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Process Control and Instrumentation problems


  • 1. Resistance of a gas in a vessel is given by (where, P = pressure, V = volume of the vessel, n = no. of moles of the gas, R = gas constant)

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 2. According to Bode stability criterian, a system is unstable, if the open loop frequency response exhibits an amplitude ratio exceeding unity at frequency for which phase lag is

  • Options
  • A. 0°
  • B. 45°
  • C. 90°
  • D. 180°
  • Discuss
  • 3. Flow rate of those fluids which are insensitive to changes in their density, viscosity or flow velocity profile can be best measured by a

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  • A. magnetic flowmeter
  • B. pitot tube
  • C. flow nozzle type flowmeter
  • D. turbine flowmeter
  • Discuss
  • 4. The fluid used in hydraulic controller is

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  • A. water
  • B. steam
  • C. air
  • D. oil
  • Discuss
  • 5. Feed forward controller accounts for the __________ changes.

  • Options
  • A. set point
  • B. load
  • C. both (a) & (b)
  • D. neither (a) nor (b)
  • Discuss
  • 6. Pick out the most suitable instrument for measuring temperature in the range of-40 to 425°C.

  • Options
  • A. mercury thermometer
  • B. bimetallic thermometer
  • C. radiation pyrometer
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 7. The __________ of a vapor pressure thermometer is a primary element.

  • Options
  • A. pointer
  • B. Bourdon tube
  • C. bulb
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 8. "A control system is unstable, if the open loop frequency response exhibits an amplitude ratio exceeding unity at the crossover frequency." This is __________ criterion.

  • Options
  • A. Bode stability
  • B. Nyquist
  • C. Routh stability
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. Measurement of pressure in ammonia reactor is done by

  • Options
  • A. Bourdon gauge
  • B. U-tube manometer
  • C. Inclined tube manometer
  • D. Pirani guage
  • Discuss
  • 10. A process is initially at steady state with its output y=l for an input u=l. The input is suddenly changed to 2 at time t=0. The output response is y(t)=1+2t. The transfer function of the process is

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  • A. 2/s
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss

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