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Analytical Instrumentation: Practical Guides for Measurement and Control (Practical Guides Series)

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This volume is part of the Practical Guides Series developed and published by ISA (formerly "The Instrument Society of America", later "The International Society for Measurement and Control" and now known as "The Instrument, Systems and Automation Society"). The Practical Guides were concived to bridge the gap between theory and actual practice, and the stress is placed on the actual experience of measurement and control practitioners.

I own this book, if you work with analyzers this is an excellent reference book in the subject, wrote in a practical language, with coverage of different types of applications.

The book covers the following topics:
PART I - IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCESS ANALYZERS SYSTEMS
- Typical process analyzer application justifications.
- Interfacing with process analyzer systems.
- Process sample conditioning systems.
- Principles of process analyzer calibration.
- SPC / SQC for process analyzer systems.
- Validation of process analyzers.
- Specificaction and purchase of process analyzer systems.
- Process analyzer system training considerations.
- Process analyzer system maintenance personnel and organizational issues.
- Process analyzer application fundamentals.
PART II - PHYSICAL PROPERTY PROCESS ANALYZER SYSTEMS
- Boiling Point Analyzers.
- Cloud point and pour point analyzers.
- Flash point analyzers.
- Freeze point analyzers.
- Refractive index analyzers.
- Thermal conductivity analyzers.
- Combustible gas analyzers.
- Viscosity analyzers (Non-ASTM).
- Moisture / Dew point analyzers.
- Hydrogen sulfide analyzers.
- Total sulfur analyzers.
- Octane and cetane analyzers.
- Vapor pressure analyzers.
- Vapor-to-liquid ratio (V/L) analyzers.
PART III - ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS ANALYZER SYSTEMS
- Conductivity analyzers.
- PH analyzers.
- ORP (Redox) analyzers.
- Trace Oxygen analyzers.
PART IV - SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC PROCESS ANALYZER SYSTEMS
- Infrrared (IR and NDIR) absorption analyzers.
- Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyzers.
- Near infrared (NIR) analyzers
- Ultraviolet / Visible (UV/VIS) absorption analyzers.
- Chemiluminescence (CHEMIL) analyzers.
PART V - COMPOSITIONAL PROCESS ANALYZERS SYSTEMS
- Gas chromatographic (GC) analyzers.
- Liquid chromatographic (LC) analyzers.
- Distillation (% OFF) analyzers.
- Mass spectrometric (Mass Spec) analyzers.
APPENDICES
- ROI - An economic evaluation.
- Computer simulation of control charts.
- Linear regression and least squares.
- Discrimination ratios.