- Pressure Measurement
Electronic pressure measurement
Introduction For electronic pressure measurement a sensor is required to detect the pressure and/or its change, and to convert it…
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What is impulse lines?
What is impulse piping? An impulse line is a small-gauge pipe that is used to connect a point in a…
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Difference between Pilot-operated & Self-compensating pressure regulators
Introduction Gases used in industrial processing, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and propane, are stored in high-pressure containers in liquid…
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Proximity detection using capacitance & inductive sensors
Introduction There are two basic ways to detect object presence; contact and proximity. Contact implies that there is mechanical contact…
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Basics of Pneumatic instruments
Introduction A pneumatic system is a system that uses compressed air to transmit and control energy. Pneumatic systems are used…
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Introduction to PLC hardware- part 2
Introduction Earlier we discussed about the basics of PLC hardware .This is the continuation of that .In this session we…
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Introduction to PLC hardware part 1
INTRODUCTION Many PLC configurations are available, even from a single vendor. But, in each of these there are common components…
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Basics of Hydrostatic level measurement
What is meant by hydrostatics? Hydrostatic pressure sensors are used for the measurement of level or filling height of a…
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Difference between wire wound & film RTD’s
Introduction An RTD is a device which contains an electrical resistance source (referred to as a “sensing element” or “bulb”)…
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WHAT IS RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS ?
Introduction Resistance thermometers is also called RTD (resistance temperature detector). It operates on the principle that, electrical resistance of a…
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