Classical mechanics (often called Newtonian mechanics in honor of Isaac Newton) deal with forces and motions…
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When control valves operate between fully open and fully shut, they serve much the same purpose in process…
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Two extremely important principles in electric circuits were codified by Gustav Robert Kirchhoff in the year…
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Abdelaziz, Ahmed (June 2014) Identified numerous typographical errors throughout the book, mostly repeated…
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Process measurements are often of an analog nature: the temperature of a furnace, the rate of fluid flow…
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As discussed at the beginning of this chapter, instrumentation safety may be broadly divided into two…
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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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Steam boilers are very common in industry, principally because steam power is so useful. Common uses for steam…
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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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Process analyzers measure the concentration of specific substances for the purpose of measuring and/or…
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As previously defined, calibration refers to the checking and adjustment of an instrument so that its output…
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A fundamental principle in instrumentation system troubleshooting is that every instrument has at least one…
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Atom: the smallest unit of matter that may be isolated by chemical means. Particle: a part of an atom,…
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A much simpler alternative to continuous vibration sensors (displacement or acceleration) and monitoring…
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I remember first learning about the world-wide Internet, and wondering what it actually looked like. The first…
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Capacitors store energy in electric fields, proportional to the square of voltage. Inductors store energy in…
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A machine in the broad sense of the word is any device designed to translate some form of energy into useful…
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Non-dispersive analysis, while newer in discovery than dispersive analysis (Isaac Newton’s 17th-century…
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Imagine a liquid-level control system for a vessel, where the position of a level-sensing float sets the…
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Perhaps the most valuable skill an instrument technician can possess is the ability to efficiently diagnose…
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