KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 206 Measurements and lnstrumentations
HW # 2: Uncertainty analysis KEY

Question r: A digital multi-meter is used to measure the resistance and current through

resistor at 120.8 O and 0.05 A, respectively. The uncertainty in both ofthese measurements
has been previously determined to be + 0.3O and +0.001A, respectively. Determine the
uncertainty in the power dissipated by the resistor using the equation:

P=I"R

B= r2o.8 4 o,e --t-

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L/.
a.= o,oilo.ool-A -----1> \-- + = #*$o'/'P=

I"R
2

*
= (o'o E+r't)
P
--r +7,)
u,oo z9
(
F=

P=

0.? o

B=

z+

(rzo.B
,(

+ o.zaB Z)

(rzo,t

a o'z+v'/')

AP = ? *P =
.-----+
b/,
+'zI+

#*

6'3oz

o ' o'1L83

OR

:=:'

p=I'R
t7'o8
z[o'"s)[rzo's)
=
+
=
2L = 1_TR
#
ar
6'0025
(o'"sf
=
-+
9+ f^
oR

*=

( z'or * o'"")'+ (o'"otS

te

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Question z : The force generated from the rodless chamber in a pneumatic cylinder is
given as:

, =X0,,
where d is the diameter of the cylinder bore and p is the chamber pressure. The cylinder pressure
is measured at 105 psia with an uncertainty of+ O.8psia. The cylinder diameter is given from the
cylinder manufacturer to be 2.2 + 0.006 inch. Determine the uncertainty in the generated force.

g=

toS

o,8 psia

tl

--:?

#= *ts*

rco'/

= o'a6z

'4

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)=
-{=
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(
in
2'7
sf = 2.2{ o.oo

ot6z/')
+
(ros
'r
F=
q ft'z+o'zTa)
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o'5
1
F=
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F=

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A

/ *

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= l.3oB

=4 J'?

f
;=
ZJ'*
4=
7P

[+) [z'z)(tor)

r 298'?3+
I

= 6'zl8

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?d.

lror+

o't6z/\

j72?Ll
=
lz'z)'

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od

Question 3: The potential energy of a compressed spring is:

*'
u

-|tz

where k is the spring constant and x is the length of spring deflection. The spring constant is
known to be 201 + 7 N/m. The spring deflection has been measured to be 0.11 + 0.004 m.
Determine the uncertainty in the potential energy of the deflected spring.

3.49

k = zol a7

-4
X = o.ll + o'aoq

2x

=f

^'* t' =

#rroo/':

7.

2,6+Z

z'48i\ [o'' t 1z'o+/f

a
(r'r
*k +
7'44/)'
+
U = ( loo. F+ z,4s'/,\[o'll
z'l)i'oj 47'zsl')
3'4l-/')(t
U= (too'r+
tt#
,, t'22= 0'1313
u'"\)
=
AU =
f) l'zz ] lo'+6'f" t*

x':

u=

AU

\-i:Ixx2

#=+7'4,*-=
k x =+> t=
fu=
ax

au=

..f

(#

= o'\717

or)'*

* (''rr)'=

x tD-?-

2z,ll
(z'r)fo'rr) -

(*

'

a^)'

Au,t

6,oS

= o.o?g|

{t,

'o5 x

,*7)i (r2'ir * o'oo{)'

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