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(b)
(c)
2. A mercury thermometer bulb is in. long by 1/8 in. diameter. The glass envelope is very
thin. Calculate the time constant in water flowing at 10 ft/sec at a temperature of 100oF. You
can assume all resistance to heat flow is in the outside water and all heat capacity is in
mercury. The heat transfer coefficient for water can be estimated from the following
equation:
hD
k = 0.1914 Re 0.618 Pr1/ 3
C p
(Note: Pr = k )
Data:
Water: Cp = 1.0 Btu/lboF, k = 0.36 Btu/fthroF, = 0.72 cp = 0.722.42 lb/ fthr
Mercury: Cp = 0.33 Btu/lboF, specific gravity = 13.6
Solution
MC p
= hA
3.1 A thermometer having first-order dynamics with a time constant of 1 min is at 100oF. The
thermometer is suddenly placed in a bath at 110oF at t = 0 and left there for 1 min, after
which it is immediately returned to a bath at 100oF.
(a) Draw a sketch showing the variation of the thermometer reading with time.
(b)Calculatethethermometerreadingatt=0.5minandatt=2.0min.
Solution
At t = 0.5 min T = 103.9347
At t = 2.0 min T = 102.32
4. A mercury thermometer, which has been on a table for some time, is registering the room
temperature, 75oF. Suddenly, it is placed in a 400oF oil bath. The following data are obtained
for the response of the thermometer.
Time, sec
Thermometer T, oF
0
75
1
107
2.5
140
5
205
8
244
10
282
15
328
30
385
Level (ft)
4.8
5.3673
5.9041
6.412
6.8927
7.3475
7.7779
8.1852
8.5706
Time (min)
1.2423
1.3804
1.5184
1.6564
1.7945
1.9325
2.0705
2.2086
2.3466
Level (ft)
8.9354
9.2805
9.6071
9.9161
10.2085
10.4853
10.7471
10.9949
11.2294
Time (min)
2.4847
2.6227
2.7607
..
14.3558
14.4938
14.6319
14.7699
Level (ft)
11.4513
11.6612
11.8599
..
15.3261
15.328
15.3297
15.3313
Kp = 3.19 ft/gpm
This height occurs at t 2.5 min = . The transfer function is thus:
H (s)
3.19 ft/gpm
Q( s ) = 2.5s 1
In this equation: H(s) = h(s) 4.8 ft and Q(s) = q-1.5 . H(s) and Q(s) are deviation variables.
7. The bypass cooling system shown is designed so that the total flow of 200 gpm of a liquid
with heat capacity of 0.8 Btu/lboF is split under the normal conditions, 20 % going around
the bypass and 80 % going through the cooler. Process inlet and outlet temperature under
these conditions are 250 and 150oF. Inlet and outlet water temperatures are 80 and 120oF.
Process side pressure drop the exchanger is 10 psi. The control valves have linear trim and
are designed to be half open at design rates with a 15 psi drop over the bypass valve and 10
psi drop over the cooler valve. Liquid density is constant at 62.3 lb/ft3.
What will the valve positions be if the total process flow is reduced to 25 percent of design
and the process outlet temperature is held at 150oF?
S e t p o in t ( S P )
TC
P ro c e s s b y p a s s
TT
W a te r
T i( t )
T (t)
P ro c e s s
s tre a m
C o o le d s tr e a m
s2
2
10. Find the inverse of F (s) = s 8s 20
Solution
4
4
3( s 1)
4.5
4
4
1
1
4.5 =0.47059
C(s)/R(s)= 3( s 1) =
12. Consider the following control system with all instrumentation in electronic (4 to 20 mA)
Hot oil
o
90 F
Refrigerant
o
Cooler
FT
Heat
exchanger
50 F
Cooled oil
o
70 F
TT
TC
a) If the temperature transmitter has a range of 50-100oF, determine the value from the
temperature transmitter.
b) If the range of the orifice-differential pressure flow transmitter on the water line is 0-2000
gpm, determine the value from the flow transmitter for a water flow rate of 900 gpm.
Solution
a) If the temperature transmitter has a range of 50-100oF, determine the value from the
temperature transmitter.
70 50
4 + 16 100 50 = 10.4 mA
b) If the range of the orifice-differential pressure flow transmitter on the water line is 0-2000
gpm, determine the value from the flow transmitter for a water flow rate of 900 gpm.
2
900
4 + 16 2000 = 7.24 mA