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This document appears to be an assignment submitted by a student named Hundera Nigussie to their instructor Mr. Tewodros Abebe. It includes 6 questions related to process control and instrumentation with solutions provided. The questions cover topics like calculating absolute pressure using a barometer and manometer, determining the height of mercury in an inclined U-tube manometer under pressure, and developing feedback control configurations for regulating temperature in a house.

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Tedy Assignm Answer 1

This document appears to be an assignment submitted by a student named Hundera Nigussie to their instructor Mr. Tewodros Abebe. It includes 6 questions related to process control and instrumentation with solutions provided. The questions cover topics like calculating absolute pressure using a barometer and manometer, determining the height of mercury in an inclined U-tube manometer under pressure, and developing feedback control configurations for regulating temperature in a house.

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ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL


ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
PROCESS CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION
ASSIGNMENT :-1

NAME : ID №
HUNDERA NIGUSSIE R/0648/08

SUBMITTED TO: Mr. TEWODROS ABEBE

SUMMITION DATE MAY 22, 2020


Process control and instrumentation assignment one

1. A student wants to find the absolute pressure of water at a point below the surface of water.
He has a barometer and a manometer pressure gauge. The barometer reads 1.3152 bar
where as the manometer pressure gauge reads 0.3152 bar. What is the absolute pressure?
(Assume that pressure at one end of the manometer is atmospheric).
Solution :-
Barometer measures the atmospheric pressure whereas manometer measures the
gauge pressure.
Hence: we need to add the given values of barometer and manometer to get absolute
pressure
Absolute pressure = manometer pressure (gauge pressure)+barometer(atmospheric
pressure)
1.3152 bar+0.3152 bar
=1.6304 bar
Absolute pressure= 1.6304bar

2.The below figure shows an inclined U-tube mercury manometer. The vertical end of the tube
is exposed to a gas of gauge pressure 50 kPa and the inclined end is exposed to the atmosphere.
The inclined part of the tube is at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Find the value of h (in cm)
(take g = 9.8 m/s2, ρ mercury =13600kg/m3.

Solution
Given Required
P=50kpa=50,000pa h=?(cm)
g=9.8m/s2
ρ=13600kg/m3
ϴ=30°
P=ρhsinϴ

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h=P/ρsinϴ
=50,000kpa/13600kg/m3×sin 30°
h=0.75m=75cm
3. In the manometer given above, 2 immiscible fluids mercury (ρ = 13600 kg/m3)
and water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3) are used as manometric fluids. The water end is
exposed to atmosphere (100 kPa) and the mercury end is exposed to a gas. At this
position, the interface between the fluids is at the bottom most point of the
manometer. Ignore the width of the manometer tube and the radius of curvature.
The value of h is found to be 9.45 m. The height of the mercury column is given to
be 75 cm. Find the gauge pressure of the gas. (g = 9.8 m/s2)

SOLUTION
Height of water column =0.75m+9.45m= 10.2m
We equate the pressure at the bottom most point
Pa + ρwghw = Pg + ρmghm
100,000pa +1000kg/m3×9.8m/s2×10.2m=Pg+13600kg/m3×9.8m/s2×0.75m
Pa=100,000pa=100kpa
Pg= 100kpa=absolute pressure
Hence gauge pressure will be 0
4. The right limb of a simple U-tube manometer containing mercury is open to the
atmosphere while the left limb is connected to a pipe in which a fluid of specific
gravity 0.9 is flowing. The center of the pipe is 12cm below the level of mercury in
the right limb. Find the pressure of fluid in the pipe if the difference of mercury
level in the two limbs is 20cm.

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Solution
According to question
Specific gravity S1=0.9
ρ 1=0.9×1000kg/m3
=900kg/m3
Also specific gravity S1=13.6
ρ2=13.6×1000kg/m3=13600kg/m3
now h2=20cm=0.2m
the difference of mercury level will be h2=20cm-12cm=8cm=0.08m
let P be the pressure of fluid in pipe. So we have
P+ρ1gh1=P1+ρ2gh2
The atmosphere pressure will be P2=0
So P+900×9.8×0.08=13600×9.8×0.2
P+705.6-26656
P=25950N/m2=2.595N/cm2
5. Two pistons connected by a pipe are filled with oil. The larger piston has 3.2 ft
diameter and has a force of 763 lb applied to it. What is the diameter of the smaller
piston if it can support a force of 27 lb?
Solution
F1=763lb
D1=3.2ft
F2=27lb
D1=?

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Using hydraulic system relation ship


F1/A1=F2/A2
F1/ɸ×D12=F2/ɸ×D22
763 lb/3.2ft 2=27 lb/D22
D2=0.602ft
6. consider the air-heating system used to regulate the temperature in a house. The
heat is supplied from the combustion of fuel oil.
A. Identify the control objective, the available measurement and manipulated
variable.
B. What are the external disturbance for such system?
C. Develop the feedback control configuration to achieve your control objective.
D. Is a feedforward control configuration possible for achieving your control objective?

Answer
A. A control objective : regulate the temperature in a house to desired temperature.
Available measurement: house temperature, fuel oil flow rate.
Manipulated variables : fuel oil flow rate.
B. external disturbance: external temperature ,amount of heat loss through the windows
,wall and door , fuel flow rate , desired house temperature
C. Loop between house temperature and fuel oil flow rate
D. In principle YES, measure external temperature and manipulate fuel oil flow rate.
assume computable heat losses.

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