Measurements 1 HW 2

Read example 5.1, 5.2, 5.6 (posted)

Due: 11/03/2016
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1. An angular
display with

Max
Point
s
1
0.5
0.5
2

Scor
e

Max
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2. A thermometer
Point
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a sensor and a
s
readout has an
a)
2
of 0.7C and
b)
2
The sensor has
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4
Estimate the
uncertainty in the temperature measurement for:
a. The readout alone
b. The readout-sensor combination

Scor
e

The device
that the device
reading. Find
uncertainty in the
at:
a. 40 rpm
b. 400 rpm
c. 4000 rpm

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(write
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a)
b)
c)
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velocity meter has a

resolution of 2 rpm
(revolutions/minute).
specifications indicate
accuracy is 1.5% of
the design stage
velocity measurement

system is composed of
readout unit. The
accuracy and resolution
0.1 C, respectively.
an accuracy of 0.5 C.
design stage

3. The shear
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Max
Scor modulus, G, of a
material can be
determined by applying
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Point e
a torque, T, on a
cylindrical material
s
a)
2
specimen and
measuring the angular
twist, . The
modulus can then be
calculated from:
G= 2LT/R4 , where R
and L are the
specimen radius and
b)
1
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length,
respectively. The
relative uncertainly in each measured variable (L, T R, ) is 1.4%.

a. What is the relative uncertainty in G due to each individual measured variable?

b. What is the total relative uncertainty in G?

4. The heat transfer

Max
Scor for a rod of diameter
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(D=200.4mm)
immersed in a fluid
Point e
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(conductivity k=
0.6 3% W/mK of
s
value) can be
described by the
a)
2
Nusselt number,
Nu=hD/k, where h is
the convective
heat transfer coefficient
b)
1
(h= 170 W/m2K
with an uncertainty of
5%).
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3
a. Estimate
the uncertainty in Nu.
b. Which measured quantity contributed more to the Nu uncertainty? Show why?

5. A displacement
Max
Scor transducer has the
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following
specifications.
Point e
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Linearity error
0.25% of full scale
s
Drift
0.05%/C of reading
a)
2
Sensitivity
error
0.25% of
reading
b)
2
Excitation
voltage 10-25 VDC
Input range
0-15 cm
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4
Output range
0-15 V dc
The transducer
output will be read by a
voltmeter (accuracy= 0.2% of reading, resolution =20 V). The system is to be used at
room temperature, which will vary by 10C. Estimate the design stage uncertainty, in
cm, for a nominal displacement of
a) 3 cm
b) 9 cm