Recall that an exothermic chemical reaction is one that releases a net sum of energy, as opposed to an…
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A great many precision instruments use the principle of balance to measure some quantity. Perhaps the simplest…
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Three-phase AC is the dominant mode of electric power generation and distribution in modern societies.…
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This animation shows the basic operation of a gas chromatograph, showing the separation of different molecular…
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Many traditional flowmeter technologies respond to the volumetric flow rate of the moving fluid.…
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Shown here is a partial listing of principles applied in the subject matter of this chapter, given for the…
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In reliability engineering, it is important to be able to quantity the reliability (or conversely, the…
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Using filter cells to eliminate wavelengths associated with interfering gases is called positive filtering in…
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The term “grid” refers to the conductors and equipment interconnecting power sources to power…
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Process measurements are often of an analog nature: the temperature of a furnace, the rate of fluid flow…
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A powerful mathematical concept useful for analyzing practically any physical system – electrical…
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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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A whole class of problem-solving techniques focuses on altering the given problem into a simpler form that is…
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One of the most important accessories for any temperature-sensing element is a pressure-tight sheath known as…
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A completely different way of measuring liquid level in vessels is to bounce a traveling wave off the surface…
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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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Weight-based level instruments sense process level in a vessel by directly measuring the weight of the vessel.…
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This section does not describe a particular type of flowmeter, but rather a design that may be implemented for…
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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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Constructing PID control systems using discrete components is a fairly simple method involving operational…
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