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Instrumentation: FIRST PERIOD

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A moment balance negative feedback system is a motion balance system?
A mass of 5 kg is placed on top of a spring and that spring compresses 6 cm. What is it's spring rate?
Bourdon measuring elements have tubes that are classified into three broad categories. Which of the tube types below would be used in applications having 1 MPag?
What is the basic unit of matter?
(310101c) Tubing wall thickness has 3 ways of being measured. Which of the answers below is the least common of those methods?
What is the SI unit of force?
The area of a circle is calculated with which correct equation?
"A flow characteristic that provides maximum change in flow rate at initial valve stroke opening." is the best description of which of the terms below?
There are several types of soldering irons that are available in industry. Which type of soldering iron below would a soldering pencil best refer to?
When allowing power to flow to a device, purging may be required beforehand. Which of the answers below best represents the complete volumes of air with positive pressure?
Oxygen is a vital component of the combustion process. Which of the answers below best describes the effects of combustion if an amount of gas and oxygen are equal in volume?
There are several grades of iron and steel. Which of the answers below best represents a material that is extremely brittle because of it's high carbon content?
In the figure below, R1= 10 ohms, R2=6 ohms, and R3=4 ohms, with the battery producing 40 V, what is the power absorbed by R2?
If a closed tank is pressurized to 16 psig and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 31 psig, what head (in meters) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.37 is contained in the tank
Which of the electrical terms below can be best described as one that "internally converts stored chemical energy into electrical potential energy."
Alloy steels are very common in industry. Which of the types of alloy steel would "Martensitic" piping be?
(310105i) Any solid has inherent properties associated with it. which of the tests below refers to the application of force to a material and measures the specimen's response to the stress.
(310102m) The relationship between resistors, capacitors and time intervals is an interdependent one. Which of the answers below would be the reaction of a capacitor if you replaced a resistor with a larger one in a simple circuit?
Of the valves below, which would be best for erosive service?
(310103d) There are several different designs of regulator. The setpoint in a spring-loaded regulator is controlled by which of the answers below?
(310102c) Resistors have several construction methods. Which of the resistors below would have the capacity to change its resistance value?
"A particular material or class of materials, that is a hazardous substance in workplace air, has an upper limit on the acceptable concentrations." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
"A pneumatic relay that is used to reduce the time lag in pneumatic circuits by reproducing pneumatic signals with high-volume and or high-pressure output." is the best description of which term below?
(650101a) There are three main sections in the occupational health and safety legislation in Alberta. Which of the sections below best relates to the the responsibilities of those associated with the work site?
Certain categories of tubing has specific applications in industry. Which of the categories below would be used in applications where actuator energy is carried to an FCE?
"The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity," is the description of which mathematical term?
What is the pressure generated by a mass of 4 kg placed on a the top of a cylindrical piston with a 4 cm diameter filled with gas?
Each one of the installations of purge/pressurization has its own requirements for internal equipment. Which of the installations below would be able to use equipment rated as Zone 2?
A capacitor discharges it's voltage at a specific rate. How many tau are required for a capacitor to expend 99% of it's original voltage?
Copper tube is commonly available in two types of tempers. Which of the answers below best describes a tube that is referred to as "hard or rigid"?
Which of the valves below would be used for isolation on each side of a control valve?
"Is the measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure, like a cube, ball, cylinder or pyramid." is the description of which mathematical term?
There are some terms that are associated with capacitors. Which of the terms below is defined as the permittivity of a given material relative to that of the permittivity of a vacuum.
"Is the change in velocity divided by the elapsed time for the change to be completed." is the description of which mathematical term?
(310102m) The charging and discharging of a capacitor is a mathematical relationship. In the equation, τ=R x C, which of the answers below would best refer to the "R"?
There are a number of steps to calibrating a two pen chart recorder. Which of the steps below would the pen arc adjustment/verification be?
Hysteresis can only be calculated.
Capacitance is a measurable quantity. Which of the answers below represents the SI unit for capacitance?
There are 3 major components to a zener intrinsically safe barrier. Which of the answers below would be best describe the component that limits the current?
What pressure does a column of liquid exert with a density of 56.7 lbs per cubic foot and a height of 54 inches
(310104d) There are several features available on valve positioners in industry today. Which of the features below can be best described as one that uses negative feedback in it's operation?
Convert 16.5 psi into kPa
There are numerous designs of batteries. Which of the batteries below would be generally considered to be the most maintenance free?
With the proper formula "Work" is a measurable quantity. Which answer below represents the part of that equation that is measured in "Newtons"?
If heat is added to a metal, does it expand?
There are several types of measuring elements used in industry. Which of the answers below is best represented by the picture below?
(310101c) There are many specialized applications for copper tube. Which of the copper tube colour code would be used in a compressed medical air system?
There are 5 separate classifications in the WHIMIS system. Which of the following classifications is responsible for flammable material?
Chart recorders still have a place in industry for specific applications. Which of the applications below would be used to fulfill AER requirements at royalty trigger points for natural gas?
"Is the rate of doing work, it is the amount of energy consumed per unit time", is the description of which mathematical term?
In the figure below, R1= 10 ohms, R2=6 ohms, and R3=4 ohms, with the battery producing 40 V, what is the power delivered by the battery?
