Pneumatic Controls

Pneumatic controls is an introductory textbook designed to provide technical information needed as a foundation for dealing with pneumatic components, circuit diagrams and systems. Educating people to properly use pneumatic power is vitally important as there is a widespread use of pneumatics in industry. Therefore, the book has been designed to teach students, engineers and technicians the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of various operating principles of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic equipment and their controls including computer based controls and maintenance aspects in a simple and powerful way. The aim is to integrate all information including circuit ideas and maintenance aspects of pneumatics at one place in a logical way for the step-by-step learning.

Table of contents :

· Industrial Prime Movers
· Introduction to Pneumatics
· Compressed Air Generation and Contamination Control
· Pneumatic Actuators
· Pneumatic Valves and Control Circuits
· Multiple-Actuator Circuits
· Electro-Pneumatics
· Interfacing with PLC
· Pneumatic Application Concepts
· Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Safety

Appendix 1 Graphical Symbols for Pneumatic Components as per ISO 1219
Appendix 2 Graphical Symbols for Electrical Components
Appendix 3 General Information on Pneumatic Actuators
Appendix 4 Conversion Tables
Appendix 5 Comparative Study of SIEMENS and Allen Bradley PLCs
Appendix 6 Comparative Study Of Pure Pneumatic, Electro-Pneumatic and PLC-Based Controls
Appendix 7 Designation of Pneumatic System Components by Alphabets
Bibliography
Index

Market Description :
The book is primarily aimed at mechanical engineering students at the under-graduate level. It may also be used as a supplementary reading by professionals and technicians and mechanical engineering students at the diploma level to update their knowledge in pneumatics.

About Author :
Joji P has 12 years’ experience in teaching and training students from engineering colleges and polytechnics and professionals and technicians from industries in the area of pneumatic, electro-pneumatic controls and PLCs. Starting as Graduate Trainee in Mazagoan Dock Ltd., Bombay in 1985, he rose to the post of Deputy Director of Training, Foremen Training Institute, Bangalore. Presently, Joji is holding the same post. He got his B. Tech from the Calicut University and MCA from the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The organizations Joji served include Dalal Consultants, Bombay; J.M. Institute of Technology, Chitradurga, Karnataka; and Chief Quality Assurance Establishment (Warship Eqpt), Bangalore. Joji has also attended various training programmes including “Industrial Pneumatics” at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal (1996), “Programmable Controllers Siemens Step 7” at Elektro-Ausbildungszentrum, Aalen, Germany (2000) and “Advanced Pneumatics” at Festo Controls, Bangalore (2002).