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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

PDDC – SEMESTER VII– EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2019
Subject Code:X70903 Date:15/05/2019
Subject Name: Industrial Instrumentation
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) State and explain advantages of electrical transducer. 07

(b) Define : 1) Resolution 2) Accuracy 3) Dead zone 4) Sensitivity 5) Precision 07
6) Repeatability 7) Creep
Q.2 (a) Describe with neat sketch the working of LVDT. Also draw its output 07
characteristics
(b) Explain: 1) Primary –Secondary transducer 2) Active and Passive transducer 07
OR
(b) What are the basic requirements of transducer? 07
Q.3 (a) What is gauge factor? Derive the equation for gauge factor in terms of poison’s 07
ratio.
(b) Write short note on Semiconductor strain gauge 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain construction and working of Column type load cell. 07
(b) Write short note on dummy stain gauge. 07
Q.4 (a) Explain working principle of thermocouple. Also state its applications. 07
(b) State different methods for torque measurement. Explain any one in detail. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain thermister as a temperature sensor. 07
(b) Write short note on hall effect transducer. 07
Q.5 (a) Explain construction and working of a Rota meter. 07
(b) Explain any one method for vacuum pressure measurement. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) State different method for liquid level measurement. Explain any one in detail. 07
(b) Explain how the flow of a given liquid is measured using a venture tube and a 07
flow nozzle. What are the advantages of venture tube?

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