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.
[5] Sensors and Signal Conditioning, by Ramon Pallas-Areny, John G. Webster, Wiley India 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
    Class-11: Implementation of Phase-sensitive demodulation, Tutorial
    Class-12: Variable reluctance-based displacement measurement, Differential push-pull reluctance-based displacement sensor and interfacing circuit
    Class-13: Synchro, Variable reluctance tachogenerator
    Class-14: Tutorial
    Class-15: Single capacitor based displacement measurement and interfacing circuit
    Class-16: Differential capacitor based displacement measurement and interfacing circuit, Angular displacement measurement and interfacing circuit
    Class-17: Tutorial
    Module-3: Measurement of temperature
    Class-18: Semiconductor-based temperature sensor: NTC and PTC type, Implementation of PTC current,
    Class-19: Signal conditioning circuit, Thermocouple, principle and its construction
    Class-20: Laws of thermocouple, Installation of thermocouple, reference junction compensation, Advantages and limitations of thermocouples
    Class-21: Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), principle, characteristics, Four-wire method of resistance measurement. signal conditioning circuit, advantages and limitations
    Class-22: Numerical examples
    Class-23: Thermistors, principle, characteristics, signal conditioning circuit, advantages and limitations
    Class-24: Numerical examples
    Class-25: Class Test
    Class-26: Doubt clearing
    Module-4: Measurement of level
    Class-27: Capacitive level measurement for conductive and nonconductive liquid.
    Class-28: Signal conditioning circuit, numerical problem
    Module-5: Miscellaneous Measurements
    Class-29: Conductivity and Humidity measurements
    Class-30: pH measurement
    Module-5: Measurement of strain
    Class-31: Defination and formulas of Stress, Strain, and Gauge factor.
    Class-32: Strain gauge and its construction, Wheatstone bridge (quarter, half and full bridges).
    Class-33: Temperature effect and wire resistance compensation, Numerical Example
    Class-34: Column-type Load cell, Cantilever beam-type load cell, Proving ring-type load cell
    Class-35: Semiconductor strain gauge and its construction, torque measurement
    Class-36: Numerical problem
    Class-37: Numerical problem
    Class-38: Script showing
    Module-6: Measurement of pressure
    Class-39: Manometers, well-type/Cisten manometer, inclined manometer
    Class-40: Thin-plate diaphragm, Bourdon tube
    Class-41: Bellows, Low pressure measurement: Mcleod gauge,
    Class-42: Thermal conductivity gauge: Thermocouple gauge, Pirani Gauge
    Module-7: Measurement of Flow
    Class-43: Different methods, Shear stress, and viscosity, Laminar and turbulent flow, Reynolds number, Volume flow rate, mass flow rate and mean velocity
    Class-44: Conservation of mass and volume flow rate, Bernoulli's equation, Differential pressure flow meter
    Class-45: Venturi, Orifice meter, Practical equations of differential flow meter, Variable area flow meter: Rotameter
    Class-46: Numerical problem
    Class-47: Class Test
    Class-48: Turbine flow meter, Electromagnetic flow meter
    Class-49: Transit time ultrasonic flow meter
    Class-50: Doubt clearing