Paper: Oilfield Transducers

Abstract

Oilfield Transducers

Presenters

Robert E. Passmore & Dr. Darrell L. Vines, Texas Tech University

This paper discusses the basic principles by which computer-automation-systems and devices are operated. Some of the topics discussed included go/no-go devices, thermocouples and thermistors, piezoelectric devices, strain gages, potentiometric transducers, linear voltage differential transformer applications, the force-balance principle, and digital output transducers.

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