BASIC INSTRUMENTATION CH. 1 Flashcards
WE HAVE TO MEASURE AND CONTROL SO THAT WE MAY CONTROL THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF A PRODUCT`
TRUE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF DIRECT MEASURING
GAUGE GLASS
WHAT IS MODE OF CONTROL
PROPORTIONAL
FLOATING
ON AND OFF
A DEVICE THAT INDICATES THE VALUE OF THE CONTROLLED VARIABLE WOULD BEST DESCRIBE
MEASURING MEANS
WHAT ENABLES THE OPERATION TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN THE CONTROLLED ELEMENT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE
FINAL CONTROL ELEMENT
THE DESIRED VALUE OF THE CONTROLLED VARIABLE WOULD BEST DESCRIBE
SET POINT
THE TERM USED TO DENOTE THAT INFO RELATED TO THE CONTROLLED VARIABLE IS SENT BACK TO THE CONTROLLING MEANS SO THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN IS CALLED FEEDBACK
TRUE
LAG IS CAUSED BY THE TIME LAPSE THAT OCCURS BETWEEN THE MOMENT A SET POINT CHANGE COMMAND IS SENT AND WHEN THE CHANGE ACTUALLY OCCURS
TRUE
DEAD ZONE OR DEAD BAND IS THE AREA OF MOVEMENT WHERE ALL OUTPUT ACTION OCCURS
FALSE
THE SIZE OF A SYSTEM HAS NO EFFECT ON THE PROCESS REACTION RATE
FALSE
NAME 4 CHARACTERISTICS THAT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTROLS IN AN AUTO CONTROL SYSTEM.
RESPONSE LAG
DEAD BAND
RESISTANCE
CYCLING
RATE RESPONSE IS A TERM DERIVED FROM THE FACT THAT THE CONTROL ACTION PRODUCED BY THE FEATURE IS BASED ON THE RATE AT WHICH THE CONTROLLED VARIABLE CHANGES VALUE
TRUE