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Control and Instrumentation GlossaryWe have 11 entries in our Glossary for this letter. F&G Fire and Gas Typically used when refering to Fire and Gas detection systems Further Reading FAT Factory Acceptance Test A test of equipment carried out at supplier's factory prior to shipment of equipment - usually witnessed by purchaser Further Reading FDS Functional Design Specification Further Reading FIELDbus A communications protocol used to connect process instrumentation and control systems Further Reading Fire Resistant Term used when specifying cables. A cable which is designed to function in a fire ensuring the integrity of vital circuits such as essential and emergency systems. Further Reading Flameproof The common name for hazardous area protection type EExd. Further Reading Flash Point Flash Point Temperature is the lowest temperature at which a liquid releases sufficient vapour that can be ignited by an energy source Further Reading FM - Factory Mutual North American insurance company who provide certification of industrial and commercial products Further Reading FMEA Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Identifies failure modes - their causes and effects - the safeguards already incorporated and the potential additional measures that could be considered Further Reading FTA Fault Tree Analysis A method of calculating the probability of an event from the probabilities or frequencies of its causal events. Further Reading Fugacity A measure of the tendency of a gas to escape or expand Fugacity is the pressure value needed at a given temperature to make the properties of a non-ideal gas satisfy the equation for an ideal gas Further Reading |
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