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Sample Question Paper for Winter 2018

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Course Name : Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Course Code : ME/PG/PT
Semester : Fifth
Subject Title : Measurements And Control
Marks: 100 Time:3 hours

Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory
2. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks
4. Assume suitable data if necessary
5. Preferably, write the answers in sequential order

Note: This Question Paper is a sample question paper and does not assure you any
conformance of appearing following questions for winter 2018 examination
Marks
1. (A) Attempt any THREE : 12
(a) Define : Hysteresis, speed of response, fidelity, overshoot.
(b) Define active and passive transducers? Give two examples of each.
(c) Explain working of variable resistance transducer for displacement measurement.
(d) Explain the pressure measurement using piezoelectric transducer.
(B) Attempt any ONE : 06
(a) Explain : Observation error, instrument errors and random error
Or
(a) A thermometer transducer has a range of 0 0C to 100 0C and an accuracy of ± 0.5 percent of
full scale value. Find the error in a reading of 55 0C.
(b) With a neat sketch explain working of ionization guage for the pressure measurement.

2. Attempt any TWO : 16


(a) State and define four desirable and four undesirable characteristics of measuring instruments.
(b) Explain working of LVDT with the help of a neat sketch and state its application and

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specifications.
(c) State the temperature measuring instrument suitable for temperature of 22000C. Explain
working of that temperature measuring Instrument with the help of a neat sketch. State its
temperature range and applications.

3. Attempt any FOUR : 16


(a) Define calibration. State the necessity of calibration of measuring instrument.
(b) Draw the characteristics of LVDT and state its significance.
(c) Explain the working of pressure thermometer with a neat sketch.
(d) State the law of intermediate temperature and law of intermediate metals with their practical
relevance for a thermocouple.
(e) Differentiate between resistance thermometer and thermistors.

4. (A) Attempt any THREE : 12


(a) Explain working of hair hygrometer with a neat sketch.
(b) Define the following characteristics of sound: intensity of sound, sound pressure, sound
power, sound speed.
(c) Write the working of bi-metalic temperature measuring instrument.
(d) With a neat sketch, explain working of variable area flow meter.

(B) Attempt any ONE : 06


(a) Differentiate between electronic and pneumatic control system.
(b) With a neat sketch, explain working of servo motor mechanism. Write two applications.

5. Attempt any FOUR : 16


(a) The turbocharger speed is to be measured by stroboscope. Calculate the speed when the
synchronization of highest rate of flashing and subsequent flashing rate is achieved at 3600,
1800, 1200, 900 and 720 rpm.
(b) Explain how sound is measured by carbon – microphone.
(c) Write advantages and disadvantages of close loop control system.
(d) Describe working of control system setup for air conditioner.
(e) Explain briefly feed forward control system.
(f) With a neat sketch, explain working of PID control system.

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6. Attempt any FOUR : 16
(a) Explain the working of hot wire anemometer with a neat sketch.
(b) Explain working of flow meter with a neat sketch used for reversible flow.
(c) State the principle of vortex shedding flow meter. Give its advantages.
(d) Prove that the strain gauge factor is given by Gf = 1 + 2μ.
(e) Explain working of capacitive transducer for level measurement with a neat sketch.

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