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InfroducfIon
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temperature and pressure readings. Table 1.1
Maximize Prot
Improve Demand via
Product Quality
Improve Margin via
Process Eciency
Make Uniform
Product
Minimize
Defects
Minimize
Waste
Minimize
Energy Use
Automate
Process
Process Control
Process
Improvement
Process
Measurement
Figure 1.1 Process measurement is crucial to plant operation and proftability.
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Table 1.2:
Table 1.1 Examples of Process Measurements

Measurement Unit Operations Industrial Segments

Concentration Filtration
Sedimentation
Chemical
Pharmaceuticals
Droplet size Emulsifcation Agriculture
Film thickness Casting
Extrusion
Packaging
Plastics
Flow rate Material transport
Reaction
Chemical
Petrochemical
Fluid level Filling Food & Beverage
Petrochemical
Homogeneity Dispersion
Mixing
Electronics
Packaging
Particle size Crystallization
Granulation
Milling
Agriculture
Electronics
Pharmaceuticals

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Table 1.2):
Table 1.2 Summary of Expectations

What Industry Wants What Industry Does Not Want

Reliability
Ease of use
Relevant data
Simple readout
Compatibility
Immediate payof
Surprises
Nomadic technology
Complexity
Added expense

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chapters 2 6)
Chapter 2
chapter 10.
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
Chapter 10
chapter 11,
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