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Industrial Instrumentation Syllabus

This document outlines the course objectives and units of study for an industrial instrumentation course. The course objectives include introducing various types of flow meters, level measurement techniques, and transmitters. The five units cover variable head flow meters, quantity meters and mass flow meters, electrical flow meters, level measurement, and transmitters. The course aims to provide understanding of the construction, installation, working, and calibration of different instrumentation used for flow, level, and other industrial measurements.

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Industrial Instrumentation Syllabus

This document outlines the course objectives and units of study for an industrial instrumentation course. The course objectives include introducing various types of flow meters, level measurement techniques, and transmitters. The five units cover variable head flow meters, quantity meters and mass flow meters, electrical flow meters, level measurement, and transmitters. The course aims to provide understanding of the construction, installation, working, and calibration of different instrumentation used for flow, level, and other industrial measurements.

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EI8552 INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION - II LT P C

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
 To introduce variable head type flow meters
 To introduce quantity meters, air flow meters and mass flow meters
 To educate on electrical type flow meters
 To educate on the level measurement techniques
 To educate on Viscosity, Humidity and Moisture content

UNIT I VARIABLE HEAD TYPE FLOWMETERS 9


Expression for flow rate through restriction(compressible and incompressible flow) -Orifice plate:
different types of orifice plates – Cd variation – pressure tappings – Venturi tube – Flow nozzle –
Dall tube – Pitot tube: combined pitot tube, averaging pitot tube – Installation and applications of
head flow meters

UNIT II QUANTITY METERS, AREA FLOW METERS AND MASS FLOW METERS 9
Positive displacement flow meters: Nutating disc, Reciprocating piston and Oval gear flow meters –
Inferential meter – Turbine flow meter – Variable Area flow meter: Rotameter –theory,
characteristics, installation and applications – Mass flow meter :– Angular momentum – Thermal,
Coriolis type mass flow meters – Calibration of flow meters: – Dynamic weighing method

UNIT III ELECTRICAL TYPE FLOW METERS 9


Principle and constructional details of Electromagnetic flow meter – Ultrasonic flow meters – Laser
Doppler anemometer – Vortex shedding flow meter – Target flow meter – Guidelines for selection
of flow meter – Open channel flow measurement – Solid flow rate measurement

UNIT IV LEVEL MEASUREMENT 9


Level measurement: Float gauges - Displacer type – D/P methods -Bubbler system-Load cell –
Electrical types – Conductivity sensors – Capacitive sensors – Nucleonic gauge – Ultrasonic gauge –
Boiler drum level measurement :– Differential pressure method and Hydrastep method - Solid level
measurement.

UNIT V TRANSMITTERS 9
Pneumatic transmitter: Operation - Electronic transmitter: Study of 2 wire and 4 wire transmitters –
Operation of Electronics and Smart transmitters – Principle of operation of flow, level, temperature
and pressure transmitters – Installation and Calibration of smart and conventional transmitters.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)
At the end of the course, the student will have the:
1. Ability to understand the construction, installation and working of different variable head type flow
meters.
2. Able to understand the construction, working and calibration of different quantity flow meters,
variable area flow meters, mass flow meters, electrical type, open channel and solid flow meters.
3. Ability to gain knowledge about the construction, working and calibration of different type of
transmitters.
4. Ability to choose appropriate flow meters or level sensor for an application.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Doebellin, E.O. and Manik D.N., “Measurement systems Application and Design”, 5 th Edition, Tata
McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 2007.
2. Patranabis, D., “Principles of Industrial Instrumentation”, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2010.

REFERENCES:
1. Liptak, B.G., Instrumentation Engineers Handbook (Measurement), CRC Press, 2005.
2. Singh,S.K., Industrial Instrumentation and Control, Tata McGrawHill Education Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 2009.
3. Jain, R.K., Mechanical and Industrial Measurements, Khanna Publishers, Delhi, 1999.
4. Jayashankar, V., “Lecture Notes on Industrial Instrumentation”, NPTEL, E-Learning Course,
IIT Madras.

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