Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

Chapter 11: Actuators and Control

1.

What is the prime use of a regulator?

2.

Where is an actuator used?

3.

What is an instrument pilot operated pressure regulator?

4.

What do you understand by fail-safe "open"?

5.

What are the methods used to load regulators?

6.

What are the methods used to control actuators?

7.

Where are electrical contactors used?

8.

How is the position of a valve communicated back to the controller?

9.

When are opto-isolators used?

10.

Where would you use a safety valve?

11.

Why is a DIAC used in a TRIAC trigger circuit?

12.

Name the various types of electronic power control devices?

13.

What are the differences between the SCR and the TRIAC?

14.

What are the differences between the TRIAC and the IGBT?

15.

Name the various types of valve families.

16.

Name the various valve configurations that can be found within the globe valve family.

17.

A valve has a CV of 88. What is the pressure drop in the valve when 1.8 gal/s of a liquid with a SW of 78 lb/ft 3 is flowing?

18.

Describe a three-position globe valve.

19.

In Fig. 11.14, a TRIAC with a 5 V trigger level is used with 12 V zeners. It is required to be able to control the power in the load from full to half power. What is the value of the capacitor C if the potentiometer R 2 is 25 k ??

20.

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