instrumentation

Basic Elements of an Electronic Instrument

An electronic instrument is made up of the following key elements: Transducer Signal modifier Indicating device Fig: Elements of an…

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How Synchros are used as Position Transducers

Let’s consider the transformer in Figure 1.0 whose secondary winding can be rotated with the respect to the primary winding.…

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Electrical vs. Electronic Instruments

Despite the fact that both electrical and electronic instruments measure electrical quantities like voltage and current, they differ from each…

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The Principle of Piezoelectric Sensing

The piezoelectric transduction is based on the conversion of mechanical vibrations into electrical signals and vice versa. The piezoelectric effect…

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Gamma Spectroscopy Measurement Technique

Gamma spectroscopy is a radiochemistry measurement technique that determines the energy and count rate of gamma rays emitted by radioactive…

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Passive vs. Active Sensors

Sensors are normally used to convert physical variables like pressure to signal variables. Sensors are also often termed to as…

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Manipulating Devices & Actuators in Process Instrumentation

The function of the manipulating device is to influence the process variable. Its main purpose is to regulate a mass…

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Designing a System to Measure & Display a Shaft Rotation Speed

We would like to design a system to measure and display the rotational speed of a shaft. To accomplish this,…

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What is a Microsyn Transducer?

This is a variable-reluctance transducer used to detect small motions, giving output signals as low as 0.01° of changes in…

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Steam-heated Reboiler Control System

When steam-heated reboilers are used in distillation columns and the heating medium is steam, a flow control loop for the…

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