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Process Control and Instrumentation problems


  • 1. Dome temperature of blast furnace stove is most accurately measured by a

  • Options
  • A. radiation pyrometer.
  • B. platinum-platinum/rhodium ther-mocuple.
  • C. iron-constantan thermocouple.
  • D. platinum resistance thermometer.
  • Discuss
  • 2. Ordinary mercury in glass thermometer is used for measuring temperature upto 120°C. However, for measuring higher temperature upto __________ °C, thermometer is made by filling nitrogen under pressure above the mercury, which stops the evaporation of mercury and reduces the chance of broken thread of mercury.

  • Options
  • A. 250
  • B. 350
  • C. 550
  • D. 700
  • Discuss
  • 3. A manometer measures the __________ pressure.

  • Options
  • A. atmospheric
  • B. absolute
  • C. gauge
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. Emf developed by a thermocouple while measuring a temperature of 800°C is about 31 mV. The type of thermocouple used is

  • Options
  • A. chromel-alumel
  • B. iron-constantan
  • C. platinum-platinum+rhodium
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 5. Continuous measurement of specific gravity of a liquid is done by

  • Options
  • A. hydrometer
  • B. contact-type electric indicators
  • C. displacement meter
  • D. both (a) and (c)
  • Discuss
  • 6. What is the Laplace transform of sin t?

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 7. Temperature of molten pig iron (1450°C) and molten slag (1500°C) flowing out of a blast furnace is measured by a/an

  • Options
  • A. chromel-alumel thermocouple
  • B. optical pyrometer
  • C. radiation pyrometer
  • D. either (b) or (c)
  • Discuss
  • 8. In Bode plot, A.R. vs. w is plotted on a/an __________ graph paper.

  • Options
  • A. log-lag
  • B. triangular
  • C. ordinary
  • D. semi-log
  • Discuss
  • 9. Stroboscope is used for the measurement of

  • Options
  • A. rpm of a flywheel
  • B. frequency of light
  • C. depression of freezing point
  • D. liquid level under pressure
  • Discuss
  • 10. Minute depression of freezing point of a liquid solvent on addition of a solid solute can be best measured by a

  • Options
  • A. Beckman thermometer
  • B. dilatometer
  • C. mercury thermometer
  • D. bimetallic thermometer
  • Discuss

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