Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Instrumentation

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The increasing requirement to demonstrate the integrity and reliability of engineering materials, products and plant has contributed immensely to the…

Standards Used in Measurements & Their Classifications

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For anyone performing a measurement using a particular instrument, it usually matters to know whether the instrument is calibrated or…

Radar Level Transmitters: Operating Principle & Applications

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Radar level transmitter basically employs electromagnetic waves to determine the fluid level in a tank. It converts level information into…

Pneumatic Signal Transmission System

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Signal transmission in process instrumentation and control systems is largely done via electrical transmission but there are a few areas…

How Redundancy is Achieved in Process Plants

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In similar way to electronic systems, redundancy is extensively employed technique for enhancing the reliability of many industrial plants and…

How Interferometers are used as Position Sensors

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Interferometer sensors employ energy in the form of light or sound to make precise position/location measurements. There are a number…

Phase Locked Loop High Precision Motor Speed Control System

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AC generators can be utilized in high precision control systems. The AC generator rotor is rotated by the rotating shaft…

Principle of Operation of Magnetostrictive Position Sensors

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Magnetostrictive sensors detect the location of a magnetic ring that slides along a conductive metal tube; in other words this…

How to Connect Discrete Sensors to PLC Inputs

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Discrete Sensor Outputs   Basically sensor outputs can be categorized into two types: discrete also referred to discrete or logic…

Photoelectric Pressure Transducer Operation

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The photoelectric pressure transducer uses a phototube and a light source (either a stable source of light or ac modulated…