RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the application of an externally-sourced electric…
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RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the application of an externally-sourced electric…
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Solids tend to expand when heated. The amount that a solid sample will expand with increased temperature…
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The dispersion of visible light into its constituent colors goes all the way back to the 17th century with…
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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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Volumes could be written about poor diagnostic technique. The following mistakes are not intended to comprise…
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A positive displacement flowmeter is a cyclic mechanism built to pass a fixed volume of fluid through with…
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The disadvantages of pneumatic instruments are painfully evident to anyone familiar with both pneumatic and…
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A damper (otherwise known as a louvre) is a multi-element flow control device generally used to throttle large…
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“Feedforward” is a rather under-used control strategy capable of managing a great many types of…
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Since we often use electricity to convey energy from one location to another, it is important to be able to…
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By definition, a source is a device delivering energy into a system, while a load is a device extracting…
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Coy, John J. et. al. (December 2012) Sampled graphic illustrations from his NASA Reference Publication…
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A variety of problem-solving techniques have been presented for students over the years which are all helpful…
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A technological advance introduced in the late 1980’s was HART, an acronym standing for Highway…
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Instrument technicians should not have to concern themselves over the programming details internal to digital…
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Sensors used to measure vibration come in three basic types: displacement, velocity, and acceleration.…
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Modern DC and AC motor drives provide features useful when using electric motors as final control elements.…
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Classical mechanics (often called Newtonian mechanics in honor of Isaac Newton) deal with forces and motions…
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While the term “probability” may evoke images of imprecision, probability is in fact an exact…
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