RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the application of an externally-sourced electric…
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Displacer level instruments exploit Archimedes’ Principle to detect liquid level by continuously…
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Most people reading this book have likely had the experience of adjusting water temperature using two hand…
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A hand switch is exactly what the name implies: an electrical switch actuated by a person’s hand motion.…
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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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A very simple device used to measure pressure is the manometer: a fluid-filled tube where an applied gas…
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An electromechanical relay is an electrical switch actuated by an electromagnet coil. As switching devices,…
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Calculus has a reputation for being difficult to learn, and with good reason. The traditional approach to…
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In order for any PID controller to be practical, it must be able to do more than just implement the PID…
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Using filter cells to eliminate wavelengths associated with interfering gases is called positive filtering in…
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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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Although it seems each model of PLC has its own idiosyncratic standard for programming, there does exist an…
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Perhaps the most important rule to obey when using pneumatic instruments is to maintain clean and dry…
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A laser is a light source emitting waves of light that not only share the exact same frequency (color)…
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Labwork is an essential part of any science-based curriculum. Here, much improvement may be made over the…
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The transformer is one of the most important components in all of AC circuitry. Principally used to…
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An variable-area flowmeter is one where the fluid must pass through a restriction whose area increases with…
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Hydrogen ion activity in aqueous (water-solvent) solutions is a very important parameter for a wide variety of…
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Volumes could be written about poor diagnostic technique. The following mistakes are not intended to comprise…
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