There are several terms that are used to describe the features of a particular thread type. Which of the terms below would best describe the largest diameter of the thread?
What is the pressure generated by a mass of 3 kg placed on a the top of a cylindrical piston with a 6 cm diameter filled with gas?
If there was a need to provide a regulated output pressure with no distrubances from varying inlet and downstream pressures, which of the devices below would be used?
If a closed tank is pressurized to 103.345 kPa and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 145.456 kPa, what head (in feet) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.37 is contained in the tank?
"Having only magnitude, not direction, such as mass", is a description of which mathematical term?
"The removal of lead sulfate crystals, which reduces the effectiveness of lead-acid, sealed AGM or flooded (wet cell-filler caps) batteries." is the best definition of which of the terms below?
"Which of the electrical terms below can be best described as "consisting of one or more electrochemical cells, which transform stored chemical energy directly into electrical energy."
(310102m) A capacitor's voltage decreases in a very predictable way. Which of the answers below represents the total time constant intervals required to achieve a full discharge in a typical capacitor?
Due to a lengthy transmission distance a control valve is responding slowly. The device that would improve the response speed of the valve would be?
What pressure is exerted at the base of a tank that is 6.7 meters high, with a liquid that has a density of 1200 kg/m³?
Absolute and relative temperature scales each have their [own names for Imperial and SI scales. Which of the answers below correctly identifies the Imperial absolute temperature scale?
A column of water at 4C, 6.5 meters in height exerts what amount of pressure?
"Is done when a force that is applied to an object and moves that object." is a description of which mathematical term?
What is the name of the part of a drill bit that carries the cut material out of the hole that is being drilled?
(310102c) Manufactured resistors have two broad categories. Which of the resistors below would be considered as a fixed resistor?
Which of the terms below is best described by the following statement, "Defines the direction of current flow in an electrical circuit."?
(310101c) There are a wide variety of tubing fitting types with specific name describing them. Which of the fittings below would best be used when connecting tubing to piping?
A pneumatic level transmitter, with an output range of 20-80 kPa, is being used to assess the fluid level in a cylinder though an input range of 0-17 meters. What is the transmitter output signal if the fluid level is at 8.65 meters?
Which type of valve is pictured below?
There are several terms that are used to describe the features of a particular thread type. Which of the terms below would best describe the distance from the crest of one thread to another crest measured along the length of the thread?
What item would be used on a pneumatic system to speed up the pneumatic signal?
(310102c) Resistors have several construction methods. Which of the resistors below would make use of a binder?
Materials with four electrons in their valence shell are considered what?
Use the answers below to correctly fill in the blanks. "Resistance of a conductor is________ to it's ______."
There are 5 separate classifications in the WHIMIS system. Which of those classifications is correctly represented by the following symbol?
A pneumatic level transmitter, with an output range of 20-100 kPa, is being used to assess the fluid level in a cylinder though an input range of 0-9 meters. What is the transmitter output signal if the fluid level is at 8.65 meters?
There are several vital components to a differential pressure unit in a chart recorder. Which of the components below would prevent overshoot of the URV?
The desiccant head adsorbes water vapour due to which?
If a closed tank is pressurized to 125.345 kPa and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 186.456 kPa, what head (in feet) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.05 is contained in the tan
What is the pressure generated by a mass of 3 kg placed on a the top of a cylindrical piston with a 2 cm diameter filled with gas?
"An adjustment that progressively increases or decreases reading over the scale, but does not change the base point" is the definition of which adjustment?
The relationship between the 4 temperature scales is very important to understand. Which of the answers below correctly corresponds to 373.15 K?
(310105i) The reaction a solid has to an external force that is applied to it can be measured. Which of the units below corresponds to "Strain" measurement?
(310102n) The Canadian Electrical code (CEC) encompasses all standards for electrical/instrumentation work. Which of the sections of that code below would relate best to the grounding of transformer circuits for instruments?
The CEC generates a air grouping based on the potential combustion, and results of combustion of each type. Which of the groups below would Propane belong to?
In industry, there are several types of protection used to reduce the risk of explosion. Which of the methods of protection below is best defined as "A method that attempts to physically separate or isolate the electrical parts or hot surfaces from the explosive mixture."?
When making an angularity adjustment, what is the first adjustment made?
"An electric circuit in which the normal path of current has been interrupted." is the best description of which of the terms below?
(310104d) Valve positioners provide several advantages over standard valves. Which of the advantages below would best relate to the increased speed of supplying the actuator with air?
"A whole number and a fraction combined into one number", is a description of which type of fraction?
When servicing or troubleshooting a valve there are several steps that must be completed. In controlling hazardous energy, removing securing devices and any isolation points once work area is deemed safe, would be which of the steps below?
"Energy" is a calculated quantity. Which of the formulas below would be used to calculate work energy?
8 coulomb of charge requires how many electrons?
The sliding Vernier calipers are a widely used measuring device. Which of the parts below best relates to "6"?
"Is an area where no movement occurs with the actuators change in direction." describes which term?
With the proper formula "Work" is a measurable quantity. Which answer below represents the part of that equation that is measured in "meters"?
There are three main types of measuring elements used in industry. Which of the answers below best represents the letter "A"?
What power of soldering station is used for electronic soldering?
What is the pressure generated by a mass of 3 kg placed on a the top of a cylindrical piston with a 3 cm diameter filled with gas?