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Pneumatic Controls Engineering Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................................  125
Definitions..................................................................................................................................  125
Abbreviations..................................................................................................................................  126
Symbols..................................................................................................................................  126
Basic Pneumatic Control System..................................................................................................................................  126
General ................................................................................................................... 126
Air Supply and Operation  ....................................................................................... 127
Restrictor ................................................................................................................ 127
Nozzle-Flapper Assembly  ...................................................................................... 127
Pilot Bleed System  ................................................................................................. 127
Signal Amplifier  ...................................................................................................... 128
Feed and Bleed System  ......................................................................................... 128
Sensing Elements ................................................................................................... 128
Bimetal ............................................................................................................... 128
Rod And Tube .................................................................................................... 129
Remote Bulb ...................................................................................................... 129
Averaging Element  ............................................................................................ 129
Throttling Range Adjustment .................................................................................. 129
Relays and Switches  .............................................................................................. 130
Air Supply Equipment..................................................................................................................................  130
General ................................................................................................................... 130
Air Compressor  ...................................................................................................... 130
Air Drying Techniques  ............................................................................................ 131
General .............................................................................................................. 131
Dry Air Requirement  .......................................................................................... 131
Pressure Reducing Valve Station ........................................................................... 132
Air Filter  ............................................................................................................. 133
Pressure Reducing Valves ................................................................................. 133
Thermostats..................................................................................................................................  133
Controllers..................................................................................................................................  134
General ................................................................................................................... 134
Temperature Controllers ......................................................................................... 134
Humidity Controllers  ............................................................................................... 134
Pressure Controllers ............................................................................................... 135
Sensor-Controller Systems..................................................................................................................................  135
Pneumatic Controllers  ............................................................................................ 135
Proportional-Integral (PI) Controllers  ................................................................. 136
Controller Adjustments  ...................................................................................... 136
Pneumatic Sensors  ................................................................................................ 136
Velocity Sensor-Controller ...................................................................................... 136
Actuators and Final Control Elements..................................................................................................................................  137
Actuators ................................................................................................................ 138
General .............................................................................................................. 138
Control Valves  ........................................................................................................ 138
Dampers ................................................................................................................. 140
Relays and Switches..................................................................................................................................  140
Switching Relay ...................................................................................................... 141
Snap Acting Relay .................................................................................................. 141
Lockout Relay ......................................................................................................... 141
High-Pressure Selector Relay  ................................................................................ 142
Low-Pressure Selector Relay ................................................................................. 142
Load Analyzer Relay  .............................................................................................. 142
Capacity Relay  ....................................................................................................... 143
Reversing Relay  ..................................................................................................... 143
Positive-Positioning Relay ...................................................................................... 143