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The following animation shows a rotating phasor in three-dimensional form. The phasor rotates in a complex…
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“Feedforward” is a rather under-used control strategy capable of managing a great many types of…
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In November of 2007 a new computer virus was submitted to a virus scanning service. The purpose of this new…
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A sliding-stem valve body is one where the moving parts slide with a linear motion. Some examples of…
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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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Binary patterns are not just able to represent numerical values. Given a standardized code, they may represent…
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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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Learning PLC programming is a very important skill. If your job involves programming, then you will likely…
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Multiple accessories exist for pressure-sensing devices to function optimally in challenging process…
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Those familiar with industrial instrumentation will find much within the electric power industry remarkably…
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For better or worse, there are no fewer than three different forms of PID equations implemented in modern PID…
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When a high-energy photon strikes an atom, it may eject one of the lower-level electrons from its shell,…
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A pneumatic controller receives a process variable (PV) signal as a variable air pressure, compares that…
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In the United States, the ANSI and IEEE organizations have standardized a set of numerical codes referring to…
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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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Visualizing the actions of P, I, and D tuning parameters using graphs is extremely useful in predicting the…
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A limitation inherent to pneumatic valve actuators is the amount of air flow required to or from the actuator…
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