BASIC INSTRUMENTATION CH.7 Flashcards
0 DEGREES K/ -273C O DEGREES R/ -460 FAHRENHEIT IS THE TEMPERATURE THAT ALL MOLECULAR ACTIVITY WILL CEASE
TRUE
THE 4 MOST COMMON FLUIDS TO FILL LIQUID THERMOMETERS ARE
MERCURY, ALCOHOL, TOLUENE, PENTANE
A BIMETAL THERMOMETER USES 2 STRIPS OF METAL BOTH WITH LOW COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION
FALSE
WHAT ARE 4 USUAL ELEMENTS USED IN FILLED SYSTEM THERMOMETERS
-CAPILLARY TUBE FOR TRANSMISSION
-INDICATING DEVICE (BOURDON TYPE)
-METALLIC BULB CONTAINING TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE FLUID
-COMPENSATING ELEMENTS
NAME 4 DISADVANTAGES OF USING A FILLED TEMPERATURE SYSTEM
-LARGE BULBS(GAS)
-NO LOW TEMPERATURE CAPABILITY(MERCURY)
-REQUIRES COMPENSATION
-NON LINEAR SCALE
WHAT TYPE OF ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAKES USE OF THE VOLTAGE CREATED BY JOINING 2 DISSIMILAR METALS
THERMOCOUPLES
THEMAL EXPANSION IS THE PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF A LIQUID FILLED THERMOMETER
TRUE
THE 2 WIRE (CURRENT TRANSMITTER) IS THE MOST POPULAR ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER
TRUE
SMART TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTERS CAN BE CALIBRATED ANYWHERE ALONG THE SIGNAL LOOP
TRUE