FINAL EXAMINATION

INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT

SY 2022-23

1. What force in pounds is equivalent to 385 N?

A) 86.56 LBS B) 68.65 lbs C) 65.86 lbs D) 58.68 lbs

2. How many amperes are required from a 110-V supply to generate 1.2 hp? Assume

93- percent efficiency.

A. 8.75 Amp. B) 9.75 Amp C) 7.75 Amp D) 6.75 Amp

3. How many joules are equivalent to 27 ft⋅lb of energy?

A. 36.6 J B) 6.36 J C) 3.66 J D) 63.3 J

4. What is the sensitivity of an instrument whose output is 17.5 mV for an input

change of 7°C?

A. 2.5 mV/0C B) 3.5 mV/0C C) 4.5mV/0C D) 1.5mV/0C

5. A temperature sensor has a range of 0 to 120°C and an absolute accuracy of ±3°C.

What is its FSD percent accuracy?

A. +-2.5% B) +- 3.5% C) +-1.5% D) +-0.75%

6. An open tank 3.2 m wide by 4.7 m long is filled to a depth of 5.7 m with a liquid whose SG is
0.83. What is the absolute pressure on the bottom of the tank in kilopascals?

A. 46.37 kPa B) 34.37 kPa C) 4.637kPa D) 3.67 kPa

7. A block of wood with a density of 35.3 lb/ft3 floats in a liquid with three-fourths of its volume
submersed. What is the specific gravity of the liquid?

A. .5654 B) 5.67 C) 4.56 D) .764

8. A dam is 283 m high when it is full of water. What is the pounds per square inch absolute at the
bottom of the reservoir?

A. 402.53 psi B) 204.53 psi C) 40.20 psi D) .2045 psi

9. Oil (SG = 0.93) is pumped from a well. If the pump is 11.7 ft above the surface of the oil, what
pressure must the pump be able to generate to lift the oil up to the pump?

A. 679.3 lb/ft2 B) 79.63 lb/ft2 C) 6.793 lb/ft2 D) 67.93 lb.ft2

10. The water pressure at the base of a water tower is 107.5 psi. What is the head of water?

A. 247.96 ft B) 2.47 ft C) 24.7 ft D) 296.47 ft

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11. What is the depth of a liquid, if the pressure is 127 kPa and the liquid density is 1.2 g/cm3 ?

A. 1.07 m B. 17.04 m C. 10.74 m D. 4.07 m

12. What is the liquid density in gram per cubic centimeter, if the buoyancy is 833 N on a 135 cm3
submerged object?

A. 306.65 g/cm3 B. 360.35 g/cm3 C. 630.56 g/cm3 D. 563.36g/cm3

13. A material has a density of 1263 kg/m3 . A block of the material weighs 72 kg when submerged
in water. What is its volume and weight in air?

A. 34.12 kg B. 341. 89 kg C. 143.99 kg D. 199.34 kg

14. The weight of liquid in a round container is 1578 kg, the depth of the liquid is 3.2 m. If the
density of the liquid is 0.83 g/cm3 , what is the diameter of the container?

A. 6.898 m B. 0.0869 m C. 0.8697 m D. 0.3998 m

15. A capacitive sensor 2.4 m in height has a capacitance of 75 pF in air if the sensor is placed in a
liquid with a dielectric constant of 65 to a depth of 1.7 m. What will be the capacitive reading of
the sensor?

A. 5.37 nF B. 5.23 nF C. 3.528 nF D. 2.35 nF

16. The velocity of oil in a supply line changes from 5.1 to 6.3 ft3/s when going from a large bore to
a smaller bore pipe. If the bore of the smaller pipe is 8.1 in diameter, what is the bore of the
larger pipe?

A. 7 inch B. 8 inch C. 9 inch D. 10 inch

17. Fluid is flowing through the following 1-in fittings; 3 threaded ells, 6 tees, 7 globe valves, and 9
unions. If the head loss is 7.2 ft, what is the velocity of the liquid?
A. 1.57 ft/sec B. 3.57 ft/sec C. 2.57 ft/sec D. 4.57 ft/sec

18. Three hundred and eighty five gallons of water per minute is flowing through a 4.3-in radius
horizontal pipe. If the bore of the pipe is reduced to 2.7-in radius and the pressure in the smaller
pipe is 93 psig, what is the pressure in the larger section of the pipe?

A. 9.315 lb/in2 B. 83.26 psi C. 93.16 lb/in2 D. 63.32 psi

19. A pump in a fountain pumps 109 gal of water a second through a 6.23-in diameter vertical pipe.
How high will the water in the fountain go?

A. 2.238 m B. 23.38 m C. 22.38 m D. 3.82 m

20. What is the radius of a pipe, if the head loss is 1.6 ft when a liquid with a friction factor of 0.033
is flowing with an average velocity of 4.3 ft/s through 73 ft of pipe?

A. 0.0212 ft B. 0.162 ft C. 0.216 ft D. 0.612 ft

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21. A 15-lb block of brass with a specific heat of 0.089 is heated to 189°F and then immersed in 5
gal of water at 66°F. What is the final temperature of the brass and water? Assume there is no
heat loss.

A. 96.18 0F & 41.730F B. 81.73 0F& 73.140F C. 69.81 0F and 41.730F

22. A 129 kg lead block is heated to 176°C from 19°C, how many calories are required?

A. 278.34 cal B. 527.84 cal C. 627.84 cal D. 842.4 cal

23. On a winter’s day the outside temperature of a 17-in thick concrete wall is −29°F, the wall is 15
ft long and 9 ft high. How many BTUs are required to keep the inside of the wall at 69°? Assume
the thermal conductivity of the wall is 0.8 BTU/h ft°F.

