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BOMA INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
➢ BOMA INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL EXAM
➢ BOMA INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS STUDY GUIDE
Instrumentation and Control exam / BOMA
QUESTION: A ___ controller is used for those applications where control action is only desired
above or below predetermined
values.
A gap action
B proportional
C reverse-acting
D direct-acting - ANSWER-a gap action
QUESTION: A ___ controller is the arrangement of two controllers where a primary controller
adjusts the setpoint of a
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secondary controller.
A ratio
B PID
C cascade
D gap action - ANSWER-c cascade
QUESTION: A(n) ___ selector can be used to select the highest of a group of measurements to
be used as the controller input.
A high
B low
C high/low
D ON/OFF - ANSWER-a high
QUESTION: A(n) ____________________ is a type of processing operation in which multiple
feeds are received and the
resulting product is fed all at once to the next operation.
A continuous process
B distillation process
C boiler
D batch process - ANSWER-d batch process
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QUESTION: The amount of heat transferred in a heat exchanger depends on the temperature
difference, the area of the
exchanger, and the ___.
A convection transfer rate
B conduction coefficient
C radiation transfer rate
D heat transfer coefficient - ANSWER-d heat transfer coefficient
A(n) ___ control valve is an application where there are two or more control valves which
operate using the same
controller output signal range, with each valve using a portion of the controller output signal.
A split range
B equal-percentage
C shared output
D continuous - ANSWER-A split range
QUESTION: A ___ is a device that compares two or three input signals and passes the highest or
lowest signal to the output of
the device.
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A divider
B multiplier
C splitter
D selector - ANSWER-d selector
QUESTION: A thermal expansion ___ must be used to protect heat exchangers from excessive
pressure if the fluids can be
valved off and trapped in the exchanger.
A safety relief valve
B blowout plug
C heat transfer tube
D cooling control valve - ANSWER-a safety relief valve
QUESTION: A ___ is a vertical vessel used in batch processing whose sides and bottom are
covered with a steel shell and is
used to contain a heating or cooling fluid.
A cooling tank
B jacketed reactor
C distillation column
D heat extraction vessel - ANSWER-b jacketed reactor
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BOMA INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
➢ BOMA INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL EXAM
➢ BOMA INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS STUDY GUIDE
Instrumentation and Control exam / BOMA
QUESTION: A ___ controller is used for those applications where control action is only desired
above or below predetermined
values.
A gap action
B proportional
C reverse-acting
D direct-acting - ANSWER-a gap action
QUESTION: A ___ controller is the arrangement of two controllers where a primary controller
adjusts the setpoint of a
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secondary controller.
A ratio
B PID
C cascade
D gap action - ANSWER-c cascade
QUESTION: A(n) ___ selector can be used to select the highest of a group of measurements to
be used as the controller input.
A high
B low
C high/low
D ON/OFF - ANSWER-a high
QUESTION: A(n) ____________________ is a type of processing operation in which multiple
feeds are received and the
resulting product is fed all at once to the next operation.
A continuous process
B distillation process
C boiler
D batch process - ANSWER-d batch process
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QUESTION: The amount of heat transferred in a heat exchanger depends on the temperature
difference, the area of the
exchanger, and the ___.
A convection transfer rate
B conduction coefficient
C radiation transfer rate
D heat transfer coefficient - ANSWER-d heat transfer coefficient
A(n) ___ control valve is an application where there are two or more control valves which
operate using the same
controller output signal range, with each valve using a portion of the controller output signal.
A split range
B equal-percentage
C shared output
D continuous - ANSWER-A split range
QUESTION: A ___ is a device that compares two or three input signals and passes the highest or
lowest signal to the output of
the device.
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A divider
B multiplier
C splitter
D selector - ANSWER-d selector
QUESTION: A thermal expansion ___ must be used to protect heat exchangers from excessive
pressure if the fluids can be
valved off and trapped in the exchanger.
A safety relief valve
B blowout plug
C heat transfer tube
D cooling control valve - ANSWER-a safety relief valve
QUESTION: A ___ is a vertical vessel used in batch processing whose sides and bottom are
covered with a steel shell and is
used to contain a heating or cooling fluid.
A cooling tank
B jacketed reactor
C distillation column
D heat extraction vessel - ANSWER-b jacketed reactor
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