Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable,
and the measured variable given a description of various
typical industrial processes.

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable, and the measured variable given a descrip..

Answer / ecxlsync

* Manipulated variable is the one being manipulated by the
final element(usually control valve) to correct the error.
* Controlled variable is the one being controlled or the
desired process value according to the SP.
* Measured Variable is the output of the measuring device.
example water temperature control:
there is a heat exchanger. the are 2 inlets of this exchanger
which is hot and cold water. the hot water must be cool down
when it leaves the exchanger at a certain temperature being
defined by the SP. a control valve installed at the cold
water inlet line to control the flow of cold water. the cold water flow at the control valve downstream is the MANIPULATED VARIABLE. the temp of hot water discharge from exchanger which has attained the setpoint value is the CONTROLLED VARIABLE.

Is This Answer Correct ?    35 Yes 4 No

Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable, and the measured variable given a descrip..

Answer / shasha

a manipulated variable is the one you change to see what
happens to the "responding" variable

a "responding variable is the one that changes in response
to your changing the manipulated variable


The controlled variable(s) is (are) the one(s) that you hold
constant and don't allow to change


For example: Let's say you're doing an experiment to find
out if drinking lots of Kool-Aid makes you stronger. You
take two groups of people, and you feed them exactly the
same things, EXCEPT that Group A gets lots of Kool-Aid and
Group B gets lots of water.

Manipulated variable: Kool-Aid. One group drinks lots, the
other drinks none.

Responding variable: How strong the person is. One group
will demonstrate that they can (maybe) lift some amount of
weight. Can the other group lift that, too?

Controlled variable: All other aspects of the diet, e.g. how
much they're eating, what kinds of food they eat, how much
candy. These are all kept identical between the groups.
• 10 months ago

Is This Answer Correct ?    17 Yes 5 No

Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable, and the measured variable given a descrip..

Answer / ahmed helmy

- Manipulated variable is the output of controller to final control element to correct the error sometimes called also output

- Set point is the desired value for the process

- Controlled variable is the process variable which is the output of the process and measured by the transmitter

- Measured variable is also the controlled variable

- process variable = controlled variable = measured variable

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 3 No

Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable, and the measured variable given a descrip..

Answer / a

PROCESS VARIABLE - Sensor O/P value in the form of 4-20ma
corresponds to Actual value after conditioning.(say level)

Example: Radar Lvl TX

SET VALUE - Required Process value to make the system
stable.

Example: Actual Tank lvl 100%
Required Lvl (to be maintain) 70%

MANIPULATED VARIABLE - Output Signal(4-20ma) required to
maintain the process variable near to setpoint.

Example: Control valve action to fill the tank.

Is This Answer Correct ?    14 Yes 9 No

Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable, and the measured variable given a descrip..

Answer / ram

The variables that are manipulated to have control over the process variable is called "manipulated variable"
Eg. Level is maintained by closing or opening the control valve ; here control valve position is "mv"

According to this example , both PV and CV ....is the level of the water in tank

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 2 No

Determine the manipulated variable, controlled variable, and the measured variable given a descrip..

Answer / sreenivasan

let e---error,r--setpoint(reference),b--feedback(measured
variable), m---manipulated variable, c---controlled variable

Now

1)e=r-b
2)c=(Control action*e) + Bias
3)m= c(after final control action)

Is This Answer Correct ?    13 Yes 13 No

Post New Answer

More Instrumentation Interview Questions

what is orifice plate? Give me best answer?....plz

5 Answers  


what is the principale of vortex flow meter.

7 Answers   Ambuja, India Glycols,


What is the Relation Between flow and pressure. How both terms related with each other.

1 Answers  


what is droop in governer ,type of droop ,how it work

0 Answers   TATA,


7. What are tri-state devices and why they are essential in a bus oriented system

1 Answers  






 why Fahrenheit unit of moistur analyzer transmitter

0 Answers   Infosys, Samsung,


We are using Rosemount 5400 series Radar Level Transmitters in all types of Sump Applications having oily water hdrocarbon petrochemical nature. What we are facing the problem frequently is that always getting reading frezzed at some value. If we do power recycling , sometimes it is working . then making same freezing problem. If anybody faced before such type of problem and also having solution , Please give the answer.

0 Answers   Sabic,


What are the key components of control loop?

1 Answers  


which instrument is used to study the structure of phloem and xylem tissue?

1 Answers  


How to set up the various advanced process controllers, input the proper parameters, and tune those controllers given related control system information.

1 Answers   EID Parry,


Identification of control valve parts.

0 Answers   CCIE, Oil and Gas Jobs,


Boiler flame scanner working principle?

1 Answers   Bhel,


Categories
  • Civil Engineering Interview Questions Civil Engineering (5085)
  • Mechanical Engineering Interview Questions Mechanical Engineering (4451)
  • Electrical Engineering Interview Questions Electrical Engineering (16632)
  • Electronics Communications Interview Questions Electronics Communications (3918)
  • Chemical Engineering Interview Questions Chemical Engineering (1095)
  • Aeronautical Engineering Interview Questions Aeronautical Engineering (239)
  • Bio Engineering Interview Questions Bio Engineering (96)
  • Metallurgy Interview Questions Metallurgy (361)
  • Industrial Engineering Interview Questions Industrial Engineering (259)
  • Instrumentation Interview Questions Instrumentation (3014)
  • Automobile Engineering Interview Questions Automobile Engineering (332)
  • Mechatronics Engineering Interview Questions Mechatronics Engineering (97)
  • Marine Engineering Interview Questions Marine Engineering (124)
  • Power Plant Engineering Interview Questions Power Plant Engineering (172)
  • Textile Engineering Interview Questions Textile Engineering (575)
  • Production Engineering Interview Questions Production Engineering (25)
  • Satellite Systems Engineering Interview Questions Satellite Systems Engineering (106)
  • Engineering AllOther Interview Questions Engineering AllOther (1379)