-time system integrationRTSP real-time streaming protocolRTU remote terminal unitS/H sample-and-holdSA security associationSA Standards AustraliaSA source addressSANS SysAdmin, Audit, Network, SecuritySAP system applications and productsSAP service access pointSAR successive approximation registerSAS substation automation systemSASE specific application service elementsSBS stimulated brillouin scatteringSC switched capacitorSCADA supervisory control and data acquisitionSCC Standards Council of CanadaSCL substation configuration languageSCM supply chain managementSCM subcarrier multiplexedSCNM slot communication network managementSCS subsea controls systemSCTP stream control transmission protocolSD service deliverySDH synchronous digital hierarchySDL switched delay linesSDLC synchronous data link controlSDO standards development organizationsSDR sequence dispersion rangeSEI Software Engineering InstituteSF service factor


lvi Abbreviations

SF effective service factorSFC sequential function chartSFMI sparse fuzzy model identificationSHA secure hash algorithmSI Systeme InternationalSIF safety instrumented functionSII Standards Institution of IsraelSIL safety integrity levelSIP session initiated protocolSIP steam-in-placeSIS safety instrumented systemsSISO single-input-single-outputSKD semi-knocked-downSLA service level agreementSM system managementSMB system management busSMDS switched multi-megabit data serviceSMF single mode fibersSMI structure of management informationSMIB system management information baseSMS short message servicesSMTP simple mail transfer protocolSMTS switched multimegabit data serviceSNA systems network architectureSNCR selective non-catalytic reductionSNF solids non fatSNMP simple network management protocolSNR signal-to-noise ratioSNTP simple network time protocolSOA server-oriented architectureSOA semiconductor optical amplifierSOA source of authoritySOAP simple object access protocolSoC start of cycleSoC system on chipSOC state of chargeSOE sequence of eventsSOE sequential empirical optimizationSONET synchronous optical networkSOP state of polarizationSOP standard operating proceduresSOPDT second-order-plus-deadtimeSOV solenoid valveSP set pointSPC statistical process controlSPF shortest path firstSPM self-phase modulationSPS single point statusSQC statistical quality controlSQL sequential query languageSQL structured query languageSQP sequential quadratic programmingSRI Stanford Research InstituteSRS stimulated raman scatteringSSL secure sockets layerST structured text

ST statusSTEP standard for the exchange of product

model dataSTIM smart transducer interface moduleSTP spanning tree protocolSTP shielded twisted pairsSV solenoid valveSV substituted valueTAGs technical advisory groupsTB terminal busTCP transmission control protocolTD time distributionTDM time division multiplexingTDMA time division media accessTEDS transducer electronic data sheetTELNET TErminaL NETworkTFTP trivial file transfer protocolTG tell-and-goTI transaction identifierTICK tickle success percentageTKIP temporal key integrity protocolTLI transport layer interfaceTLS transport layer securityTMR triple modular redundantTO thermal-opticalTOF OFF delay timerTON ON delay timerTOP technical office protocolToS type of serviceTP transport profileTPS Toyota production systemTR technical reportTRAC trip requirement and availability calculatorTRAM trip and alarm managementTRI-JSPMI Technical Research Institute of Japan Society

for Promotion of Machine IndustryTS technical specificationsTSE Türk Standardlari EnstitüsüTSMP time synchronized mesh protocolTTFM transit time flow measurementTTL time to liveTTL transistor-to-transistor logicTTRT target token rotation timeTUV Technischer überwachungsvereinTWA traveling wave amplifiersTWC tunable wavelength convertersUA user agentUA united architectureUART universal asynchronous receiver transmitterUCLA University of Southern CaliforniaUCMM unconnected message managerUCSB University of California, Santa BarbaraUDP user datagram protocolUDS Unix domain socketsUEL upper explosive limitUFL upper flammability limit


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UHF ultra high frequencyUL underwriters laboratoriesUML universal modeling languageUMTS universal mobile telecommunication systemUNI user network interfaceU-NII unlicensed nation information infrastructureUPS uninterruptable power sourceURL uniform resource locatorsUSB universal serial busUTP unshielded twisted pairsV&V verification and validationVAR volt ampere reactiveVC virtual circuitVCO voltage controlled oscillatorVCR virtual communication relationshipsVCSEL vertical cavity surface emitting lasersVFD variable frequency drivesVFD virtual field deviceVHF very high frequencyVI virtual instrumentVID VLAN identifierVIN vehicular identification numberVLANs virtual LANsVNI vector network analyzersVOA variable optical attenuatorVoIP voice internet protocolVOQ virtual output queuingVPN virtual private networksVR virtual reality

