Advance your career with help from our practice exams

Process controls: FOURTH PERIOD

A randomized 25 question test from a pool of 469 questions, good luck!

The static gains of the _______ variable and ________ variable for each loop are contained in the OLM. Choose the best answer to fill in the two blanks from the ones below.
SIS's use is based solely on the reduction of risk. Which of the terms below is best described as further risk reduction is impractical?
The RGM needs to be developed to find the ______ of the loop interactions. Choose the best answer below to fill in the blank.
Centrifugal compressors have some specialized problems while operating. Which of the terms below is best described as the flow of gas moving to the impeller from the discharge line due to differential pressure?
In an industrial application, there are systems where two or more boilers supply a main header. Which of the terms below would best describe the main steam header pressure controller?
Which answer below best describes the number "3"?
In an industrial application, there are systems where two or more boilers supply a main header. Which of the terms below would best describe the controller that can be used in auto or manual to set firing rates?
There are several common problems that can arise during a distillation columns operation. Which of the problems below can be described as an accumulation of liquid that can block vapour from rising?
Which of the answers below is best described as having built-in feedback characteristics that cause the process to tend towards equilibrium.
Which of the terms below would be best described as a systems predefined value?
In process control, there are many control strategies to choose from. Which of the strategies would adjust the manipulated variable by the measured disturbance?
A measured disturbance by a transmitter, whose output signal modifies the feedforward controller output signal to the FCE is used by which of the control strategies below?
The breakdown of any one of the components of a SIF is hazardous. Which of the components below are the least prone to breakdown?
Which of the variables below is best defined as a manipulated variable for a standard steam exchanger.
Starting a boiler is an extremely complicated procedure. Which of the start-up steps would include the pressure in the burner valve system must be within acceptable limits?
There are several ways to control the pressure in a distillation column. Which of the answers below is best described as a slow acting type of pressure control?
There a some conventional distillation column control strategies. Which of the strategies below is best described as a one that does not control output flows from the column?
Feedforward control strategies are developed from different sources. Which of the strategies below is derived equations that involve energy or mass balance equations?
A system of control is needed in a centrifugal compressor to have consistent flow. Which of the constant speed compressor control systems below is best described as a pressure reduction from a change in the angle of the gases path across the impeller?
Which of the systems below is best defined as being used when there is inherent interaction between loops
Which of the terms below is best described as the output by the controller to manipulate the FCE?
Electric switches and transmitters make up the bulk of the sensors in a safety system. Which type of sensor architecture below is best described as a component fault indicating component that can initiate a shut down?
Which of the answers below is best described as a relative gain that indicates the control variable as no interaction with the manipulated variable?
Responses from feedforward controls have different times. Which of the answers below is not a timed response?
Which of the answers below is best represented by the number "3" on a typical H1 segment?