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AutoQuiz: What Are the Advantages of Cascade Control?
Cascade control does very little to improve upon control loops that were previously stable. Examples are liquid level and gas pressure control loops. -
Modern Batch Control Delivers Visibility and Accessibility to All Stages of Production
A modern batch system enables visibility and accessibility to all stages of production, supporting better decision making. -
AutoQuiz: Characteristics of a Flowmeter
For a turbine flowmeter, the rotor is supported by the hubs and bearings inside of a flowmeter body, and as the rotor spins, the number of revolutions is determined with a magnetic pickup. -
![PID-Based Bioreactor Control for Ethanol Production [Technical]](/documents/d/acom/smart-grid-1.jpg-1)
PID-Based Bioreactor Control for Ethanol Production [Technical]
Researchers develop an inferential control scheme based on adaptive linear neural network soft sensor for the control of the fermentation process. -
AutoQuiz: How to Measure the Temperature Between Two Dissimilar, Joined Metals
A thermocouple contains two different conductors that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between the ends of a pair of conductors. -
Does Instrument Placement Matter in Dynamic Process Control?
To control an industrial process you have must see it, and usually measure it, so that enough resolution to enable the underling picture to be seen. -
Why Companies on Analog Networks are Missing Out on the Benefits of Cloud Computing and IIoT
Despite IIoT, Industrial Ethernet and Industry 4.0 initiatives, digital networks are still not used everywhere. Organizations stuck in an analog world should look carefully at what they are missing. -
AutoQuiz: How to Measure Fluid Velocity Through a Pipe
The constant between pipes of differing diameters is the flow rate (and other fluid properties) is the same in both pipe lengths. -
AutoQuiz: Design Specifications for Building Automation Systems
Energy management, access control, lighting control, asset management, communications, life safety, fire alarm, and HVAC controls are all of interest when designing a building automation system -
How FDT Technology Optimizes IIoT Strategies for All Industrial Sectors
FDT technology integrates any device, system, or network in an automation architecture. It leverages IIoT and Industry 4.0 to help realize the true potential of decentralization, interoperability, and -
AutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Pressure Recovery Factor for Valves
Pressure recovery factor is the increase in fluid static pressure that occurs as fluid moves through a valve from the vena contracta to the valve's outlet and downstream piping. -
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Using OPC Technology to Study Advanced Process Control [Technical]
Research focus on the use of OPC technology for the study of distributed control systems as a cost effective and flexible research tool for the development and testing of advanced process control techn -
AutoQuiz: What Are the Four Key Activities in the Maintenance Cycle of a Control System?
Documentation of the "as left" condition of the control system is a basic requirement for all maintenance, calibration, commissioning, and testing tasks. -
AutoQuiz: What Are Multiple Independent Protection Layers in Relation to Industrial Safety?
A consequence of the concept of multiple independent protection suggests minimization of risk occurs when safety instrumented systems are completely independent from process control systems. -
How the IIoT Puts Factory Electrical Systems at Risk and What You Can Do About It
Factories of the future will demand advanced circuit protection technology to keep everything connected. -
AutoQuiz: How to Determine Cause of the Apparent Discrepancy in Flow
Periodic visual inspection of orifice plates is required to ensure the integrity of measurement with a digital flow transmitter. -
AutoQuiz: Which Flowmeter Type Does Not Operate on the Principle That a Differential Pressure Is Developed Across a Flow Restriction?
A Coriolis flowmeter develops a flow measurement by measuring the degree of deformation (twisting) of a vibrating tube(s) as the fluid moves through the tube. -
AutoQuiz: P&ID Determination for Temperature and Pressure Sensors
Instrument technicians often use P&ID diagrams as a reference to identify what type of instrumentation is installed and how the instrumentation is installed in the process. -
The Past and the Future of Industrial Maintenance Management
What started as the sole responsibility of engineers and technicians has now grown to become a backbone of business operations as organizations realize the impact maintenance can have on their efficie -
How HMI Technologies Enable Greater Remote Access to the Plant Floor
Converging networking and other technologies ease remote access from the plant floor to PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
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