VXC VLAN cross-connectWAMR wholesale automated meter readingWAN wide area networksWBB water board buildingWC working counterWDM wavelength division multiplexingWEB wired equivalent privacyWEP wired equivalent privacyWIMAX worldwide interoperability for microwave

accessWINTPE Windows-based teach pendant editorWIP work in placeWLAN wireless LANWPA Wi-Fi protected accessWSD Water and Sewer DistrictWSSN World Standards Services NetworksWTB wavelength-to-bandWTO World Trade OrganizationWTP water treatment plantWWW World Wide WebWXC wavelength cross-connectXACML extensible access control markup languageXGM cross-gain modulationXML extensible markup languageXNS xerox network systemXPM cross-phase modulationXSD XML schema documentZWP zero water peakΔTS differential temperature switch


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o R g A n i z A t i o n s

ACEA European Automobile Manufacturers Association

ACM Association of Computing MachineryAFNOR Association Française de NormalizationANSI American National Standards InstituteAPEC Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationAPLMF Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology ForumARPA Advanced Research Projects AgencyASC Arizona Solar CentreASES Ameraican Solar Energy SocietyASI Austrian Standards InstituteBCS British Calibration ServicesBIPM Bureau International des Poids et MesuresBSI British Standards InstitutionCEERT Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable

EnergyCEN Comité Européen de NormalisationCENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation

ElectrotechniqueCERN European Laboratory for Particle PhysicsCESI Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale

ItalianoCSA Canadian Standards AssociationCSSN China Standards Information CenterDCA Defense Communication AgencyDIN Deutsches Institut für NormungDoD Department of DefenseEEMUA Engineering Equipment and Materials Users

AssociationEIA Electronic Industries AssociationEPA Environmental Protection AuthorityEPSG Ethernet POWERLINK Standardisation

OrganisationETG EtherCAT Technology GroupETSI European Telecommunications Standards

InstituteEU European UnionFAA Federal Aviation AdministrationFCC Federal Communications Commission

FDA Food and Drug AdministrationIAEA International Atomic Energy AgencyIANA Internet Assigned Number AuthorityIBN Belgian Institution for StandardizationIEC International Electrotechnical CommissionIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics

EngineersIESG Internet Engineering Steering GroupIETF Internet Engineering Task ForceIRSG Internet Research Steering GroupISA International Society of AutomationISACA Information Systems Audit and Control

AssociationISAKMP Internet Security Association and Key

Management ProtocolISES International Solar Energy SocietyISO International Standards OrganizationISOC Internet SocietyITU-T Union-Telecommunications Standards SectorJISC Japan Industrial Standards CommitteeKATS Korean Agency for Technology and

StandardsMESA Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions

AssociationNAESCO National Association of Energy Service

CompaniesNAMUR Normenarbeitsgemeinschaft für Mess-Und

Regeltechnik in der Chemischen IndustrieNASA National Aeronautics and Space

AdministrationNATA National Association of Testing AuthoritiesNEMA National Electrical Manufactures

AssociationNFPA National Fire Protection AgencyNISO National Information Standards

OrganizationNIST National Institute of Standards and

TechnologyNMI National Measurement Institute


lx Organizations

NRC Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNREL National Renewable Energy LaboratoryNSA National Security AgencyNSI Network Solutions InternationalNSSN National Standards Services NetworksNTIA National Telecommunications and

Information AdministrationNZS Standards New ZealandODVA Open DeviceNet Vendor AssociationOISD Oil Industry Safety DirectorateOSHA Occupational safety and Health

AdministrationPTB Physikalisch Technische BundesanstaltPXISA PXI Systems AllianceRIA Robotics Industries AssociationSA Standards AustraliaSCC Standards Council of CanadaSDO Standards Development Organizations

SEBANE Solar Energy Business Association, New England

SEI Software Engineering InstituteSEI Solar Energy InternationalSEIA Solar Energy Industries AssociationSEPA Solar Electric Power AssosiationSII Standards Institution of IsraelSMTS witched Multimegabit Data ServiceSRCC Solar Rating and Certification CorporationTAGs Technical Advisory GroupsTRI-JSPMI Technical Research Institute of Japan Society

for Promotion of Machine IndustryTSE Türk Standardlari EnstitüsüUL Underwriters LaboratoriesWSSN World Standards Services NetworksWTO World Trade OrganizationZIGBEE ALLIANCE


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