ARASU ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KUMBAKONAM
OIC751 TRANSDUCER ENGINEERING(R-2017)
QUESTION BANK
PART-A
1. Give the advantages of MKS system of units.
2. Define Calibration.
3. Distinguish between active and Passive Transducers, Give example for each.
4. List out the classification of Transducers.
5. Generalize the significance of primary calibration in an electrical instrument.
6. Define Sensitivity and Linearity of an instrument
7. What is damping ratio of an instrument?
8. Differentiate accuracy and precision.
9. A thermometer has a time constant of 3.5 s. it is quickly taken from a temperature 0 degree
c to a water bath having temperature 100degree c. what temperature will be indicated after
1.5 s?
10. A temperature-sensitive transducer is subjected to a sudden temperature change. It takes
10 seconds for the transducer to reach equilibrium condition (5 time constant). How long
will it take for the transducer to read half of the temperature difference?
11. Define gauge factor.
12. Define strain of an instrument.
13. What is piezoresistive effect.
14. Compare absolute humidity and relative humidity.
15. Define the principle of operation of inductive Transducer.
16. Point out any four applications of strain gauge.
17. Sketch the equivalent circuit for LVDT.
18. Define Induction potentiometer.
19. Define the principle of variable reluctance transducer?
20. Classify the types of capacitive transducer.
21. List out the application of MEMS sensors.
22. What is the principle of Piezoelectric transducer?
23. Summarize the features of Smart Transducer.
24. Identify any one digital transducer for speed measurement.
25. Draw the block diagram of smart sensor.
PART-B & C
1. Explain in Detail about the type of Units.
2. Discuss about the types of errors in measurement system and explain how they are
corrected.
3. (i) Discuss about the Odds and Uncertainty in measurement.
(ii) Discuss the factors that to be considered in the selection of a transducer.
4. (i)Two resistors have the following rating :R1=36 ohms ± 5% and R2= 75 ohms ±5% . Deduce
the limiting error when the resistors are connected in i) Series and ii) Parallel.
Analyze about the desirable dynamic characteristics of a measuring system
5. Explain the terms sensitivity and linearity of transducers with an example for each.
6. Derive the time response of a first order transducer for a unit ramp input. Show the
response and discuss about steady state error.
7. Derive the step response of I order system and explain the effect of different time constants
on the response of the system.
8. Examine about the time response of a second order under damped measuring system for a
unit step input also draw their response.
9. (i) Discuss the factors influencing the nonlinear characteristics of potentiometer.
(ii) Explain the strain gauge with conditioning circuit that has compensation BTL-2
Understand for temperature.
10. Illustrate the construction and working of hot wire anemometer with a neat diagram. Also
give its advantages and disadvantages.
11. Summarize the construction, principle, working of thermistor and its resistance temperature
characteristics.
12. Describe the RTD and explain how it can be used to measure temperature
13. Describe the principle of operation and construction details of Capacitive transducer and
explain how pressure is measured using it.
14. (i) Describe the principle of operation and construction of variable reluctance transducer.
(ii) List the merits, demerits and typical applications for capacitive transducer
15. Classify three types of variable inductance transducers. Explain the working on the principle
of change in self-inductance.
16. Discuss the construction, operation and limitations of an induction potentiometer.
17. Explain with a neat block diagram the construction, operation and important characteristics
of a smart Transducer.
18. Define piezoelectric effect. Draw the equivalent circuit of a piezoelectric crystal and obtain
the transfer function of pieezoelectric transducer.
19. (i) Describe the principle of operation and construction of hall effect transducer.
(ii) Describe any one application of hall effect transducer.
20. (i) Describe the principle of Fibre optic sensor with neat diagram.
(ii) Describe the role of smart sensors in biomedical industries