Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC4301 : Industrial Instrumentation { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Umesh Chandra Pati
Syllabus
| Module 1 : |
Introduction to industrial instrumentation, Pressure measurement: Manometer, Elastic transducers: Bourdon tube, Bellows, Diaphragm, Low pressure measurement: McLeaod gauge, Thermal conductivity gauge, Ionization gauge, High pressure measurement. Temperature measurement: Thermal expansion methods, Thermoelectric sensors, Electrical resistance sensors, Radiation methods, Optical Pyrometer, Blackbody-tipped fiber optic radiation thermometer, Temperature measuring problems in flowing fluids. Flow measurement: Laminar and turbulent flow, Differential pressure flow meters, Variable area flow meter, Vortex shedding flow meter, Positive displacement flowmeter, Noninvasive methods, Level measurement: Float systems, Pressure measuring devices, Ultrasonic level gauge, Capacitive devices, Fiber optic sensors. Recent developments. |
Course Objective
| 1 . |
The students will know about different techniques of measurement of various industrial parameters like pressure, temperature, flow and level. |
Course Outcome
| 1 . |
A graduate should be able to understand & design different sensors for measurement of different physical variables like pressure, temperature, flow and level. |
Essential Reading
| 1 . |
E.O. Doebelin, Measurement Systems, Application and Design, McGraw Hill International Edition, Singapore, 2017 |
| 2 . |
D. Patranabis, Principles of Industrial Instrumentation, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,2010 |
Supplementary Reading
| 1 . |
C.S. Rangan, G.R. Sarma and V.S.V. Mani, Instrumentation Devices and Systems, Tata McGraw Hill,2017 |
| 2 . |
A.K. Ghosh, Introduction to Instrumentation and Control, Prentice Hall of India,2015 |