Assignment : Instrumentation V Semester b. Tech.

(Evening)
1. Define The Term Instrumentation. 2. Enumerate the elements of a measuring system. 3. What is transducer? 4. What are the functions of a transducer in a measuring System. 5. How are transducers classified? 6. What are the advantages of electrical transducers. 7. Explain briefly with diagram important transducer actuating mechanisms. 8. What are the disadvantages of mechanical transducers. 9. Describe briefly Wire resistance strain gauges. 10.What is a piezo electric transducer? List the advantages and disadvantages of piezo
electric transducers. Write its applications.

11.Explain briefly, with neat diagrams, the following: i. Wire wound strain gauge ii. Foil type strain gauge 12. Discuss and enumerate the various mechanical detector transducer elements. 13. Discuss in brief Resistance Transducers. 14. Discuss in brief Linear and Angular Motion Potentiometers. 15.Differentiate between Passive Type and Active Type Transducers. 16. What do you understand by Hall Effect, Explain. 17.What do you mean by the following terms as applied to instrumentation or
measurement system?

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Detector transducer stage. Signal conditioning Stage.

18.State the limitations of mechanical amplification. 19.What are the advantages of electrical signal conditioning? 20.Explain briefly the following functions of signal conditioning equipment: i. Amplification ii. Modification iii. Impedance matching

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Data Processing Data Transmission.

21. Explain briefly the following:

i. ii. D.C. Signal Conditioning System A.C. Signal Conditioning System

22. Describe briefly the term Amplification.

i. ii. iii. iv. Mechanical Amplifiers Fluid Amplifiers Electrical and electronic Amplifiers Pneumatic Amplifiers

23. Explain briefly any three of the following types of transmission?

i. ii. iii. iv. Mechanical transmission Hydraulic transmission Pneumatic transmission Magnetic transmission

24. State the advantages of differential amplifiers. 25.Explain the Difference between an analog signal and a digital signal. 26.Explain the Difference between primary, secondary and working Standards 27. Distinguish between direct and indirect methods of measurement. 28. What are primary, secondary and tertiary measurements? Explain with suitable
examples

29.Draw a block diagram representing a general measurement system. Identify the various
elements and write the functions performed by each element.

30.Explain briefly the terms: accuracy, error and correction 31.Enumerate the main static characteristics of measuring instruments 32.What do you by static calibration ? Give the steps which are necessary in performing a
calibration

33.Differentiate between the term accuracy and Precision with suitable examples.
34. What do you mean by term loading effect as applied to measuring instruments? Explain briefly 35. Explain briefly any two of the following mechanical gauges:

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Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge Diaphragm Gauge Bellows

36. How are very high pressures measured? Explain briefly with a neat sketch the construction and working of a Baridgman gauge used for measuring high pressure.

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State the advantages and disadvantages of Bourdon Tube element are the different factors which influence the choice of method used for the measurement of flow? Explain briefly any two of the following as applied to flow measurement: (i) (ii) (iii) Venturimeter Orifice meter Flow Nozzle Describe briefly the following: (i) (ii) Rota meter Elbow meter What is a proving ring? How is it used to measure force? Describe briefly the construction and working of strain gauge load cell. State its fields of application as well. Explain briefly the following torque measurement methods: (i) (ii) (iii)

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Gravity balance method Mechanical torsion meter Describe briefly how a strain gauge torsion meter is used to measure the torque How are dynamometers classified? Explain briefly the Rope brake dynamometer. Explain how small displacements can be measured by a linear or differential transformers. State the advantages, disadvantages and applications of bimetallic thermometers.

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Explain with a neat diagram the construction and working of a thermoelectric pyrometer (a) Describe the significance of measurements. How are transducers classified and the disadvantages of mechanical transducers. Describe briefly Wire resistance strain gauges. Explain Wire wound strain gauge. What is a piezo electric transducer? List the advantages and disadvantages of piezo electric transducers. Enumerate the various mechanical detector transducer elements. Differentiate between passive type and active type transducers. Distinguish between direct and indirect method of measurements. Distinguish between input and output. What are the advantages of electrical signal conditioning? Explain fluid amplifiers

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Enumerate the elements of a measuring sytem. Enumerate s two of the Op Amp circuits. What do you mean by gain and converters. Distinguish between Display and Recoder. What are the applications of C. R. O.?

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Explain briefly any two of the following mechanical gauges: i. Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge ii. Diaphragm Gauge iii Bellows

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How are very high pressures measured? Explain briefly with a neat sketch the construction and working of a Baridgman gauge used for measuring high pressure. State the advantages and disadvantages of Bourdon Tube element What are the different factors which influence the choice of method used for the measurement of flow?

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Explain briefly any two of the following as applied to flow measurement: (i) Venturi meter (ii) Orifice meter (iii) Flow Nozzle Describe briefly the following: (i) Rotameter (ii) Elbowmeter What is a proving ring? How is it used to measure force? Describe briefly the construction and working of strain gauge load cell. State its fields of application as well. Explain briefly the following torque measurement methods: (i) (ii) Gravity balance method Mechanical torsion meter Describe briefly how a strain gauge torsion meter is used to measure the torque How are dynamometers classified? Explain briefly the Rope brake dynamometer. Explain how small displacements can be measured by a linear or differential transformers. State the advantages, disadvantages and applications of bimetallic thermometers. Explain with a neat diagram the construction and working of a thermoelectric tyrometer

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