Chapter 17 Instrumentation Flashcards
An instrument used for measuring evaporation, generally that of water, into the atmosphere.
B. Atmometer
An instrument for testing the resistance of materials to fading when they are exposed to artificial sunlight or ultraviolet light under controlled conditions
A. Fadometer
The type of calorimeter in which the specific heat of a specimen is measured by the quantity of ice melts is the
A. Ice calorimeter
An instrument used for determination of the boiling point of water for estimating the altitude above sea level from its known variation with atmospheric pressure
B. Hysometer
A unit of work or energy equal to 10^7 ergs. It is equivalent to the work done by a force of one Newton acting through a distance of one meter
C. Joule
An electromagnetic device for separating isotopes by electrical sorting their ions
C. Isotron
A device used for the determination of the specific gravity of a substance by weighing it in air and in water
D. Jolly balance
Which of the following instruments is NOT used to measure flow rates
A. Anemometer
B. Rotameter
C. Flowmeter
D. Velometer
D. Velometer
An instrument used to measure the quality of steam is the
D. Steam calorimeter
An instrument used to measure density of gasses is known as
A. Aerovane
Which of the following is the apparatus used for mixing air with other fluids
D. Aerator
A device that supplies air to an air injector system is called
B. Air nozzle
An instrument used for measuring pressure, flow velocity and discharge rate if fluid flowing in a conduit
B. Flowmeter
An instrument used for measuring radiant energy especially in the thermal region
A. Kampometer
An instrument for the determination of the composition of the gas mixture by measuring variations in the thermal conductivity
D. Katharometer
An apparatus used for measuring the surface tension of a liquid by recording the force necessary to detach a metal ring from the surface
B. Tensiometer
An instrument used for measuring various quantities at a distance
D. Telemeter
An apparatus for determination of the point by measuring the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the two modifications become equal
B. Tensimeter
An instrument for measuring the revolutions per minute of a rotating shaft
A. Tachometer
A device used for demonstrating the extreme force exerted by water when it freezes is called
C. Ice bomb
A device used to measure vertical distances or displacements
D. Cathetometer
A precision instrument for measuring very short time intervals
B. Chronoscope
Which of the following is a laboratory method for the determination of the boiling range of petroleum
C. Engler distillation
An instrument used to measure the humidity in the air
A. Hygrometer
An instrument used to measure the specific gravity or relative density of fluids
B. Hydrometer
An apparatus used for the determination of the concentration of solid or liquid particles dispersed in a gas, such as the density of smoke or fog
C. Kapnometer
Hydrometer is used to find out
A. Specific gravity of liquids
What is the clockwork operated device which records continuously the humidity of the atmosphere
D. Hygrograph
A device whose function is to pass an information in an unchanged form or in some modified form
A. Relay
A general term for a device that receives information in the form of one or more physical quantities, modifies the information and or its form if required and produces a resultant output signal
B. Transducer
An engine indicator is generally used to measure what
C. Steam cylinder pressure
In the processing section, there is an instrument frequently used to measure the flow rate of fluids. What is the instrument consisting of a vertical passage with variable cross sectional area, a float and a calibrated scale
A. Rotameter
What is the function of a steam separator
A. Trapping the steam and letting water through
A salimeter reads the
A. Density of brine
Which if the following measures the density of salt in the water
A. Salimeter
