Negative feedback systems, in general, tend to cause confusion for those first learning their fundamental…
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Many years ago, when I was first learning about electricity, I happened to discover a length of coaxial…
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A design-based fortification is one rooted in technical details of system architecture and functionality. Some…
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Finally, we arrive at the loop diagram (sometimes called a loop sheet) for the compressor surge control system…
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Tube, like pipe, is a hollow structure designed to provide an enclosed pathway for fluids to flow. In the case…
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The digital multimeter (DMM) is quite possibly the most useful tool in the instrument technician’s…
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Imagine a major marathon race, where hundreds of runners gather in one place to compete. When the starting gun…
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A whole class of problem-solving techniques focuses on altering the given problem into a simpler form that is…
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Electrical Resistance Resistance (\(R\)) is the dissipative opposition to an electric current, analogous to…
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Light is known to interact with matter in very specific ways, which may be exploited as a means of measuring…
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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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A wise PLC programmer once told me that the first thing any aspiring programmer should learn about the PLC…
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A fundamental principle in instrumentation system troubleshooting is that every instrument has at least one…
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A flow switch is one detecting the flow of some fluid through a pipe. Flow switches often use…
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In addition to directly performing logic functions, electromechanical relays may also be used as interposing…
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Take for instance the problem of measuring fluid flow through a pipe. To the layperson, this may seem to be a…
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The efficient identification and correction of instrument calibration errors is an important function for…
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Abdelaziz, Ahmed (June 2014) Identified numerous typographical errors throughout the book, mostly repeated…
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To better understand the design and operation of self-balancing pneumatic mechanisms, it is helpful to examine…
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Certain types of nuclear radiation easily penetrates the walls of industrial vessels, but is attenuated by…
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