JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

R18 B.TECH. List of Open Electives

Applicable From 2018-19 Admitted Batch

Branch III Yr II Sem Open Elective (OE – I) IV Yr I Sem Open Elective (OE – II) IV Yr II Sem Open Elective (OE – III)
Civil Engineering Disaster Preparedness & Planning Remote Sensing & GIS Environmental Impact Assessment
Management
Computer Science & 1. Entrepreneurship 1. Data Structures 1. Machine Learning
Engineering / Information 2. Fundamentals of Management for 2. Artificial Intelligence 2. Mobile Application Development
Technology Engineers 3. Python Programming 3. Scripting Languages
3. Cyber Law & Ethics 4. Java Programming 4. Database Management Systems
Electronics and Instrumentation Basics of Sensors Technology Fundamentals of Biomedical Basics of Virtual Instrumentation
Engineering Applications
Electronics and Communication Fundamentals of Internet of Things Electronic Sensors Measuring Instruments
Engineering
Electrical and Electronics 1. Reliability Engineering 1. Utilization of Electrical Energy 1. Basics of Power Plant Engineering
Engineering 2. Renewable Energy Sources 2. Electric Drives and Control 2. Energy Sources and Applications
Mechanical Engineering Quantitative Analysis for Business Basic Mechanical Engineering Non-Conventional Sources of energy
Decisions
Aeronautical Engineering Quantitative Analysis for Business Basics of Aeronautical Engineering Elements of Rocket Propulsion
Decisions
Mechatronics 1. Industrial Management 1. Intellectual Property Rights 1. Fundamentals of Robotics
2. Non-Conventional Energy Sources 2. Principles of Entrepreneurship 2. Linear and Non-Linear
3. Basic Mechanical Engineering Optimization Techniques
3. Total Quality Management
Petroleum Engineering General Geology Natural Gas Engineering Green Fuel Technologies
Metallurgical and Materials 1. Testing of Materials 1. Engineering Materials 1. High Temperature Materials
Engineering 2. Alloy Steels 2. Surface Engineering 2. Light Metals and Alloys
Mining Engineering 1. Introduction to Mining Technology 1. Health & Safety in Mines 1. Solid Fuel Technology
2. Coal Gasification, CBM & Shale 2. Material Handling in Mines 2. Remote Sensing and GIS in Mining
Gas

*Note: Students should take Open Electives from the List of Open Electives Offered by Other Departments/Branches Only.
 EC800OE: MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (Open Elective - III)

B.Tech. ECE IV Year II Semester L T P C

3 0 0 3
Course Objectives:
 To provide basic knowledge in transduction principles, sensors and transducer technology
and measurement systems.
 To provide better familiarity with the concepts of Sensors and Measurements.
 To provide the knowledge of various measurement methods of physical parameters like
velocity, acceleration, force, pressure and viscosity.

Course Outcomes: After Completion of the course the student is able to

 Able to identify suitable sensors and transducers for real time applications.
 Able to translate theoretical concepts into working models.
 Able to understand the basic of measuring device and use them in relevant situation.

UNIT - I
Introduction to measurements. Physical measurement. Forms and methods of measurements.
Measurement errors. Statistical analysis of measurement data. Probability of errors. Limiting errors.
Standards. Definition of standard units. International standards. Primary standards. Secondary
standards. Working standards. Voltage standard. Resistance standard. Current standard. Capacitance
standard. Time and frequency standards.

UNIT - II
Passive Sensors
Resistive Sensors: Potentiometers, Strain Gages, Resistive Temperature Detectors (RTDs),
Thermistors, Light-dependent Resistors (LDRs), Resistive Hygrometers, Capacitive Sensors: Variable
capacitor, Differential capacitor, Inductive Sensors: Reluctance variation sensors, Eddy current
sensors

UNIT - III
Metrology: Measurement of length – Plainness – Area – Diameter – Roughness – Angle –
Comparators – Gauge Blocks. Optical Methods for length and distance measurements.
Velocity and Acceleration Measurement: Relative velocity – Translational and Rotational velocity
measurements – Revolution counters and Timers - Magnetic and Photoelectric pulse counting
stroboscopic methods. Accelerometers- different types, Gyroscopes-applications.

UNIT - IV
Force and Pressure Measurement: Gyroscopic Force Measurement – Vibrating wire Force
transducer. Basics of Pressure measurement –Manometer types – Force-Balance and Vibrating
Cylinder Transducers – High- and Low-Pressure measurement

UNIT - V
Flow, Density and Viscosity Measurements: Flow Meters- Head type, Area type (Rota meter),
electromagnetic type, Positive displacement type, Density measurements – Strain Gauge load cell
method – Buoyancy method.
Units of Viscosity, Two float viscorator –Industrial consistency meter

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Measurement Systems – Applications and Design – by Doeblin E.O., 4/e, McGraw Hill
International, 1990.
2. Principles of Industrial Instrumentation – Patranabis D. TMH. End edition 1997
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Sensor Technology Hand Book – Jon Wilson, Newne 2004.
2. Instrument Transducers – An Introduction to their Performance and design – by Herman K.P.
Neubrat, Oxford University Press.
3. Measurement system: Applications and Design – by E.O. Doeblin, McGraw Hill Publications.
4. Electronic Instrumentation by H.S. Kalsi.
 EE800OE: BASICS OF POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (Open Elective - III)

B.Tech. EEE IV Year II-Sem L T P C

3 0 0 3
Prerequisite: Power System-I

Course Objectives: To provide an overview of power plants and the associated energy conversion
issues

Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the students can understand the principles of
operation for different power plants and their economics

UNIT - I
Coal Based Thermal Power Plants: Basic Rankine cycle and its modifications, layout of modern coal
power plant, super critical boilers, FBC boilers, turbines, condensers, steam and heating rates,
subsystems of thermal power plants, fuel and ash handling, draught system, feed water treatment,
binary cycles and cogeneration systems.

UNIT - II
Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Power Plants: Brayton cycle analysis and optimization,
components of gas turbine power plants, combined cycle power plants, Integrated Gasifier based
Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems.

UNIT - III
Basics of Nuclear Energy Conversion: Layout and subsystems of nuclear power plants, Boiling
Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANDU Reactor, Pressurized Heavy Water
Reactor (PHWR), Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR), gas cooled and liquid metal cooled reactors, safety
measures for nuclear power plants.

UNIT - IV
Hydroelectric Power Plants: Classification, typical layout and components, principles of wind, tidal,
solar PV and solar thermal, geothermal, biogas and fuel cell power systems

UNIT - V
Energy, Economic and Environmental Issues: Power tariffs, load distribution parameters, load
curve, capital and operating cost of different power plants, pollution control technologies including waste
disposal options for coal and nuclear plants.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Nag P.K., Power Plant Engineering, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
2. El Wakil M.M., Power Plant Technology, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.

REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Elliot T.C., Chen K and Swanekamp R.C., Power Plant Engineering, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 1998.