— EXAMINATION NUMBER | MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENERGY AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MEB 04102: FLUID POWER AND CONTROL TIME ALLOCATED: 1.80 HRS TEST DATE: 10/12/2018 om SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS [20 marks) ( 1. What is the purpose of Magnetic plugs, located in a reservoir), hs, prspere iste Pre... ¢oteus metals teat bt desced inthe, qlee, 2. Whats the name of the technology that deals with the generation, controand transmission of farces and movement of maehenical ai slement or system withthe pe of Pressurized fluids in a confined system? Fluted, Rue 3. Why pressurized reservoirs are used on aircraft iitendod for high altitude fight, wher atmospheric pressure is not enough? scare, paaruciaed teaeraetrs, electro oven ef. aesdecl Hd evil sel ia Hol, Fat whe ara, * do , how it operates? eas 4. In energy conversion fluid power systems do not generate ener i. bh. energy. st, Lees fered. sa User. Fert. aba, eeaethen: wen eeeyy. ib tan SECTION B: CALCULATION [10 marks] ‘The hydraulic jack figure below is filed with oil. The large and small pistons hayé diameters of 75 and 25 mm, respectively. If the force moves down by 125 mm, how taris-the weight lifted? & / y V y Baz ANSWER: Afton Aven