Multiple accessories exist for pressure-sensing devices to function optimally in challenging process…
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The majority of flowmeter technologies operate on the principle of interpreting fluid flow based on the…
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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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Like so many other industrial data networks, FOUNDATION Fieldbus is an “unswitched” or…
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Any physical location in an industrial facility harboring the potential of explosion due to the presence of…
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Flow, by definition, is the passage of material from one location to another over time. So far this chapter…
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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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Regulating the electric power sent to an electric motor is a task performed by high-speed switching…
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One of the marks of a successful problem-solver is a habit of applying general principles to every new problem…
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An important design parameter of a control valve is the position it will “fail” to if it loses…
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pH is the measurement of the hydrogen ion activity in a liquid solution. It is one of the most common forms of…
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Electromechanical relays may be connected together to perform logic and control functions, acting as logic…
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Classical mechanics (often called Newtonian mechanics in honor of Isaac Newton) deal with forces and motions…
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Capacitors store energy in electric fields, proportional to the square of voltage. Inductors store energy in…
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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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An important legacy technology for all kinds of continuous measurement is the self-balancing system. A…
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Much of our knowledge about atomic structure comes from experimental data relating the interaction between…
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A pressure switch is one detecting the presence of fluid pressure. Pressure switches often use diaphragms or…
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Learning from reading printed text is a kind of problem-solving activity it is own right. The problem is how…
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The following animation shows how a radio-energy pulse travels down and then up the waveguide of a guided-wave…
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