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2011
PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL
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Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following : 10 × 1 = 10

i) Which gauge measures pressure by sensing, change in
the thermal conductivity of a gas ?
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a) Pirani gauge
b) McLeod gauge
c) Slack diaphragm gauge
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d) None of these.
ii) Bimetallic strips made of two different materials bend
during a rise in temperature on account of
a c.

a) differences in coefficient of linear expansion

b) differences in the elastic properties
c) differences in the thermal conductivities
d) none of these.
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iii) Optical pyrometer is used to measure

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a) light intensity

b) low temperatures

c) high temperatures
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d) light intensity and high temperatures.

iv) Electromagnetic flow meters are used to measure the

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a) flow of non-conducting fluids

b) flow of non-conducting fluids in a metallic pipe

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c) flow of non-conducting fluids in a plastic pipe

d) wind velocity.

v) Which of the following temperature sensors has

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excellent linear characteristics ?

a) RTD
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b) Thermocouple

c) Radiation pyrometer

d) Silicon-based I.C. chip.

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vi) The most sensitive type of sensing element for strain

measurement is

a) potentiometer transducer
a c.

b) wire resistance strain gauges

c) extensometer
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d) semiconductor strain gauge.

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vii) If the characteristic equation of a system has a single

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left half of the S-plane, for bounded input t , steady
state output will be
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a) stable

b) marginally stable
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c) unstable
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d) stable if the input is ramp.

viii) The characteristic equation of a system is

2
S + 2S + 2 = 0 . The system is
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a) critically damped b) underdamped

c) overdamped d) none of these.

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ix) The Routh-Hurwitz criterion gives

a) relative stability b) absolute stability

c) transfer function d) none of these.

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x) For a type-1 system, the steady state error due to step

input is
a c.

a) 1/(1 + K P ) b) 1/ K V

c) 0 d) ∞.
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GROUP – B
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Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. Write down the initial value and final value theorem. Prove
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that the Laplace transfer function of derivative
d +
( f (t )) = sF (s ) − f (o ) . 2+3
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3. Determine the transfer function of the following liquid level
system :
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4. Define the following time domain indices of a control system :

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(i) Steady state error

(ii) Rise time

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(iii) Peak time

(iv) Settling time

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(v) Peak overshoot.

5. Define moisture and humidity. Explain the operation of

moisture measuring cell for granular material. 1+4
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6. Comment on stability of a system whose transfer function is

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4 3 2
2S + S + 3S + 4S + 10 = 0 .
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7. What is Seebeck effect ? A platinum thermometer has a
resistance of 100Ω at 25°C.
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a) Find its resistance at 65°C, if the platinum resistance
has a resistance temperature co-efficient of 0·00392/°C.
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b) If the thermometer has a resistance of 150Ω. Calculate
the temperature.

GROUP – C
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( Long Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

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8. a) What is the difference between metallic and

semiconductor strain gauges ? A strain gauge of 120Ω
nominal resistances is fixed on a structural member
subjected to a strain of 50μm/m. If the gauge factor is
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2·5, what is the change in resistance of the gauge ?

b) Describe the IR absorption method of measuring

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moisture in a suitably formed sample.

c) What are the advantages and limitations of

Electromagnetic flowmeter ? (2+3)+5+5
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9. a) The block diagram of a unity feedback control system is

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Determine the characteristic equation of the system,
Delay time, Damping ratio, Damped frequency of
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oscillation, Rise time, Peak time, Maximum overshoot
and Settling time.
b) Obtain the overall transfer function for the following
block diagram :
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10. Write notes on any three of the following : 3×5

a) Infrared moisture meter
a c.

b) Steady state error and error coefficients

c) Advantages & disadvantages of RTD
d) Optical pyrometer
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11. a) What are the operational aspects of instrument

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b) Explain the working principle of Pirani gauge for low

pressure measurement.
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c) Discuss the different types of controller and their
merits and demerits. 5+5+5

12. a) Explain the working principle of an electromagnetic

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flow meter.

b) Explain with a sketch the construction and working

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principle of Resistance Temperature Detector.

c) Show how lead wire resistance can be compensated in

this instrument. 8+5+2
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