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751.

Pressure of 0.0001 absolute psi can be measured by __________ gauge.

A. Mcloid
B. Pirani
C. thermocouple
D. none of these
Answer» B. Pirani
752.

Radiation pyrometers as compared to thermocouples

A. has a slower speed of response.
B. can measure higher temperature.
C. can't measure the temperature of moving objects.
D. is more affected by corrosive atmosphere.
Answer» C. can't measure the temperature of moving objects.
753.

Non-metallic diaphragm used as pressure sensor in instruments is generally made of

A. teflon
B. synthetic rubber
C. bakelite
D. thick paper
Answer» C. bakelite
754.

Emf developed by a thermocouple, while measuring a temperature of 600°C is about 5.5 mV. The type of thermocouple used is

A. chromel-alumel
B. iron-constantan
C. platinum-platinum+rhodium
D. either (a), (b) or (c)
Answer» D. either (a), (b) or (c)
755.

The transfer function for an ideal proportional plus reset controller (reset time T) is

A.
B. Kc(1 + TS)
C.
D.
Answer» B. Kc(1 + TS)
756.

Thermistors are used in __________ devices.

A. voltage measuring
B. temperature measuring
C. temperature compensating
D. both(b)&(c)
Answer» E.
757.

Which of the following thermocouples will give the highest output for the same value of hot and cold junction temperature ?

A. Platinum-platinum + rhodium.
B. Iron-constantan.
C. Chromel-constantan.
D. All will give the same output.
Answer» D. All will give the same output.
758.

A sinusoidal variation in the input passing through a linear first order system

A. becomes more oscillatory (frequency increases).
B. becomes less oscillatory (frequency decreases).
C. gets amplified (magnitude increases).
D. gets attenuated (magnitude decreases).
Answer» E.
759.

__________ is undesirable in thermocouples used in industries,

A. Linear relation of emf to temperature
B. Corrosion resistance
C. Oxidation resistance
D. Non-linear relation of emf to temperature
Answer» E.
760.

Composition of natural gas is determined by the

A. Haldane apparatus
B. mass spectrometer
C. chromatograph
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
761.

For an input forcing function, X(t) = 2t2, the Laplace transform of this function is

A. 2/s2
B. 4/s2
C. 2/s3
D. 4/s3
Answer» E.
762.

Flow rate of sludge is not measured by a/an

A. orificemeter
B. open weir
C. kennison nozzle
D. both(b)&(c)
Answer» E.
763.

Which is the symbol for "pneumatic control valve" ?

A.
B.
C.
D. none of these
Answer» B.
764.

An ideal PID controller has the transfer function . The frequency at which the magnitude ratio of the controller is 1, is

A. 0.5/0.2
B. 0.2/0.5
C. 0.2 x 0.5
D. 1/0.2 x 0.5
Answer» E.
765.

The second order system with the transfer function has a damping ratio of

A. 2
B. 0.5
C. 1
D. 4
Answer» C. 1
766.

Volumetric expansion is the working principle of the __________ thermometers.

A. mercury in glass
B. constant volume gas
C. vapor pressure
D. bimetallic
Answer» B. constant volume gas
767.

Nichol's chart deals with

A. A.R. vs. phase lag of first order.
B. A.R. vs. phase lag of second order.
C. closed loop values vs. open loop values.
D. frequency response values of controllers.
Answer» D. frequency response values of controllers.
768.

0n-off control which is a special case of proportional control, has a band width of about __________ percent.

A. 100
B. 75
C. 25
D. 0
Answer» E.
769.

The level of a liquid under pressure can be determined using

A. bubbler system
B. differential pressure manometer
C. diaphragm box system
D. air-trap system
Answer» C. diaphragm box system
770.

The open loop transfer function of a process is . In the root locus diagram, the poles will be at

A. -1, -4
B. 1, 4
C. -2, -3
D. 2, 3
Answer» D. 2, 3
771.

The operation of a rotameter is based on

A. variable flow area.
B. rotation of a turbine.
C. pressure drop across a nozzle.
D. pressure at a stagnation point.
Answer» B. rotation of a turbine.
772.

Measurement of sub-zero Celcius temperature in industry is done most commonly by

A. thermocouples
B. resistance thermometers
C. gas thermometers
D. bi-metallic thermometers
Answer» C. gas thermometers
773.

Strain gage pressure transducers are used to measure __________ pressures.

A. gage as well as vacuum
B. absolute as well as differential
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
774.

Which of the following is not suitable for measuring the temperature of a red hot object in the range of 800 - 1600°C ?

A. Optical pyrometer
B. Radiation pyrometer
C. Photoelectric pyrometer
D. Thermocouples
Answer» E.
775.

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the flow rate of heating/cooling fluid is the __________ variable.

A. load
B. controlled
C. manipulated
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
776.

Zirconia probe is used for the continuous measurment of __________ flue gases going out of the furnace.

