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AARH refers to average roughness height and is a measure of roughness of sealing surface of a
flange. The # refers to ANSI class of flange/valve and is indicative of its pressure rating.
The bench range/set of an actuator/control valve combination refers to the air pressure required
to fully open/close the valve out of line when it is not subjected to process fluid forces.
Why control mode specification is given in the data sheet of the transmitter?
A diode is often used in parallel with a relay coil to dissipate energy stored in coil inductance
when the coil is disconnected from the electric circuit. It is also known as freewheeling diode.
Why is earthing provided in the rack room if the power supplies present are floating
Earthing is provided in rack room for purpose of safety. Even if power supplies are kept floating.
A) AWG was used prior SI standards to specify the diameter of the core of the electrical wires.
B) Both awg and mm2 are used to specify size of cross section of a wire/conductor. The
relatioship is found in a standard table – westermann’s tables.
A micro switch is a small switch consisting of a tiny spring loaded plunger which operates an
electrical contact when actuated. This arrangement is encaged in a plastic housing. It is very
commonly found in pressure switches.
The type of switch to use depends on size of the vessel and the location of actuating level. If the
vessel is small or actuating level is near the top, top mounted switch can be used. In a large
vessel with intermediate actuation points, side mounted switch is used. A top mounted switch
needs a stilling well.
Application of PCV
A pressure safety valve is used to relieve overpressure by releasing relatively small volumes of
material and installed on smaller vessels. A pressure relef valve is used to relieve overpressure
by releasing relatively large volumes of material and installed on large vessels/tanks.
The PSV in cooling water line at the outlet of a heat exchanger is actually a thermal safety valve
and is used to relieve overpressure due to thermal expansion of water.
A PD meter, a turbine meter or a coriolis meter may all be used in custody transfer. A PD meter
or a turbine meter typically deliver accuracy around 0.5% and contain moving parts and require
more maintenance and indicate volumetric flow. A good coriolis meter involves almost no wear
and tear, needs less maintenance effort, delivers accuracy close to 0.1% and directly indicates
mass flow. For custody transfer of gas service ultrasonic multi-path flow meters are also used
with accuracy up to 0.35%. They are maintenance free and having very good diagnostic features.