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An exciting development in industrial instrumentation is the WirelessHART radio communication standard,…
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Circuit breakers used in residential, commercial, and light industrial service are self-tripping devices: they…
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Filled-bulb systems exploit the principle of fluid expansion to measure temperature. If a fluid is enclosed in…
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Learning how to tune PID controllers is a skill born of much practice. Regardless of how thoroughly you may…
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One of the most common, and most useful, pressure measuring instruments in industry is the differential…
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One of the most important accessories for any temperature-sensing element is a pressure-tight sheath known as…
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Diagnostic ability is arguably the most difficult skill to develop within a student, and also the most…
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Three-phase AC is the dominant mode of electric power generation and distribution in modern societies.…
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Valve actuators provide force to move control valve trim. For precise positioning of a control valve, there…
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A number of different sensors used in instrumentation generate DC voltage signals proportional to the process…
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Those familiar with industrial instrumentation will find much within the electric power industry remarkably…
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An variable-area flowmeter is one where the fluid must pass through a restriction whose area increases with…
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Mechanical pressure-sensing elements include the bellows, the diaphragm, and the bourdon tube. Each of these…
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Every programmable logic controller must have some means of receiving and interpreting signals from real-world…
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A positive displacement flowmeter is a cyclic mechanism built to pass a fixed volume of fluid through with…
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Perhaps the most basic and necessary protective relay function is overcurrent: commanding a circuit breaker to…
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Some self-powered (4-wire) analog electronic transmitters are designed to behave as electrical loads rather…
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Pipe is a hollow structure designed to provide an enclosed pathway for fluids to flow, usually manufactured…
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