Solids tend to expand when heated. The amount that a solid sample will expand with increased temperature…
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Perhaps the most valuable skill an instrument technician can possess is the ability to efficiently diagnose…
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Stoichiometry is the accounting of atoms before and after a chemical reaction. It is an expression of the Law…
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This section does not describe a particular type of flowmeter, but rather a design that may be implemented for…
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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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As we have seen, the concept of integration is finding the accumulation of one variable multiplied by another…
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There is much to be said for neatness of assembly in electrical signal wiring. Even though the electrons…
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Lipták, Béla G. et al., Instrument Engineers’ Handbook – Process Measurement and Analysis Volume I,…
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Another category of control strategies involves the use of signal relays or function blocks with the ability…
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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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When I began teaching full-time in 1998, most of what I thought I understood about good teaching was actually…
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This animation shows the basic operation of a gas chromatograph, showing the separation of different molecular…
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Control valves are supposed to deliver reliable, repeatable control of process fluid flow rate over a wide…
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In addition to directly performing logic functions, electromechanical relays may also be used as interposing…
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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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One very convenient feature of waves is that their properties are universal. Waves of water in the ocean,…
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Shown here is a partial listing of principles applied in the subject matter of this chapter, given for the…
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The very purpose of physics is to quantitatively describe and explain the physical world in as few terms as…
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Learning PLC programming is a very important skill. If your job involves programming, then you will likely…
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