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Process Control and Instrumentation problems


  • 1. Stability of a control system containing a transportation lag can be best analysed by

  • Options
  • A. Routh test
  • B. root locus methods
  • C. frequency response methods
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 2. When a bare thermocouple is covered by a protective sheath, the response becomes

  • Options
  • A. faster and oscillatory.
  • B. faster and non-oscillatory.
  • C. slower and oscillatory.
  • D. slower and non-oscillatory.
  • Discuss
  • 3. Vapour actuated pressure spring thermometer does not require ambient temperature compensation. Ambient temperature compensation is provided in gas or liquid expansion pressure spring thermometer by

  • Options
  • A. making the volume of thermometer bulb as large as conveniently possible.
  • B. reducing the volume of the capillary to a minimum.
  • C. reducing the volume of the receiving element to a minimum.
  • D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
  • Discuss
  • 4. Temperature measurement by optical pyrometer is done above __________ point, which is 1063°C.

  • Options
  • A. antimony
  • B. gold
  • C. silver
  • D. nickel
  • Discuss
  • 5. Stabilising time for the controllers is the time required for the response to reach __________ percent of its ultimate value.

  • Options
  • A. 63.2
  • B. 87.5
  • C. 95
  • D. 100
  • Discuss
  • 6. Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on the __________ of mercury with increase in temperature.

  • Options
  • A. increase of pressure
  • B. increase of thermal conductivity
  • C. volumetric expansion
  • D. differential linear expansion
  • Discuss
  • 7. The open loop transfer function of a process is Chemical Engineering Process Control and Instrumentation: The open loop transfer function of a process is . In the root locus diagram, the poles will be at

  • Options
  • A. -1, -4
  • B. 1, 4
  • C. -2, -3
  • D. 2, 3
  • Discuss
  • 8. Composition of alloys can be determined by

  • Options
  • A. polarograph
  • B. chromatograph
  • C. refractrometer
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. A constant volume gas thermometer employing __________ is used to measure sub-zero (i.e., < 0° C) temperature.

  • Options
  • A. helium
  • B. hydrogen
  • C. nitrogen
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 10. A mercury thermometer can not be used to measure the temperature below the freezing point of mercury, which is __________ °C.

  • Options
  • A. -38.9
  • B. -11.9
  • C. -60.9
  • D. -80.9
  • Discuss

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