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  • The time constant of a unity gain, first order plus time delay process is 5 min. If the phase lag at a frequency of 0.2 rad/min is 60°, then the dead time (in minutes) is


  • Options
  • A. 5?/12
  • B. ?/6
  • C. ?/12
  • D. ?/3

  • Correct Answer
  • 5?/12 


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    • 1. All the thermocouples used for temperature measurement use dissimilar metal

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    • A. strips
    • B. bars
    • C. wires
    • D. beads
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    • 2. Bourdon gauges are used for measuring pressure (kg/cm2 )

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    • A. < atmospheric
    • B. > 2 (gauge)
    • C. < 2 (gauge)
    • D. > 10 (absolute)
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    • 3. Mercury thermometer can be used to measure the temperature upto __________ °C.

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    • A. 100
    • B. 250
    • C. 350
    • D. 750
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    • 4. Very low pressure is expressed in microns(?), which is equal to __________ mm of Hg coloumn (absolute) at 0°C.

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    • A. 0.0001
    • B. 0.001
    • C. 0.01
    • D. 0.1
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    • 5. Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on volumetric expansion of mercury with increase in temperature. Which of the following undergoes minimum volumetric expansion for a given temperature change?

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    • A. Water
    • B. Mercury
    • C. Methyl alcohal
    • D. Carbon-tetrachloride
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    • 6. In a second order under damped system, the

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    • A. time required for the response of first reach its ultimate value is called the response time.
    • B. overshoot (which is a measure of how much the response exceeds the ultimate value) increase with the decrease of damping co-efficient e.
    • C. decay ratio (which is the ratio of the sizes of successive peaks) is equal to the reciprocal of overshoot.
    • D. characteristics of a step response is represented by
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    • 7. In an exothermic chemical reactor, the manipulated variable is the flow rate of

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    • A. coolant
    • B. reactants
    • C. product
    • D. none of these
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    • 8. The offset introduced by proportional controller with gain Kcin response of first order system can be reduced by

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    • A. reducing value of Kc.
    • B. introducing integral control.
    • C. introducing derivative control.
    • D. none of the above.
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    • 9. Helium gas constant volume thermometer is suitable for the measurement of a temperature of __________ °C.

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    • A. < 100
    • B. < 0
    • C. > 0
    • D. > 800
    • Discuss
    • 10. The inverse Laplace transform of the function is

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    • A. 1 + et
    • B. 1 - et
    • C. 1 + e-t
    • D. 1 - e-t
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