AE482 Industrial Instrumentation PDF
AE482 Industrial Instrumentation PDF
AE482 Industrial Instrumentation PDF
Reference Books
1. Andrew W.G, “Applied Instrumentation in Process Industries – A survey”, Vol I &
Vol II, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 2001.
2. Douglas M. Considine, “Process / Industrial Instruments & Controls Handbook”, 5th
Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1999.
3. Liptak B.G, “Process Measurement and Analysis”, 4th Edition, Chilton Book
Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 2003.
4. Noltingk B.E., “Instrumentation Reference Book”, 2ndEdition, Butterworth
Heinemann, 1995.
Course Plan
Module Contents Hours End Sem.
Exam
Marks
Temperature measurement: Resistance temperature detector
(RTD), principle and types, construction requirements for
industry, measuring circuits. Thermistors, principle and
sensor types, manufacturing techniques, measuring circuits,
linearization methods and applications. Pneumatic and
I 7 15%
suction pyrometers, integrated circuit sensors, diode type
sensors, ultrasonic thermometers, Johnson noise
thermometer, fluidic sensors, spectroscopic temperature
measurements, thermograph, temperature switches and
thermostats.
Pressure measurement basics, mechanical type instruments,
electromechanical type, low pressure measurement, related
accessories, pressure measuring standards, selection and
II 7 15%
application. Transmitter definition, classification, pneumatic
transmitter-force balance type, torque balance type, two wire
and four wire transmitters, I/P and P/I converters.
FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Measurement of viscosity: definitions, units, Newtonian and
Newtonian behaviour, measurement of viscosity using
laboratory viscometers, industrial viscometers. Viscometer
III 7 15%
selection and application. Measurement of density,
definitions, units, liquid density measurement, gas
densitometers, its application and selection.
Flow measurement: Introduction, definitions and units,
classification of flow meters, pitot tubes, positive
IV displacement liquid meters and provers, positive 6 15%
displacement gas flow meters, variable area flow meters.
Part A
Answer any two out of three questions from Module 1 and 2 together. Each question carries
15 marks and may have not more than four sub divisions. (15 x 2 = 30 marks)
Part B
Answer any two out of three questions from Module 3 and 4 together. Each question carries
15 marks and may have not more than four sub divisions. (15 x 2 = 30 marks)
Part C
Answer any two out of three questions from Module 5 and 6 together. Each question carries
15 marks and may have not more than four sub divisions. (20 x 2 = 40 marks)