DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL

EDUCATION
ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : A. Vinay Kumar
Designation : HEIE
Branch : AEIE
Institution : Q.Q GPT, Hyderabad.
Subject : Process Instrumentation – II
Semester : IV
Code No : AEI-405
Major Topic : Pressure measurement
Duration : 100 Mins.
Sub Topic : Pressure multiplexer
Teaching Aids : Photos, animations, diagrams
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 Recap

In last class we have learnt about the

• Piezo electric pressure transducer

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 Objectives:

Upon completion of this topic , you would be

able to know about
• Need for pressure multiplexer
• Operation
• Advantages
• Applications

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 Need for Pressure multiplexer

• Simultaneous measurement of pressure at various

locations is required for detailed investigation such as
wind tunnel testing
• If a pressure transducer is individually used at each point
the entire equipment tends to be
• Large
• Expensive
• Cumbersome
• To avoid this problem we require a Pressure
multiplexer

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Wind-Tunnel

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Wind-Tunnel

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 Pressure Multiplexer

Pressure
Amplifier
transducer
Pressure inlets

Analog
display

Cut-off Storage Port

ADC
valve chamber indicator DD

Programmer Printer

Scani valve

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 Description

It consists of
• Cut-off valves
• Storage
• Scani valve
• Pressure transducer
• Amplifier
• Programmer

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 Description…

• Port indicator
• Analog to digital converter (ADC)
• Analog display
• Digital display (DD)
• Digital printer

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 Operation
• It uses a scani valve arrangement with 24 or 48 ports

• It is a 24 or 48 ports

• It is driven by motor or solenoid

• It connects miniature strain gauge type pressure

transducer to the pressure ports

• It connects sequentially , each at a time

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 Operation…
• The signal from the transducer is processed with a
suitable signal conditioner.

• This signal is printed out or displayed in required units

• Cut-Off valves with storage chambers are used to freeze

several unknown pressure values simultaneously

• They can be measured later using programmer

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 Advantages

• Good response even at low pressure levels

• Maximum Speed at sampling can be as high as 48 ports/
minute

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 Applications

• In aeronautical
• Aerodynamic and its allied fields

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Pressure scani valve

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Pressure scani valve

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 Summary

We have discussed about

Pressure multiplexer
• Need
• Operation
• Advantages
• Applications

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 Quiz

1. Pressure multiplexer will have ---- No. of max.

Ports
a. 24
b. 48
c. 96
d .None

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 Frequently Asked Questions

1. Explain the operation of Pressure multiplexer?

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