Environmental Instrumentation Syllabus for B.Tech 6th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Environmental Instrumentation Seminar B.Tech (R13) sixthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the principles and application of different instruments used for performance monitoring and testing of equipment in wastewater treatment, air pollution control, effluent analysis and emission monitoring.
UNIT I : GENERAL [9 hours]
Study of machinery, electric motors types and characteristics, other prime covers, pumps, capacity, operation and maintenance of pumping machinery, air compressors preventive maintenance, break-down maintenance, schedules – Factors to be considered in the selection of the equipments.
UNIT II : INSTRUMENTATION [9 hours]
pH meter – Flame Emission Spectrometry. Absorption spectrometry – Nephelometry – Atomic Absorption Spectrometry – Gas chromatography – working principle and components.Total carbon analyser – Mercury Analyser polar graph for metal estimation and organic compounds – Ion selective Electrode -SO2 and CO analyser – Instrument components and its working principle.
UNIT III : WATER SUPPLY MACHINERY AND WASTEWATER MACHINERY [9 hours]
Drilling equipment, pumping equipment for wells. Machinery required for primary and secondary treatment, sewage pumps , sludge pumps, vaccum filtration equipment.
[TOTAL:45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES: The students completing the course will have
- an understanding of various instruments and equipments used in measurement and monitoring for environmental engineering applications
- ability to describe the operation of a range of sensors and transducers with particluar reference to monitoring of water and air quality
TEXTBOOKS:
- Trivedy R. K. & Goel P.K., Chemical and Biological methods for water pollution studies, Environmental publication, Karat, 1986.
- Cox C.R., Operation and Control of Water Treatment Processes, World Health
Organisation, Geneva, 1964.
REFERENCES
- Course Manual on Preventive Maintenance of Water Distribution System, NEERI, 1973.
- Standards Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, 17th Edition, WPCF, APHA and AWWA, USA, 1989.
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