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    TTTI/ER/EO/01

    THIKA TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

    APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

    END OF STAGE TWO EXAMINATION 2- JULY 2024

    PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL

    TIME: 2 HOURS

    DIPLOMA IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

    DICE II TEP 2022

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

    - Answer all questions in the section A and any 2 in section B


    - No mobile phones in the examination room
    - This paper has 5 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain
    that all the pages are printed as indicated.

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    SECTION A: (40Marks)
    Attempt all the questions from this Section
    1. Define the following terms: (4Mks)
    i. Feedback
    ii. Output
    iii. Control system
    iv. Disturbance
    2. Distinguish between hybrid and natural control system (4mks)
    3. The figure below shows a block diagram of a closed loop system

    Determine the system closed loop transfer function. (4Mks)


    4. With the aid of a diagram, explain the following standard test signals. (4Mks)
    i. Step signal
    ii. Ramp signal
    5. Sketch on the same axis the response curves of a process control system when subjected to the
    following conditions
    i. Under damped. (1Mk)
    ii. Critically damped. (1Mk)
    iii. Over damped. (1Mk)
    iv. Undamped. (1Mk)
    6. a). Distinguish between closed loop and open loop control system (2Mks)

    b). State any two advantages of closed loop control system (2Mks)
    7. The transfer function of control system subjected to unit-step change is given by

    C(S) = 24
    R(S) 4S2+ 16S+64
    Calculate (i) undamped natural frequency (2Mks)
    (ii) damped natural frequency (2Mks)
    8. Determine the transfer function of the RC diagram below (4Mk)

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    9. Differentiate between measured output variable and unmeasured output variable giving an
    example in each (4Mks)
    10. State four characteristics of feedback. (4Mks)

    SECTION B: 30 Marks
    Attempt any TWO questions from this Section
    11. a). From the following block diagram, determine the following

    Determine (i) the characteristic equation


    (ii) Rise time. (2Mks)
    (iii) Peak time. (2Mks)
    (iv) Maximum overshoot. (2Mks)
    (v)Settling time for 2% criterion. (2Mks)
    b) Apply mason’s Rule to calculate the transfer function of the system represented by the
    signal flow graph below. (7Mks)

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    12. a) Define the superposition theorem (3Mks)

    (b)Determine the output (c) of the control system below (12Mks)

    13. (a)Define the term system modelling (1Mk)


    (b) Obtain the transfer function of a system modelling by the following different equation
    TdPo + Po(t) = dP(i) (4Mks)
    dt dt
    (c) The figure represents a mixing tank non-reactive system; the tank contains liquid of volume

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    8m3

    If Co(t) is the concentration of the output and at time t=o Co (o) =0


    a) Derive the mathematical model describing the system (4Mks)
    b) Find the transfer function of the system (4Mks)
    c) Determine the order of the control system (2Mks)

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