Process Instrumentation Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-2)

Process Instrumentation detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MT662), 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 open elective-2 syllabus for vtu be 2017 scheme you can visit Open Elective-2 syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme Subjects. The detail syllabus for process instrumentation is as follows.

Course Objectives:

• Gain the Knowledge of basic principles of transducers systems.
• Understand the significant material on important specific areas such as pressure, temperature, measurement, Heat-flux sensors, flow meters etc.
• Use the Instrumentation & Controls for various industrial applications.

Module 1
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Module 2

Measurement Of Force, Torque & Shaft Power: Principle of measurement of Force, Torque, Shaft power standards and calibration: basic methods of force measurement; characteristics of elastic force transducer- Bonded strain gauge, differential transformer, piezo electric transducer, variable reluctance/ FM- Oscillator digital systems, loading effects; torque measurement on rotating shafts, shaft power measurement (dynamometers).

Module 3

Temperature Measurement: Standards & calibration: thermal expansion methods-bimetallic thermometers, liquid-in-glass thermometers, pressure thermometers; thermoelectric sensor (thermocouple)- common Thermocouples, reference junction consideration, special materials, configuration & techniques; electrical resistance sensors- conductive sensor (resistance thermometers), bulk semiconductors sensors (thermistors); junction semiconductor sensors; digital thermometers.

Module 4
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Module 5

Flow Measurement: Local flow velocity, magnitude and direction. Flow visualization. Velocity magnitude from pitot static tube. Velocity direction from yaw tube, pivoted vane, served sphere, dynamic wind vector indicator. Hot wire
and hot film anemometer. Hot film shock-tube velocity sensors.

Course Outcomes:

On completion of the course students will

• have the knowledge of design instruments with good precision and Calibrate the designed instruments.
• understand measurement as applied to research & development operations & also to monitoring & control of industrial & military systems & processors.
• illustrate the various applications in the field of DCS & SCADA .

Text Books:

1. Measurement systems application and design- ERNEST O DOEBELIN, 5th Edition Tata McGraw Hill.

Reference Books:

1. Instrumentation Devices & Systems- Rangan, Mani and Sharma 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. Process Instruments & Controls Hand Book Considine- D.M. Mc Graw Hill.
3. Transducers & Instrumentation- DVS Murthy, Prentice Hall of India.
4. Instrumentation & Process Measurements- W.Bolton,Universities Press.

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