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Process Technology Equipment
Chapter 2 Process Drawings and Equipment
Standards
C. Incorrect. The two most common types of drawings are process flow diagrams
(PFDs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
D. Correct. The two most common types of drawings are process flow diagrams (PFDs)
and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
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Objective: 2.2 Identify the major unit sections in block flow diagrams
Blooms Level: Remember
4. What are basic drawings that use symbols and direction arrows to show the
primary flow of a product through a process?
A. Block flow diagrams
B. Process flow diagrams
C. Utility flow diagrams
D. Electrical diagrams
5. What do symbols represent in a process flow diagram?
A. Power sources required by the process
B. The starting point of the process
C. Sections of a process
D. Major pieces of equipment and piping used in the process
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6. What are used along with PFDs and P&IDs to identify the major pieces of
equipment, piping, temperatures, pressures at critical points, and the flow of
the process?
A. Schematics
B. Electrical charts
C. Symbology charts
D. Isometrics
7. What additional information is shown on a piping and instrumentation diagram
that is not on a process flow diagram?
A. Pump capacities
B. Control valves
C. Equipment symbols
D. Equipment numbers
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10. What drawings show objects as they would appear in a three-dimensional
drawing?
A. Plot plans
B. Isometric drawings
C. Electrical schematics
D. Process flow diagrams
11. What is another name for plot plan diagrams?
A. Elevation diagrams
B. Logic diagrams
C. Process drawings
D. Equipment location drawings
12. What type of drawing is the screen display used by control room operators to
control unit operations?
A. Elevation diagram
B. Process schematic
C. Loop diagram
D. Logic diagram
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13. What type of drawing shows the sequential steps within the computer or
safety system?
A. Elevation diagram
B. Process schematic
C. Loop diagram
D. Logic diagram
14. What are simple illustrations used to identify types of equipment?
A. Legend
B. Symbols
C. Title block
D. Application block
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15. What is the main part of a drawing that contains symbols and defines
elements such as relative position, types of materials, equipment descriptions,
and functions?
A. Legend
B. Symbols
C. Title block
D. Application block
16. How are hydraulic actuators operated?
A. By hand wheels
B. By an air signal
C. By an electrical motor
D. By fluid pressure
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17. Which of the following is an example of a butterfly valve symbol?
A.
B.
C.
D.
18. What would be the instrument tag for a flow indicating controller?
A. FIC
B. FRC
C. PIC
D. PRC
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21. What organization specifies requirements and standards for pressure vessels,
piping, and their fabrication?
A. The National Electric Code (NEC)
B. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
C. The American Petroleum Institute (API)
D. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Clicker Questions
(Note to Instructor: If you have clicker capability in your institution, you may want to
include some of these questions as appropriate. Or perhaps you just want to use them
as a way to check the students’ understanding of the content.)
1. What are simple drawings that show a general overview of a process and
contain few specifics?
A. Block flow diagrams
B. Process flow diagrams
C. Utility flow diagrams
D. Electrical diagrams
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2. What type of diagrams help process technicians understand power
transmission and how it relates to the process?
A. Block flow diagrams
B. Process flow diagrams
C. Utility flow diagrams
D. Electrical diagrams
3. What drawings may be useful to new process technicians as they learn to
identify equipment and understand its inner workings?
A. Block flow diagrams
B. Process flow diagrams
C. Isometric drawings
D. Electrical diagrams
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4. How are pneumatic actuators operated?
A. By hand wheels
B. By levers
C. By an air signal
D. By an electrical motor
5. What organization is a trade association that represents the oil and gas
industry?
A. International Society of Automation (ISA)
B. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
C. The American Petroleum Institute (API)
D. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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APPENDIX, Chapter 2
Table of Contents
Contents
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Checking Your Knowledge Questions and
Answers
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Checking Your Knowledge Answer Key
1. Define the following terms:
a. Application block
b. Legend
c. Symbol
d. Title block
e. Block flow diagram (BFD)
f. Electrical diagram
g. Isometric drawing
h. Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID)
i. Plot plan
j. Process flow diagram (PFD)
k. Process schematic
l. Utility flow diagram (UFD)
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2. Which drawing provides a general overview of the process and contains few
specifics?
a. PFD
b. BFD
c. P&ID
d. UFD
3. Process Flow Diagrams are typically drawn from the ______________.
4. Which of the following items are located on a Process Flow Diagram? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Pump capacities
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b. Equipment symbols
c. Equipment designations
d. Cooler symbols
5. (True or False) UFDs provide process technicians a PFD-type view of the
instrumentation used for a process.
6. Which of the following are included in a process drawing? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Legend
b. Title block
c. Application block
d. Electrical codes
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7. (True or False) A balloon is an instrumentation symbol that is commonly used
to represent the function of different instruments.
8. On an FIC ISA tag, what does the first letter “F” stand for?
a. Frequency
b. Flow
c. Force
d. Function
9. Which society develops standards for automation, instrumentation, control,
and measurement symbols?
a. API
b. NFPA
c. ISA
d. ASME
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13. What type of diagram shows all components and connections between
instrumentation and the control room?
a. Elevation diagram
b. Process schematics
c. Loop diagram
d. Logic diagram
14. The National Fire Protection Agency established the _______, specifies
practices that promote the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment.
