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The safe operation of chemical-process facilities is strongly dependent on process data provided by measurement instrumentation and control of the process by the operation of final control elements.

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Buschart, R.J. (1991). Measurement and Final Control Elements. In: Electrical and Instrumentation Safety for Chemical Processes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6620-1_7

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