Week 1 Flashcards
LIA 027
Instrument loop (local)
LIA 085
Instrument loop (located in central room)
LCV
Level control valve
Output signal
0.2 to 1.0 bar
Taper threads
Connect steel fittings together/ connect compression fitting to them
Parallel threads
Used on compression fittings to connect copper to copper
PTFE Tape
Used to achive an air tight seal on threads
Olive
Creates a seal on copper pipe using compression fitting. Never use PTFE tape to cure a leak.
Compression nut name
Wade couplings
PVC covered pipe use
Protects the pipe from general ware and tare from the environment.
Steel fittings use
Elbow(corner part), other connects up to 3 pipes together
Absolute scale
Uses a vacuum as it’s zero reference point
Gauge scale
Takes into account the atmospheric pressure as it’s a zero reference point
Process variables
Temperature, level
U tube calibration
Put a known pressure on it and see if it reads the same pressure