Process Instrumentation and Control detailed syllabus for Safety & Fire Engineering (SFE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the SFE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Safety & Fire Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit SFE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to SFE Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of process instrumentation and control is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNCTIONS OF INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM 9
Elements of measurement – Fundamental standards, Quality of measurement, Meaning of measurement, Errors in measuring instruments, Precision and accuracy, Calibration principle, Static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments. Measurement of temperature. Pressure and vacuum measurement – Manometers.
Unit II
MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE 9
Flow measurement – Orifice installation, Pitot tube, Area Flow meters,- Direct method, Measurement of level in open and pressure vessels. Measurement of pH and humidity. Signal transmission, and codes.
Unit III
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Unit IV
PROCESS CONTROL 9
Introduction to stability – Definition via impulse response function – Routh- Hurwitz stability criterion. Control system components- Hydraulic controllers – Pneumatic controllers – PLC.
Unit V
ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS 9
Introduction to advanced control systems, cascade control, feed forward control, Smith predictor, control of distillation towers and heat exchangers, introduction to computer control of chemical processes.
Course Outcomes:
Students able to
- Acquire knowledge about the measurement principles and techniques of measuring temperature and pressure.
- Identify suitable methods for the measurement of Flow, level, pH and humidity.
- Understand the open loop and closed loop control system
- Analyze the stability of a control system
- Knowledge of various hazards associated with hot working of metals and methods of Control.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Eckman, D. P. “Industrial instrumentation”. Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi.1990.
- George Stephanopolous, “Chemical process control: An introduction to theory and practice”. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd,1990.
- Irwin B Crandall, “Theory of Vibrating Systems and Sound”, D. Vannostrand Company, New Jercy, 1974.
- I.K. Sawhney, S. K. Chaudhary& Sunil Kumar,”Instrumentation and Process Control,2018
- K Krishnaswamy,”Industrial Instrumentation Vol. I, New Age International, 2003
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Safety & Fire Engineering 5th Sem, visit SFE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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