IE31001: Instrumentation Devices
Venue: NC313
Class Timings: WED(10:00-10:55) , THURS(09:00-09:55) , FRI(11:00-12:55)
References:
[1] Measurement System, by E. O. Doebelin and D. N. Manik, 7th Edition, Mc Graw Hill
[2] Principles of Measurement Systems, by J. P. Bentley, 3rd Edition, Pearson
[3] Transducers and Instrumentations, by D. V. S. Murthy, 2nd Edition, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
[4] Sensors and Transducers, by D. Patranabis, 2nd Edition, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Module-1: Characteristics of a Measurement System
Class-1: Course introduction
Class-2: Generalised structure of a measurement system
Class-3: Static characteristics: Range, Span, Sensitivity, Linearity, Hysteresis, Resolution, Accuracy, Precision
Class-4: Environmental Effects, Calibration (single-point, two-points, and three-points)
Class-5: Various standards, Dynamic characteristics: zero-order system
Class-6: First-order system, second-order system
Class-7: Tutorial
Module-2: Measurement of displacement
Class-8: Displacement measurement: Resistive Potentiometer and loading effects
Class-9: LVDT and its construction and static characteristics, transfer functions under loading condition
Class-10: Phase-sensitive demodulation, analysis and its implementation
Class-11: Variable reluctance-based displacement measurement
Class-12: Synchro, Single capacitor based displacement measurement and interfacing circuit
Class-13: Differential capacitor based displacement measurement and interfacing circuit
Class-14: Tutorial, Angular displacement measurement and interfacing circuit
Class-15: Tutorial
Module-3: Measurement of temperature
Class-16: Semiconductor-based temperature sensor: NTC and PTC type
Class-17: Implementation of PTC current, Signal conditioning circuit
Class-18: Thermocouple, principle and its construction, laws of thermocouple
Class-19: Installation of thermocouple, reference junction compensation, Advantages and limitations of thermocouples
Class-20: Class Test
Class-21: Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), principle, characteristics, Four-wire method of resistance measurement. signal conditioning circuit, advantages and limitations
Class-22: Thermistors, principle, characteristics, signal conditioning circuit, advantages and limitations
Class-23: Numerical examples
Class-24: Numerical examples
Module-4: Measurement of level
Class-25: Float-based level measurement, capacitive level measurement for conductive and nonconductive liquid.
Class-26: Signal conditioning circuit, numerical problem
Module-5: Measurement of strain
Class-27: Strain gauge and its construction.
Class-28: Wheatstone bridge (quarter, half and full bridges), temperature and wire resistance compensation
Class-29: Column-type Load cell, Cantilever beam-type load cell, Proving ring-type load cell
Class-30: Semiconductor strain gauge and its construction, torque measurement
Class-31: Numerical problem
Module-6: Measurement of pressure
Class-32: Manometers, Thin-plate diaphragm,
Class-33: Bourdon tube, Bellows
Class-34: Low pressure measurement: Mcleod gauge, Thermal conductivity gauge: Thermocouple gauge
Class-35: Pirani Gauge
Module-7: Measurement of Flow
Class-36: Different methods, Shear stress, and viscosity, Laminar and turbulent flow, Reynolds number
Class-37: Volume flow rate, mass flow rate and mean velocity
Class-38: Conservation of mass and volume flow rate, Bernoulli's equation, Differential pressure flow meter, Venturi, Orifice etc.
Class-39: Practical equations of differential flow meter, Variable area flow meter: Rotameter
Class-40: Turbine flow meter, Electromagnetic flow meter
Class-41: Transit time ultrasonic flow meter
Module-8: Miscellaneous Measurements
Class-42: Humidity, and pH measurement
Class-43: Conclusion
Class-44: Class test