A.7471.06 BTU/h B. 7471.06 BTU/h C. 7471.06 BTU/h D. 7710.2 BTU/h

24. How much heat is lost due to convection in a 25-min period from a 52 ft × 14-ft wall, if the
difference between the wall temperature and the air temperature is 54°F and the surface of the
wall has a heat transfer ratio of 0.17 BTU/h ft2 °F?

A. 8276 BTU B. 2298 BTU C. 2784.6 BTU D. 3784.6 BTU

25. What is the change in length of a 5-m tin rod if the temperature changes from 11 to 245°C?

A. 0.44 m B. 0.34m C. 0.034m D. 3.4 m

26. How much heat is required to heat one pound of dry air from 35 to 80°F if the relative humidity
is constant at 80 percent?

A. 26.4 BTU/lb B. 62.4 BTU/lb C. 64.2 BTU/lb D. 2.64 BTU/lb

27. How much space is occupied by 4.7 lb of dry air if the air temperature is 80°F and the relative
humidity is 82 percent?

A. 65.8 ft3 B. 6.58 ft3 C. 56.8 ft3 D. 85.6 ft3

28. The two tubes in a bubbler system are placed in a liquid with a density of 1.395 slugs/ft3 . If the
bottom ends of the bubbler tubes are 3.5 and 42.7 in below the surface of the liquid, what is the
differential pressure supplied to the two bubblers?

A. 7.024 kPa B. 70.24 kPa C. 2.490 kPa D. 4.027 kPa

29. A tank is filled to a depth of 54 ft with liquid having a density of 1.234 slugs/ft3 . What is the
pressure on the bottom of the tank?

A. 14.9 psi B. 1.49 psi C. 4.91 psi D. 19.4 psi

30. What would be the SG of a gas with a specific weight of 0.127 lb/ft3 , if the density of air under
the same conditions is 0.0037 slugs/ft3 ?

A. 1.07 B. 0.17 C. 7.1 D. 0.017

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31. A couple of 38 lb-ft is produced by two equal forces 8 ft apart. What is the magnitude of the
forces?

A. 4.75 lb B. 47.5 lb C. 5.74 lb D. 7.54 lb

32. A balance has a reference weight of 10 kg, 0.5 m from the fulcrum. How far from the fulcrum
must a weight of 16 kg be placed to be balanced?

A. 31 cm B. 3.1 cm C. 13 cm D. 0.31 cm

33. Blood flows into the aorta through a circular opening of radius 0.9cm. If the blood
pressure is 120 torr, how much force must be exerted by the heart? (1 torr = 133.322Pa
= 133.322 N.m2)
a.) 7.4 N b.) 6.4 N c.) 5.4 N d.) 4.07 N e) 7.04 N

34. Argon gas with a volume of 2 m3 and the pressure of 6 atm to be pump into a vacuum
tube of 8 m3of volume. What is the pressure of Argon gas in the tube?
a.) 1.5 atm b.) 1.5 pa c.) 5.1 atm d.) 2.1 atm e.) 5.1 pg

35. Name at least (1) one type of connection of Thermowell;

a.) liquid filled b.) linear type c.) skin attachment d.) gas filled
e.) Vertical

36. A condition where air is forced into a confined container is called _______.
a.) Vacuum b.) Compression c.) Injection d.) Reservation e.) Confine

37. The' gain' of an amplifier is calculated as:

a) The final value of the output divided by the final value of the input
b) The final change in output divided by the final change in input
c) The final change in input divided by the final change in output
d) The final value of the input divided by the final value of the output
e.) None of the above

38. Hydraulic signal transmission is seldom used because:

a.) Suitable liquid is expensive b.) Of leakage problems c.) the properties of the
liquid change with ambient Condition d.) the equipment is expensive e.)
None of these

39. _____ instruments are those which measure the total quantity of electricity delivered in
a particular time.
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(a) Absolute (b) Indicating (c) Recording

(d) Integrating

40. The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.
(a) Should be non-magnetic (b) Most be of low temperature co-efficient
(c) Should have low specific resistance (d) Should not be subjected to fatigue
(e) All of these

41. Diagramatic representation of instruments called

a.) P&C b.) P&D c.) P&IC d.) P&ID e.) Isometric

42. RTD is used to measure _______.

a.) Pressure b.) Flow c.) Temperature d.) Level e.) Density

43. PLC can be connected to DCS

a.) Partially b.) Fully c.) Cannot connect d.) as per Brand e.) None of these

44. Which of the following temperature measuring instruments need not touch the object
whose temperature is being measured.
a.) Filled system thermometer b.) Radiation/infrared pyrometer
c.) Mercury in glass thermometer d.) Thermo electric pyrometer
e.) None of these

45. Smoke density of the flue gas going out of the chimney is measure by a
a.) Polarograph b.) Photo Electric cell c.) Thermal conductivity meter
d.) Chromatograph e.) None of these

46. A sensitive galvanometer produces large deflection for a

a) Small value of current c) large value of power
b) Large value of current d) large value of voltage

47. An instrument transformer is used to extend the range of

a) Induction instrument c) moving coil instrument
b) Electrostatic instrument d) any of the above
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48. An open-loop system does not have a ___________.

a.) Controller b.) Final control element c.) feedback loop d.) none of the
above

49. The ____ is sent to the final control element.

a.) Measured variable b.) Feedback signal c.) error signal
d.) control signal

50. A tank is filled to a depth of 54 ft with liquid having a density of 1.234 slugs/ft3 . What is the
pressure on the bottom of the tank?
a) 19.4 psi c) 19.4 psi
b) 1.49 psi d) 14.9 psi