Instrumentation Knowledge Quiz

Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities.

Related areas of study in instrumentation include metrology, automation, and control theory.

Instruments can be found in laboratories, refineries, factories, vehicles, and everyday household use.

<p>Parameters measured using instrumentation include pressure, flow, temperature, levels of liquids, density, viscosity, ionizing radiation, frequency, current, voltage, inductance, capacitance, resistivity, and chemical composition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'instrumentation' has its origins in the art and science of scientific instrument-making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Types of friction include dry, fluid, lubricated, skin, and internal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kinetic energy is converted to thermal energy whenever motion with friction occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Another important consequence of many types of friction can be wear, which may lead to performance degradation or damage to components.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Friction is a non-conservative force – work done against friction is path dependent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dry friction arises from a combination of inter-surface adhesion, surface roughness, surface deformation, and surface contamination.</p> Signup and view all the answers