MET 310 Sensors Transducers and Actuators Exam 2020

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MET 310: Second Semester Examination 2019/2020, 30/07/2020 (instructor Abongwa Acho), University of Buea: thermocouple linear-equation derivation, a list of signal-conditioning elements and actuators, a non-linear-sensors true/false discussion, common RTD errors and mitigation, fluid-flow sensors with a worked hot-wire-anemometer example; a resistive displacement sensor's range/resolution/signal-conditioning-circuit derivation; a parallel-plate capacitive liquid-level sensor's C=Kh+C0 derivation and a worked level calculation; LVDT-based differential pressure cells, thermocouple-vs-thermistor comparison, and load-cell types. Source files 3.pdf and 4.pdf are duplicate scans of this same paper, processed once.