COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code:IC 501
Course Name: Industrial Instrumentation I
Contacts: 4
PREREQUISITES
To understand this course, the studentmust have idea of:
- Sensors and transducer.
- Atmospheric Pressure and Hydrostatics.
SYLLABI
Industrial instrumentation- I(IC 501)
Module / Content (IC 501- Industrial instrumentation- I) / Hour1 / Introduction to Industrial Instrumentation:
Temperature and heating, definitions, temperature scales. Bimetallic
thermometers, filled-bull and glass stem thermometers.
Thermocouples:
Thermoelectric effects, law of thermocouple, cold junction compensation
techniques, thermocouple types, construction, installation and protection,measuring circuits. Thermocouple burnout detection and high temperature
measurement methods. / 10
2 / Temperature Measurement:
Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD), principle, type, construction and
measuring circuits.
Thermistors:
Principle and sensor types, manufacturing techniques, measuring circuits,
linearization methods and application.
Pneumatic and suction pyrometers, Integrated circuit sensor, Diode type sensors,
Ultrasonic thermometers, Johnson noise thermometer, Fluid sensors,
Spectroscopic temperature measurement, Thermograph, Temperature switches ,
Thermostats. / 10
3 / Radiation measurement:
Radiation thermometers, introduction, definition of terms, general form of
radiation measurement system, radiation thermometer types, photo electric
radiation thermometers, signal conditioning for radiation thermometers, remote
reading thermometers. Temperature sensor selection and application, sensor
calibrators and simulators / 7
4 / Pressure measurement:
Pressure measurement basics, mechanical type instruments, Electro mechanical type, Low-pressure measurement, related accessories, pressure measuring standards, selection and application.
Definition of transmitter, classification, pneumatic transmitter, force balance type,
torque balance type, two wire and four wire transmitter, I/P and P/I converter / 8
5 / Measurement of viscosity:
Definition, units, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian behavior, measurement of viscosity using laboratory viscometer, industrial viscometers, viscometer selection and application.
Measurement of density: Definition, units, liquid density, measurement, gas
densitometers, application and selection. / 5
BEYOND SYLLABI COVERAGE
IC 501 (ICE).IFLOWSHEET SYMBOL of different Temperature and pressure measuringinstruments and there installation.
Lecture Plan:
Cl. No. / Date / Topics / Remarks1 / 9.7.15 / Introduction to Industrial Instrumentation: what is industrial Instrumentation
2& 3 / 13.7/14.7 / Temperature Measurement :
Temperature and heating, definitions, temperature scales.
Bimetallic thermometers.
4 & 5 / 16.7/17.7 / Filled-bull and glass stem thermometers
6 & 7 / 20.7/21.7 / RTD: Resistance Temperature Detector principle, type, constructions and Measuring circuits.
8 / 22.7 / Numerical regarding RTD.
9&
10 / 23.7/27.7 / Thermistors:
Principle and sensor types, manufacturing techniques, measuring circuit.
Linearization methods.
11 / 28.7 / Thermistor application and problems.
12 & 13 / 29.7/30.7 / Thermocouples:
Thermoelectric effects. Laws of thermocouple, cold junction compensation techniques and Problems.
14 & 15 / 3.8/4.8 / Thermocouple types, construction, installation and protection,Measuring circuits and problems. Thermocouple burnout detection.
16 / 5.8 / High temperature measurement methods and problems.
17 &18 / 6.8/11.8 / Miscellaneous and Discontinued Sensors:
Pneumatic and suction pyrometers, Integrated circuit sensor, Diode type sensors.
Ultrasonic thermometers, Johnson noise thermometer.
19 & 20 / 12.8/13.8 / Fluid sensors. Spectroscopic temperature measurement, Thermograph, Temperature switches, Thermostats.
21 & 22 / 14.8/17.8 / Radiation measurement:
Radiation thermometers, introduction, definition of terms, general form of radiation measurement system.
Radiation thermometer types, photo electric radiation thermometers, signal conditioning for radiation thermometers.
23& 24 / 18.8/19.8 / Remote reading thermometers. Temperature sensor selection and application, sensor calibrators and simulators.
25 & 26 / 20.8/24.8 / Pressure measurement: Basics, mechanical type instruments, Electro mechanical type.
27 & 28 / 26.8/31.8 / Low-pressure measurement, related accessories, pressure measuring standards.
29 / 1.9 / selection and application and problems
3031 / 8.9/9.9 / Transmitter:Definition, classification, pneumatic transmitter, force balance type, torque balance type.
32 / 10.9 / Two wire and four wire transmitter, I/P and P/I converter.
33 / 11.9 / Installation and Problems regarding transmitter.
34 & 35 / 21.9/22.9 / Measurement of viscosity:Definition, units, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian behavior, measurement of viscosity using laboratory viscometer, industrial viscometers.
36 & 37 / 28.9 : 2 class / Viscometer selection and application and Problems on viscosity.
38 & 39 / 29.9/30.9 / Measurement of density: Definition, units, liquid density, measurement, gas densitometers.
40 / 1.10 / Application and selection. Problems on density measurement.
Recommended Books:
- Measurement Systems: Application and design, E.O. Doebin, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill.
- Principle of Industrial Measurement, D. Patranabis, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.Production.
- Process/Industrial Instruments and control handbook, C.M. Douglas, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill.
- Instrument Engineers Handbook, Fourth Edition, Three Volume Set- Process Measurement and analysis vol-1..Bela G. Liptak
Subject Teacher:IndranilDey
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