LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC, IKORODU

SCHOOL OF PART-TIME STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF ELECT & ELECT ENGINEERING
FIRST SEMESTER 2016/2017 EXAMINATION

CLASS: HND I ELECTRICAL/ ELECTRONICS

COURSE TITLE: ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT & CONTROL III
COURSE CODE: EEI 311
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
EXAMINER: ENGR. I.A. SADIQ
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER FIVE (5) OUT OF SEVEN (7) QUESTIONS
NO OF STUDENTS: 93

QUESTION1
Q1. With a simple sketch diagram, explain the basic working principle of the following
temperature sensors:

a. Thermocouples (4 marks)
b. Resistance Temperature Detectors (4 marks)
c. Mention one (1) merit and one (1) demerit for each of the two temperature sensors
mentioned above. (4 marks)

QUESTION2

(2) (i) List three (3) problems associated with glass thermometers (3 marks)
(ii) Enumerate any three (3) conditions that may adversely affect the accuracy of an
electronic temperature sensor. (3 marks)
(iii) A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 100 at 0oC and the value of
is 0.00385. Determine the resistance in operation at a temperature of 12.987 oC. (3marks)
(iv) Determine the value of 70oC in (i) oF (ii) K (2 marks)
(v) Define pressure and state its unit measurement (1 mark)

QUESTION3
(3) (a) State Bernoullis theorem. (1 mark)
(c) List five (5) assumptions made while deriving the Bernoullis equation. (5 marks)
(b) Derive the Bernoullis equations for the flow of an ideal liquid. (6 marks)

QUESTION4

(4) (a) Explain the following terms:

(i) Laminar Flow (2 marks)
(ii) Turbulent Flow (2 marks)

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 (b) Determine the Reynolds number if a liquid flows through a diameter of 80mm with
velocity 5m/s having density of 1500 kg/m3 and viscosity of 0.9 kg/ms. State the type of
flow experienced by the liquid. (4 marks)
(c) The nozzle of a hose is lifted to a height of 1.3m above the ground and it has water
coming out of it at a speed of 1.9m/s. if the hose is now dropped lying on the ground, at
what speed does the water now come out of the hose. (Taking g= 9.81m/s2) (4 marks)

QUESTION5

(5). (a) Explain briefly with the aid a suitable diagram the principle of operation of a bourdon
tube. (6 marks)
(b) Mention any two (2) merits and two (2) demerits of a bourdon tube. (4 marks)
(c) State one (1) advantage and one (1) disadvantage of a piezometer. (2 marks)

QUESTION6

(6) (a) Explain the following terms as related to instrumentation drawings:-

(i) Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) (1 mark)
(ii) Process and Instrumentation Diagram (P& ID) (1 mark)
(iii) Instrument (1 mark)
(iv) Function (1 mark)
(v) Instrumentation (1 mark)
(vi) Loop Identification (1 mark)
(b) Explain with an example each the difference between parallel and serial loop
Numbering (3 marks)
(c) Explain briefly with the aid a suitable diagram the principle of operation of a piston type
of pressure transducers (3 marks)

QUESTION7

(7) (a) Describe with the aid of diagram a U- Tube manometer. (3 marks)
(b) Define the following terms:-
(i) Strain (1mark) (ii) Poissons ratio (1mark) (iii) Gauge Factor (1mark)
(c) (i) A strain gauge has a gauge factor of 2.2. It is glued to tensile test piece and the
resistance before straining is 119.8. The test piece is stretched and the resistance goes
up to 120. Calculate the strain and convert this into stress. Take E= 200GPa. (3 marks)

(ii) A Orifice meter has a meter constant of 0.004 m4N-0.5S-1. Calculate the flow rate
when a differential pressure of 200 Pa is obtained. (3 marks)