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Instrumentation Engineering
Transducers

Introduction to Transducers

F = 100 30 = 70C
We can write
66.5 = 70(1 e30/)

= 10 sec.
For second condition
68 = 70 (1 e(t /10))
by solving t = 36.5 sec.

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Resistive Transducers

B
350

350
A

350

350
D

10 V

Gf = 2.03 Vs = 10 V
= 1430 106
Strain gauge in BC subjected to strain of
1450 m/m.
Given,

Vbridge =
R =
=
Vbridge =

Vo
R

4 R + 2R
Gr R
2.03 1450 106 350
7.314 103 = 7.31 mV

T2 : Solution
d
Ro
= i
dt
Rt

di
6000
=
100 mm
20 k
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T1 : Solution

di = 30 mm,
RD
d
= i
Rt
dt

15000
di
=
20 k
100 mm
di = 75 mm
T3 : Solution

o =

E GF
4
2
10(10 + 20 sin314t ) 106
4

= [50 + 100sin 314t] V


T4 : Solution

R = Ro GF
=

R
0.52
=
= 0.0026
Ro GF 100 2

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Capacitive Transducers

C1 =
C2 =

o r l
d
o r X

o r (l X )

Given 2C1 = C2
r X o r (l X )
2 o r l
= o
+
d
d
d

L
X=
2

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T1 : Solution

T2 : Solution

Vo =

Ci d
ve
A

Vo
C v
= i e
d
A

10 1012 10
8.854 10 12 800 10 6

= 1.1412 104 V/m

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Inductive Transducers

Voltage produced in the stator of the transmitter

Vr cos = 5cos60 = 5

1
= 2.5 Volts
2

T2 : Solution

L = 6 mH ; d = 2mm
Towards the coil

2 0.035
6 mH
=
2 mm
L

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T1 : Solution

L = 6.10 mH
Away from coil
2 + 0.035
6 10 3
=
2
L

L = 5.896 mH

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Piezo-electric Transducers

Plate area A = 6 6 = 36 mm2


Stress of pressure P
8
= 0.222 106 N/m2
360 106

Strain

t
Stress
=
t
Modules of elasticity
0.222 10 6
= 0.0193
=
11.5 106

Voltage sensitivity g =

K
o r

Output voltage, Vo = gtp

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140 10 12
12 10 9 1

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T1 : Solution

= 11.67 10 3 (1.5 10 3 ) 0.22 106


Charge Q = K pressure force F
= 140 1012 8 = 1120 1012 C
Capacitance = C = Vo
Q
= 228 1012 Farads
T2 : Solution

Vo = gpt
300 = 0.65

f
2 103
36 106

F = 8.3 N

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Measurement of Flow

Q1
=
Q2
80
=
Q2

P1
P2
15
25

Q2 = 103.27 l/min
T2 : Solution

Cd A2

Q=

A2
A1

1
=
1000 =

2 p
2

M
Q
4
Q
2

3.5
A2 =
= 9.62 104
2

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T1 : Solution

Q = 4 103 m3/sec
4 103 = 0.95

9.62 10 4
1

1
4

2 p
1000

p = 8.9 kN/m2
T3 : Solution
Given = 4.5 104 Q
= 0.88, n = 4, Qmax = 3.15 103 m3s1
Now maximum amplitude
= max n
= 4.5 104 3.15 103 0.88 4
= 498.96
Maximum frequency, fmax =

max n
2

4.5 105 3.15 103 4


2

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Measurement of Pressure

p =
dw =
d=
=
We know,

9.81 Pa, dt = 2 mm = 0.002 m


0.02 m
4 mm, specific gravity = 0.864
0.864 1000


p = sin + L d g

sin =

p dt

d g d

9.81
(0.1)2
(0.0104) (0.864 1000) (9.81)
= sin1 (0.2793) = 16.22

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T1 : Solution

T2 : Solution
p = gh
1 = 13600 9.8 h
h = 7.5 103 mm
% error =

a
100
a+A

(1)2
100 = 0.44
(1)2 + (15)2

= 0.5% approx.

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Measurement of Temperature

Sensitivity of each thermopile 60 V/C


10 junction sensitivity = 10 60 V/C
Resolution of AC is given as

Vref
2n 1

6V
= 5.86 mV
= 10
2 1

Resolution of system =

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5.86 mV
= 0.977
6 mV/C

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T1 : Solution

T2 : Solution
Resistance of RTD at 1C
R1C = Ro (1 + t )
= 100 [1 + 0.00392 (1)]
= 100.392

Vo =

10(100.392)
10

100
1010.392
1010

= 0.384 mV/C

g=

10 mV
= 26 / C
0.384 mV

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Measurement of Force

Consider 1 kN is applied on load cell stress


=

1 103

(103 50)2
4

= 0.5095 106 N/m2


Strain =

Stress 0.5095 106


=
E
200 109

= 2.5475 106
Fractional change in resistance
dR
= F = 2 2.5475 106
R

= 5.095 106
6

Output voltage = 2(1 + ) 5.095 106

= 19.87 108
Gauge sensitivity = 19.87 V/kN

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T1 : Solution

T2 : Solution
F

ma
mg

F
4.9
m
F

=
=
=
=
=

mg + ma
mg
0.5 kg
0.5 0.5 9.8 + 0.5 4
4.5 N.

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Measurement of Torque,
Vibration & Shock

y
=
x

r2
(r 2 )2 + (5r )2

At 30 kHz

r=
y
=
x

30

=
= 1.5
n 20

= 0.7

1.5 1.5
(1 2.25) + (2 0.7 1.5)2

= 0.92

For 1 kHz

r=
y
=
x

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1000
= 50
20
50 50
(1 50 50)2 + (2 0.7 1.5)2

=1

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T1 : Solution

T2 : Solution

a peak = xm 2
= 10 103 (2 100)2
= 102 104 39.47

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Measurement of Velocity

Speed =

6000
= 600
10

Since points appear to be revolving once in


12 seconds or 5 times in 1 minute, we have
Slip = 5 rpm
Possible shaft speed = 600 5
= 605, 595 rpm

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T1 : Solution

T2 : Solution
(i)

n=

f
4000
=
m
10

= 400 rpm
(ii) 400 + 20 = 420 rpm
Shaft speed + disc speed.

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Measurement of Velocity

V
A
= B
VA
B

12 103 = 0.003
0.06
B
B = 0.24 m2/sec.
T2 : Solution
pH change 7.8 6.5 = 1.3
at 25C slope factor = 59.1 mV/pH unit

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T1 : Solution

= 59.1 1.3 100


= 7.683 V
Loading condition

VL =

Vo
RL
Ro + RL
7.683
1011 = 6.9 V
11
10 + 10
10

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