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650:350 – Mechanical Engineering Measurements Final Exam Fall 2004 (180 minutes; Closed Book; Three Note Sheets) Please SHOW ALL WORK INSIDE THE BLUE BOOK. Anything written on these sheets (and not in the blue book) will not be graded. This exam has five problems. Point values for each part of these problems are given. Please put your answers to the trivia questions on the inside cover or your blue book. NOTE: Each part of each problem can be solved independently. When I tell you to assume a value for a previous part of the problem, use that value that I give you in your current calculations. Example: (a) y = 2+2, what is y? ⇒ y = 4 (b) Assume your answer to part (a) is 5, Find z = 5*y ⇒ z = 25 Problem #1 [50 pts] A first order instrument with a time constant of 2 s is used to measure a periodic input of amplitude (A). If a dynamic error of ± 2% can be tolerated: (a) [15 pts] Determine the maximum frequency of the periodic input that can be measured. (b) [15 pts] What is the associated time lag (in seconds) at this frequency? (c) [10 pts] Write an expression for the instrument response as a function of time, using the frequency and time lag found above. (d) [10 pts] If instead the measuring instrument was a critically damped second order system with the same time constant, find the instrument’s natural frequency and damping ratio. Problem #2 [50 pts] An ASME flow nozzle is used to measure the flow of 27°C air through a 25 cm diameter duct. The upstream static pressure is 4 atm absolute and the throat diameter is 15 cm. The differential pressure between an upstream tap and a throat tap is 20 cm of water. [ρ =