Evening B. Mechanical Engg. (Evening) 5" Year 1" Semester Examination, 2013 Subject: Fluid Power & Control ‘Time: Three hours Full Marks: 100 Answer any FIVE questions. Different parts of the same question should be answered together. 1. (a) State the advantages of fluid power system over other power transmission systems. (b) What are the functions of a reservoir in a fluid power system? (©) Classify pumps used in fluid power system. (d) Sketch a schematic of any one positive displacement pump of your choice. 4444745 2. (a) Distinguish between close-centre, open-centre and tandem-centre spool valve. (b) Draw a schematic of a counter balance valve. (c) Describe the operating principle of a pressure compensated flow control valve. 6+648 3. (a) Draw an intensifier circuit and label the different components of it. {b) A 95% efficient electric motor consumes 40 kW’ when driving a gear pump delivering 3 /s at 10.0 MPa setting of the relief valve. This power is used to lift a mass of 15000 kg at a speed of 140 mms by an asymmetric actuator of 150 mm cylinder bore and 100 mm rod diameter, Friction accounts for a loss of 6% of external force to be lifted by the actuator. Consider the supply and return line of the actuator to be identical in all respeci-and-the ioss-at the direction contro! valve during extension of the actuator to be negligible. Find the power losses in the motor, pump, and actuator along with those in the supply and return lines. 10+10 4, (a) Consider a close-loop system where the transfer functions in forward-path and feedback-path are G and H respectively. Find the condition for which the system becomes virtually insensitive (o parameter variation in G. (b) If the transfer function of the system shown can be expressed as cis) (s+3) ay = FO. _8 +9) _ GO) = Roy (s+D2 2)" (i) Obtain the differential equation relating (¢) and r(4). (ii) Indicate the poles and zeroes of the system in the s-plane. (iii) Comment on the asymptotic stability of the plant. iv) Find out c(2) for a unit step input of r(4. S4(5424246) 5. (@) Obtain a linearized model relating discharge with pressure drop and displacement of a spool valve having zero overlap with symmetrical and matched port configurations. 1 i ii i =—______ the (©) For the block diagram shown in Fig. 5(b), with G()= egy me Routh’s criterion to find the limit on K for stability. R+1Z 332-90 acs) > Fig. 5(b) 6, Sketch a. typical proportional control system for controlling the liquid level in a tank with a long outlet pipe and identify the components. Formulate the block diagram representation of the system showing the gain terms in the different blocks. 8412 7. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (a) Sequence valve (b) Accumulators (c) Actuators in fluid power system (d) Open loop and closed loop control system (e) Time constant (f) Proportional and Derivative control action 4x5, 3372-98 (2