Modules 2 & 3 Flashcards
Which of the following measurement methods is most cost effective for measuring the level of highly corrosive media
a. Ultrasonic
b. Radioactive
c. Capacitance
d. Float
Ultrasonic
In applications requiring low drift, high accuracy, and moderately high
temperatures, which measurement technology would be BEST?
a. Thermocouple
b. RTD
c. Infrared
d. Thermister
RTD
In pneumatic signaling, which of the following is true regarding a live zero?
a. To get accurate readings that are continuously variable, the 0% reading
must be set at 0 psi.
b. Representing 0% at 0 psi could result in a pressure failure being
mistaken as a lower range value.
c. Mechanical pneumatic entities such as tubes cannot operate for long in
vacuum or constant pressure, so 0% must be at 0 psi and not a negative
or positive quantity.
d. Keeping the air supply at least 5 psi above the 100% signal allows for
enough pressure to keep a 0% reading from being underpowered and
therefore variable.
Representing 0% at 0 psi could result in a pressure failure being
mistaken as a lower range value.
Which of the following methods of inferring level from head measurement is
widely used in water/wastewater vessels and sumps?
a. Differential pressure transmitter
b. Bubbler
c. Level switches
d. Displacer
b. Bubbler
An analytical instrument is used to measure the quantity of mercury found in
air samples in an outgoing smokestack. Which of the following would NOT be
applicable?
a. Single component concentration analyzer
b. Environmental impact sensor
c. Mass spectrometer
d. Gas chromatograph
d. Gas chromatograph
Which of the following will eliminate potential problems when using a pressure
differential transmitter?
a. Replenishing tubing liquid with a purge flow
b. Evaporating liquid from filled tubing
c. Changing density of the stored liquid
d. Increasing the pressure in the vapor space at the top of the tank
a. Replenishing tubing liquid with a purge flow
A biodiesel plant needs to control the separation of heavier soy oils from those
used to produce the fuel. Which of the following would be the BEST choice to
prevent rework and waste?
a. Measure the separated fuel oil for appropriate purity using lab analyzers.
b. Measure at the point of oil separation using process analyzers.
c. Measure the separated fuel oil for appropriate purity using process
analyzers.
d. Measure at the point of oil separation using lab analyzers.
b. Measure at the point of oil separation using process analyzers.
The maximum flow rate at specified accuracy provided by a device is 20 gpm,
and the minimum is 4 gpm. The turndown ratio is
a. 1:4.
b. 1:5.
c. 5:1.
d. 20:1
c. 5:1.
Which of the following is true of rotating paddle wheel measurement?
a. Measurement is based on a shift in resonant frequency.
b. It is less accurate and more expensive than a continuous level
measurement.
c. A buildup of material creates a stall and triggers a microswitch.
d. It has a very high MTBF number.
c. A buildup of material creates a stall and triggers a microswitch.
A biodiesel plant needs to control the separation of heavier soy oils from
those used to produce the fuel. This is one critical element in determining the
temperature at which the finished fuel will gel. Which of the following would
be the BEST choice to assure buyers that the product will have an
appropriate gel point?
a. Measure the separated fuel oil for appropriate purity using process
analyzers.
b. Measure the separated fuel oil for appropriate purity using lab analyzers.
c. Measure at the point of oil separation using process analyzers.
d. Measure at the point of oil separation using lab analyzers.
b. Measure the separated fuel oil for appropriate purity using lab analyzers.
Which of the following pressure measurements refers to the amount of
pressure that is above or below atmospheric pressure?
a. Compound range
b. Column
c. Absolute
d. Vacuum
a. Compound range
A fluid with a high Reynolds number indicates that the flow is
a. erratic.
b. transitional.
c. laminar.
d. turbulent.
d. turbulent.
A process analysis sensor is needed to measure concentrations of impurities
in a viscous fluid. The impurities are generally nonabrasive and inert, but
during a rare upset in operating conditions they can contain abrasive ferrous
materials. Which of the following would be the BEST device for this
application?
a. Delicate in-fluid sampling device
b. Inferential measurement device
c. Photoelectric sensor
d. Current laboratory test method using a centrifuge
b. Inferential measurement device
Which of the following is true of most pressure measurement methods?
a. They are not able to measure a small differential pressure.
b. The sensor matches the digital or analog signal conditioning and
transmission.
c. They are sensitive to volume but not temperature
d. They measure pressure by sensing the deflection of the diaphragm.
d. They measure pressure by sensing the deflection of the diaphragm.
Which of the following is generally true of measuring flow by differential
pressure?
a. Field calibration based on actual flow is required.
b. The measurements are accurate and are suitable for all kinds of liquids.
c. The measurement requires straight runs upstream and downstream.
d. Significant pressure loss is created.
c. The measurement requires straight runs upstream and downstream.