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Process controls: FOURTH PERIOD

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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 are numerous undertakings in developing an SIS, this is called the safety life cycle. Which of the terms below relates best to the SIL required to satisfy an RRF of 873?
Gasoline is a complex hydrocarbon blend. Which of the blending ratios would use a pace controller to set the RSP for all of the lines being blended?
This additional control scheme can be added to a parallel metering cross-limited control system. Which of the answers best describes this extra control system that has all signals in percentages?
The graph below is an example of a typical positive displacement compressor. Which of the numbered points would best be described as when the discharge valve open due to pressure differential?
There are multiple parts to a large industrial water tube boiler. Which of the answers below is best described as an area where the temperature of the superheated steam is controlled with boiler feedwater?
Each compressor have it's own pressure to flow profile at a defined speed. Which of the compressors below would have a predictable flow and inconsistent pressure?
There are multiple parts to a large industrial water tube boiler. Which of the answers below is best described as an emitted material produced with the combustion of fossil fuels?
Boiler safety is an important part of reliable operation. Which of the strategies below would concern itself with maintaining proper furnace pressures?
The techniques employed in process systems, that have the controlled value as close to the desired value are called control strategies. Which of the strategies below is designed to counter disturbances before they can affect the controlled variable?
There are numerous undertakings in developing an SIS, this is called the safety life cycle. Which of the terms below relates best to the SIL required to satisfy an RRF of 8734?
Boiler feedwater treatment is a vital component for the smooth operation of an industrial boiler. Which of the conditioning methods below is comprised of Mechanically removing gases from the feedwater?
There are multiple parts to a large industrial water tube boiler. Which of the answers below is best described as the capture and reuse of used steam?
Which of the control terms below is best described as multiple controlled variables are affected by a single manipulated variable?
There are some specialized equipment that is on a fractional distillation column. Which of the answers below best describes what the function of a "pump around" on one of those columns?
Which answer below best describes the number "3"?
There a a wide variety of processes in any plant. Which of the processes use condensation and vapourization to separate the individual components of a liquid mixture?
Which of the answers below best describes the "B" portion of the reaction curve?
There are multiple parts to a large industrial water tube boiler. Which of the answers below is best described as a fuel and air mixing chamber for proper combustion?
Starting a boiler is an extremely complicated procedure. Which of the start-up steps would include excess fuel being expelled from the furnace?
There a some conventional distillation column control strategies. Which of the strategies below is best described as a one that indirectly controls the heat input to the column?
Gasoline is a complex hydrocarbon blend. Which of the blending ratios would use quantity controllers and pulse flowmeters on each stream to create the blend ratio?
One of the more common applications for ratio control is fuel to air control schemes. Which of the control schemes below would use a a signal arriving at both the air and fuel controllers from the firing demand controller, while allowing for excess air for combustion??
All feedforward control strategies respond to a disturbance before it reaches the CV. Which of the strategies below does not verify that the CV has returned to the desired value
Boiler feedwater treatment is a vital component for the smooth operation of an industrial boiler. Which of the conditioning methods below is comprised of mechanically removing impurities from the mud drum?