A. oxygen in
B. carbon dioxide in
C. carbon monoxide in
D. temperature of
Answer» B. carbon dioxide in
777.

Paramagnetism method is not used for the composition determination of __________ in gases.

A. oxygen
B. oxides of nitrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. any of these
Answer» D. any of these
778.

If response of a control system is to be free of offset and oscillation, the most suitable controller is

A. proportional controller.
B. proportional-derivative(PD)controller.
C. proportional-integral (PI) controller.
D. proportional integral-derivative (PID) controller.
Answer» E.
779.

A system with a double pole at the origin is unstable since the corresponding term in the time domain

A. is a constant.
B. grows exponentially with time.
C. grows linearly with time.
D. decays linearly with time.
Answer» D. decays linearly with time.
780.

Thermistor, which has high temperature co-efficient of resistivity, is used as the sensing element in resistance thermometer. It is a/an

A. insulator
B. conductor
C. solid semi-conductor
D. liquid semi-conductor
Answer» D. liquid semi-conductor
781.

Which of the following temperature measuring instruments need not touch the object whose temperature is being measured ?

A. Radiation/infrared pyrometer
B. Filled system thermometer
C. Mercury in glass thermometer
D. Thermo electric pyrometer
Answer» B. Filled system thermometer
782.

The closed loop pole of a stable second order system could be

A. both real and positive.
B. complex conjugate with positive real parts.
C. both real and negative.
D. one real positive and the other real negative.
Answer» D. one real positive and the other real negative.
783.

Working principle of radiation pyrometer is based on the

A. Wien's law
B. Kirchoffs law
C. stefan-Boltzman law
D. Seebeck effect
Answer» D. Seebeck effect
784.

Which of the following controllers has maximum offset ?

A. P-controller
B. P-I controller
C. P-D controller
D. P-I-D controller
Answer» B. P-I controller
785.

A magnetic flowmeter is

A. based on the principle of Faraday's law.
B. capable of measuring the flow rate of slurries and electrolytes.
C. based on the linear relationship between the fluid flow rate and the induced voltage.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
786.

Which of the following relates the emf. generated in a single homogeneous wire to the temperature difference ?

A. Peltier effect
B. Thomson effect
C. Seebeck effect
D. none of these
Answer» C. Seebeck effect
787.

Routh test

A. criterion provides information about the actual location of roots.
B. cannot be used to test the stability of a control system containing transportation lag.
C. criterion is not applicable to systems with polynomial characteristic equation.
D. can not determine as to how many roots of the characteristics equation have positive real roots.
Answer» C. criterion is not applicable to systems with polynomial characteristic equation.
788.

Process degree of freedom indicates __________ number of controllers to be used.

A. the maximum
B. the minimum
C. both maximum and the minimum
D. nothing about the
Answer» B. the minimum
789.

What is the Laplace transform of impulse input having magnitude 'X' ?

A. X
B. X2
C. 1/X
D. 1
Answer» E.
790.

Select the correct statement from the following.

A. The frequency response of a pure capacity process is unbounded.
B. The phase lag of a pure time delay system decreases with increasing frequency.
C. The amplitude ratio of a pure capacity process is inversely proportional to frequency.
D. The amplitude ratio of a pure time delay system increases with frequency.
Answer» D. The amplitude ratio of a pure time delay system increases with frequency.
791.

Starting temperature of optical radiation pyrometer is __________ °C.

A. 800
B. 400
C. 1200
D. 1500
Answer» B. 400
792.

Flow rate of those fluids which are insensitive to changes in their density, viscosity or flow velocity profile can be best measured by a

A. magnetic flowmeter
B. pitot tube
C. flow nozzle type flowmeter
D. turbine flowmeter
Answer» B. pitot tube
793.

Which of the following controllers has the least maximum deviation ?

A. P-controller
B. P-I controller
C. P-I-D controller
D. P-D controller
Answer» E.
794.

Reference points i.e., ice point and steam point in Reaumer temperature scale are respectively

A. - 273° & 80°
B. 0° & 80°
C. 32° & 460°
D. 32° & 80°
Answer» C. 32¬∞ & 460¬∞
795.

Liquid flow rate in an open channel can not be measured by a/an

A. orifice meter
B. cipolletti weir
C. rectangular weir
D. V-notch
Answer» B. cipolletti weir
796.

Gas chromatography is used for the measurement of

A. temperature
B. pressure
C. concentration
D. flow rate
Answer» D. flow rate
797.

The response of two tanks of same size and resistance in series is

A. under damped
B. critically damped
C. over damped
D. none of the above
Answer» C. over damped
798.

Photoelectric pyrometers are suitable in the temperature range of __________ °C.

A. 400-1600
B. 800-1600
C. 800-2500
D. 400-1000
Answer» C. 800-2500
799.

What is the Laplace transform of sin t ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» B.
800.

Response of a system to a sinusoidal input is called __________ response.

A. impluse
B. unit step
C. frequency
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these