Multiple accessories exist for pressure-sensing devices to function…
Multiple accessories exist for pressure-sensing devices to function…
A different strategy for controlling the flow of fluid is to insert a…
Valves can experience a number of problems, most of them either…
An important design parameter of a control valve is the position it…
Those familiar with industrial instrumentation will find much within…
One of the most common, and most useful, pressure measuring…
The Law of Continuity for fluids states that the product of mass…
When control valves operate between fully open and fully shut, they…
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Most people reading this book have likely had the experience of…
The purpose of a control valve actuator is to provide the motive force…
The final step in treating wastewater before releasing it into the…
A Safety Instrumented Function, or SIF, is one or more components…
A fluid is any substance having the ability to flow: to freely change…
Perhaps the most important rule of controller tuning is to know the…
Regardless of valve type, all stem-actuated control valves require…
A very common form of on/off valve used for pneumatic and hydraulic…
Displacer level instruments exploit Archimedes’ Principle to…
To better understand the design and operation of self-balancing…
Current is the name we give to the motion of electric charges from a…
Tube, like pipe, is a hollow structure designed to provide an enclosed…
Hydrogen ion activity in aqueous (water-solvent) solutions is a very…
Constructing PID control systems using discrete components is a…
Fieldbus devices require far more attention in their initial setup and…
Perhaps the most important rule of controller tuning is to know the…
Given the ability of pressurized fluids to transmit force over long…
Valves can experience a number of problems, most of them either…
Some problem-solving techniques are unique to quantitative problems,…
A flow switch is one detecting the flow of some fluid through a pipe.…
Finally, we arrive at the loop diagram (sometimes called a loop sheet)…
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AC induction motors are based on the principle of a rotating magnetic…
In addition to Ohm’s Law, we have a set of rules describing how…
The efficient identification and correction of instrument calibration…
Human-machine interfaces, or HMIs, are a critical part of nearly all…
An variable-area flowmeter is one where the fluid must pass through a…
Capacitance Any two electrical conductors separated by an insulating…
Perhaps the simplest form of solid or liquid level measurement is with…
A bridge circuit is basically a pair of voltage dividers where the…
