Code No: RR412202 Set No.

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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL
INSTRUMENTATION
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What is an orifice meter? How is it used for measuring the rate of flow of a fluid
through a pipe line? Derive the relevant equation from Bernoulli’s theorem. [16]

2. What are the different chemicals used in sugar manufacturing and explain their
role in detail. [16]

3. (a) What things should be considered when installing a flow control?

(b) What are the possible causes of failure of a flow control valve? [8+8]

4. Derive the transfer function θ/θ s and θ/x for the following example under normal
operating conditions as shown in figure 4. [16]

Figure 4
5. Write a note on basic features of composition control schemes and explain control
of overhead composition. [16]

6. Explain frequency response of columns with one example. [16]

7. Explain the following in detail:

(a) Control of tubular reactors

(b) Batch reactors [8+8]

8. (a) Write the different cases involved in the construction of Routh array.
(b) Locate the roots on the S-Plane for stability with two examples. [8+8]

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Code No: RR412202 Set No. 2
IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL
INSTRUMENTATION
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is steam distillation? Give its applications in pharmacy.

(b) What are the pharmaceutical applications of molecular distillation. [8+8]

2. (a) Write the properties of heat radiation.

(b) Explain the concept of black body. [8+8]

3. (a) What are the different elements used in flow measurement system?
(b) Write the application of orifice plate in flow control valve. [4+12]

4. Explain the resonance effect of distributed systems with graphical representation.

[16]

5. (a) Sketch the material - balance control schemes and explain them in detail.
(b) Explain the control of product compositions in detail. [8+8]

6. (a) Write the experimental values of flow lags.

(b) Explain the variation of liquid depth across a plate with neat sketch. [8+8]

7. What are the applications of control of chemical reactors? Explain stirred - tank
reactors in detail. [16]

8. (a) Explain the Response of pH electrodes.

(b) Write a note on control of pH. [8+8]

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Code No: RR412202 Set No. 3
IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL
INSTRUMENTATION
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Giving a neat labeled sketch of a centrifugal pump, explain its design and
operation.
(b) What are the applications of centrifugal pumps in pharmacy? What are their
advantages and limitations? [8+8]

2. Write the application lf dimensional analysis to heat convection. [16]

3. (a) Discuss the different modes by which the heat can be transferred.
(b) Explain steady and unsteady heat transfer. [8+8]

4. What is importance of shell and headers? Explain in detail. [16]

5. Write any two methods of controlling the overhead composition with neat sketches.
[16]

6. Explain frequency response of columns with one example. [16]

7. (a) Explain the pipe line reactors briefly.

(b) Explain the temperature profits for tubular reactors with graph. [8+8]

8. (a) Explain proportional - integral control mode with neat diagram.

(b) A proportional - integral controller is reverse acting, proportional band = 20,
12 repeats/minute. Find [8+8]
i. proportional gain
ii. integral gain

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Code No: RR412202 Set No. 4
IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL
INSTRUMENTATION
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Classify centrifugal pumps and explain their characteristic features.

(b) Compare volute centrifugal pumps with turbine pumps. [8+8]

2. What are the different reactors used in the manufacture of pesttides? [16]

3. Explain different types of flow control valves with neat diagrams. [16]

4. What are the primary sensing elements of temperature? Explain how the temper-
ature is measured by RTD to control the temperature. [16]

5. Write a note on the following:

(a) Control overhead composition

(b) Control of bottom composition [8+8]

6. Explain frequency response of columns with one example. [16]

7. Explain the peak temperatures in tubular reactor with graphical representations.

[16]

8. (a) Write a note on proportional - derivative control mode with a neat graph.
(b) A proportional - integral controller has Kp = 4.5 and kI = 7 S −1 . Find the
controller output for an error given by ep=3 Sin (Πt). What is the phase shift
between error and controller output? [8+8]

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