Process Instrumentation EIE 4th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Process Instrumentation detail syllabus for Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (Eie), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17EI45), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other eie 4th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit EIE 4th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for process instrumentation is as follows.

Course Objectives:

• To discuss the principle, design and working of transducers/sensors for the measurement of temperature, flow, vibration, density, viscosity, humidity and moisture.
• To provide the basic knowledge in selection of appropriate transducers/sensors for the measurement of above parameters based on their specifications, advantages and limitations.

Module 1

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Module 2

Flow Measurement: Introduction, Classification of Flow Meters, Head type flow meters, Rotameter, Electromagnetic Flow Meter, Mechanical Flow Meters, Anemometers, Ultrasonic flow meters – Doppler shift type (principle, working & derivation of Af), Transit time ((principle, working & derivation of AT), Vortex flow meters, Thermal flow meter, Laser anemometer, Rotor torque mass flow meter.

Module 3

Vibration Measurement: Introduction, Characteristics of vibration, Vibration sensing devices, Signal conditioners for vibration sensors, Shock measurements, System characteristics, Vibration exciters& Calibration. Measurement of Density: Definition & units of density and specific
gravity, Liquid density measurement – Ball type, capacitance type, displacement type, hydrometers, oscillating coriolis, radiation type, sound velocity type. Gas density measurement – displacement type, electromagnetic suspension type.

Module 4

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Module 5

Humidity Measurement: Definition and terminologies, dry and wet bulb psychrometers (Sling psychrometer), hair hygrometers, thin film capacitance humidity sensor, dew-point hygrometers, electrolytic hygrometers. Moisture Measurement: Definition and terminologies. Measurement of moisture in gases and liquids – Electrolytic hygrometer, capacitance hygrometer, impendence hygrometer, piezoelectric hygrometer, infrared absorption hygrometer. Measurement of moisture in solids – Nuclear moisture gauge, infrared absorption moisture gauge, capacitance moisture gauge, conductance moisture gauge.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will able to:

• Explain the principle, construction/design and analyze the transducers/sensors for the measurement of temperature, flow, vibration, density, viscosity, humidity and moisture.
• Select the appropriate transducers/sensors based on the needs of the process.
• Install and analyze the transducers/sensors for the measurement of above parameters.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

• Engineering knowledge
• Problem analysis
• Design & Development of Solutions
• Engineer and society
• Environment & sustainability
• Lifelong learning

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have TEN questions.
• Each full question consists of 16 marks.
• There will be 2 full questions (with maximum of THREE sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question fromeachmodule.

Text Books:

1. Instrumentation: Devices and Systems- C. S. Rangan, G. R. Sarma, V. S. V. Mani, 2nd Edition (32nd Reprint), McGraw Hill Education (India), 2014. [Module.1 – Measurement of temperature, Module.2, Module.3 – Measurement of vibration].
2. Measurement Systems Application and Design- Ernest O.Doeblin and Dhanesh N Manik, 5thEdition, McGraw Hill, 2007 [Module.1- Radiation Methods of Temperature Measurement].
3. Process Measurement Instrument Engineers Handbook- Bela G.Liptak, Revised Edition, Chilton Book Company, 1982. [Module.3 – Measurement of Density, Module.4]
4. Industrial Instrumentation – K. Krishnaswamy and S. Vijayachitra, New Age International Pub., 2005. [Module.5]

Reference Books:

1. Transducers and Instrumentation – D.V.S.Murty, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2009.
2. Introduction to Measurements and Instrumentation-A. K. Ghosh, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2007
3. Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis- B.C.Nakra and K.K.Choudhry, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt.Ltd. 2009.

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