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CHE 208 Instrumentation and Process Control

ND2 levelEngineering & Technology13 topics

CHE 208 covers 13 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Static and dynamic characteristics of measurement systems
  2. Instrument selection criteria
  3. Pressure measurement instruments
  4. Pressure recording, regulation and installation
  5. Level measurement and level-volume relationships
  6. Volumetric flow meters
  7. Differential pressure flow devices
  8. Variable area and constant head flow meters
  9. Temperature measurement instruments
  10. Calibration and installation of temperature devices
  11. Basic plant control concepts
  12. Control modes and applications
  13. Practical controllers and final control elements

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Static and dynamic characteristics of measurement systems

Static characteristics of a measurement system describe how the output responds to a steady input, covering concepts such as accuracy, linearity, bias, and resolution. Dynamic characteristics explain how the system reacts to changing inputs, involving sensitivity, bandwidth, time constant, rise time, settling time, and phase lag.

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