FACULTY OF ELECTRONC & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

BENE 4153 PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION TUTORIAL 1

Qin
1) The tank in Figure 1 has a
relationship between flow and level
given by Qiyt  K h , where h is the
level of water and K is a constant
10(l / min) / m1 / 2 . Suppose the input
flow is 15 l/min. At what level of h h
will the level stabilize from self- H
regulation?
Qout
Figure 1

2) Suppose the temperature range 20 C to 120 C is linearly converted to the standard current
range of 4 to 20 mA.
(i) What current will result from 66 C?
(ii) What temperature does 6.5 mA represent?

Ac
Power
3) For the process control
system as shown in Figure 2,
suppose the relays close at Ve = K (V – Vref)
Cooler
1.5V and open at 1.1V. The
amplifier has a gain of 10, the Vref
reference is 3 V, and the
sensor outputs 150 mV/C.
V
Calculate the temperatures at
which the heater turns on and Heater
off and at which the cooler
turns on and off.
V Resistance-to- R
voltage converter

Figure 2

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4) Suppose each bit change in a 4-bit ADC represents a level of 0.15 m.

(i) What would the 4 bits be for a level of 1.7 m?
(ii) Suppose the 4 bits were 10002, what is the range of possible levels?

5) Figure 3 shows a manufacturing process diagram. Using the P&ID symbols, draw a process-
control diagram of the system.

Figure 3

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