SIE 1004 Tutorial 5

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1. ______ What is the reading of the Micrometer in the figure?

2. ______What is the reading of the Vernier Micrometer in the figure?

3. A capacitive sensor consists of two parallel 12 plates separated by air with a distance
of 0.2mm.
a. Find the capacitance in pF.
b. If the plates are displaced in a normal direction, find the sensitivity in pF/mm.
c. If the plates are displaced in a parallel direction, find the sensitivity in pF/mm.
d. Which of the configuration provides a linear relation between the displacement
and capacitance?

4. A differential pressure system is used to measure the level of the liquid in a tank and
when the level is at the bottom of the tank, the sensor reads -58.8kPa. What is the level
in the tank (relative to the bottom) when the sensor reads -10kPa, if the fluid in the tank
has a density of 978 /3?

SIE1004 Measurement and Sensor Technology Trimester A 2014

SIE1004 Tutorial 5

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5. The level of a fluid in a tank is measured with an ultrasonic sensor. If the sound velocity
of vapor in the tank is 1400ft/sec and the distance from the transmitter to the surface is
5ft, what will be the transit time for the ultrasonic pulse? What will be the time if there
is a 30 between the sound pulse and the surface?

SIE1004 Measurement and Sensor Technology Trimester A 2014

SIE1004 Tutorial 5

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