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  • Question
  • Liquid column manometers are used for measuring the pressure __________ kgf/cm2 .


  • Options
  • A. > 2(gage)
  • B. < 3 (gage)
  • C. < 10 (gage)
  • D. < atmospheric

  • Correct Answer
  • < 3 (gage) 


  • Process Control and Instrumentation problems


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    • 1. Thermocouple is suitable for measuring

    • Options
    • A. liquid temperatures only.
    • B. very high temperatures only.
    • C. very low temperatures only.
    • D. both high and low temperatures.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick out the symbol for "locally mounted instrument" in instrumentation diagram.

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Nickel percentage in invar which is an iron-nickel alloy, and is used as a thermocouple material is

    • Options
    • A. 12
    • B. 36
    • C. 54
    • D. 68
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pyrometry refers to the measurement of temperature

    • Options
    • A. with the mercurial thermometer upto 350°C.
    • B. directly.
    • C. which is of higher magnitude.
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 5. The unit of 'time constant' of a system is the same as that of

    • Options
    • A. velocity
    • B. time
    • C. (time)-1
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Platinum resistance thermometer is the international standard for temperature measurement between

    • Options
    • A. triple point of hydrogen and freezing point of antimony
    • B. 13.81°K to 903.9°K
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 7. In second order underdamped system,

    • Options
    • A. decay ratio = overshoot
    • B. decay ratio = (overshoot)2
    • C. overshoot increases for increasing damping co-efficient.
    • D. large damping co-efficient means smaller damping.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Temperature of __________ can not be measured by an optical or radiation pyrometer.

    • Options
    • A. hot blast (air) from stoves
    • B. molten slag flowing out of blast furnace
    • C. combustion space in boilers
    • D. rotary limestone calcination kiln
    • Discuss
    • 9. Normal mercury thermometer can be used to measure a temperature of about 300°C. However, its maximum temperature measurement range can be increased upto about 500°C by

    • Options
    • A. filling nitrogen under pressure in the stem.
    • B. increasing the diameter of the tube.
    • C. using steel tube in place of glass tube.
    • D. accounting for the tube expansion.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The frequency at which maximum amplitude ratio is attained is called the __________ frequency.

    • Options
    • A. corner
    • B. resonant
    • C. cross-over
    • D. natural
    • Discuss


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