An important legacy technology for all kinds of continuous measurement is the self-balancing system. A…
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Calculus. Few areas of mathematics are as powerfully useful in describing and analyzing the physical…
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One very convenient feature of waves is that their properties are universal. Waves of water in the ocean,…
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Regardless of valve type, all stem-actuated control valves require some form of seal allowing motion of the…
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Some of the simplest types of digital communication networks found in industry are defined by the EIA…
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Most people reading this book have likely had the experience of adjusting water temperature using two hand…
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Light has long been used as a long-range signaling medium. While communication by light through open air is…
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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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Three-phase AC is the dominant mode of electric power generation and distribution in modern societies.…
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Thermodynamics is the study of heat, temperature, and their related effects in physical systems. As a subject,…
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The dispersion of visible light into its constituent colors goes all the way back to the 17th century with…
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So far we have just looked at instruments that sense, control, and influence process variables. Transmitters,…
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Tube, like pipe, is a hollow structure designed to provide an enclosed pathway for fluids to flow. In the case…
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Measuring the flow rate of liquid through an open channel is not unlike measuring the flow rate of a liquid…
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DC electric current signals may also be used to communicate process measurement information from transmitters…
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Suppose we wished to measure the consumption of propane over time for a large propane storage tank supplying a…
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All masses require force to accelerate (we can also think of this in terms of the mass generating a reaction…
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A unique form of differential pressure-based flow measurement deserves its own section in this flow…
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A sliding-stem valve body is one where the moving parts slide with a linear motion. Some examples of…
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