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The vast majority of PID controllers in service today are digital in nature. Microprocessors executing PID…
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A design-based fortification is one rooted in technical details of system architecture and functionality. Some…
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Abdelaziz, Ahmed (June 2014) Identified numerous typographical errors throughout the book, mostly repeated…
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Labwork is an essential part of any science-based curriculum. Here, much improvement may be made over the…
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Volumes could be written about poor diagnostic technique. The following mistakes are not intended to comprise…
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There are multiple motives for compromising the security of an industrial control system, some of which…
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A simple control system drawn in block diagram form looks like this: Information from the measuring device…
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In addition to directly performing logic functions, electromechanical relays may also be used as interposing…
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As discussed at the beginning of this chapter, instrumentation safety may be broadly divided into two…
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Those familiar with industrial instrumentation will find much within the electric power industry remarkably…
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The purpose of a control valve actuator is to provide the motive force to operate a valve mechanism. Both…
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A technological advance introduced in the late 1980’s was HART, an acronym standing for Highway…
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Multiple accessories exist for pressure-sensing devices to function optimally in challenging process…
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In the United States, the most common language used to program PLCs is Ladder Diagram (LD), also known as…
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Learn about Modbus function codes, the structure of Modbus message packets, and the various types of channels used to transmit Modbus telegrams between controllers.
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An electric motor is often used as a discrete control element in a control system if driving a pump, conveyor…
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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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One of the great benefits of digital technology is the ability to communicate vast amounts of information over…
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A variety of technologies exist to measure the quantity of stored material in a vessel. For liquid…
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An exciting development in industrial instrumentation is the WirelessHART radio communication standard,…
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One of the great benefits of digital technology is the ability to communicate vast amounts of information over…
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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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Area refers to the size of two-dimensional surface. Volume refers to the size of a three-dimensional space. To…
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Classical mechanics (often called Newtonian mechanics in honor of Isaac Newton) deal with forces and motions…
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As discussed at the beginning of this chapter, instrumentation safety may be broadly divided into two…
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As we have seen, the concept of differentiation is finding the rate-of-change of one variable compared to…
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Virtually any mass above absolute zero temperature emits electromagnetic radiation (photons, or light) as a…
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Steam boilers are very common in industry, principally because steam power is so useful. Common uses for steam…
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The following animation shows how the “rotating” magnetic field of a three-phase AC induction…
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A fundamental limitation of proportional control has to do with its response to changes in setpoint and…
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A pneumatic controller receives a process variable (PV) signal as a variable air pressure, compares that…
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Circuit breakers used in residential, commercial, and light industrial service are self-tripping devices: they…
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Although analog electronic process controllers are considered a newer technology than pneumatic process…
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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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In contrast to quantitative tuning procedures where definite numerical values for P, I, and D controller…
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This animation shows the basic operation of a gas chromatograph, showing the separation of different molecular…
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There are multiple motives for compromising the security of an industrial control system, some of which…
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A form of protection against faults on long-distance power lines is called distance relaying, so named because…
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