10EI209 INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION

Credits: 4: 0: 0
Course Objective:
To equip the students with the basic knowledge of Pressure, Temperature, flow, level,
density and viscosity measurements.
To understand the construction and working of measuring instruments.
Course Outcome:
The student will be equip with the basic knowledge of Pressure, Temperature, flow, level,
density and viscosity measurements.
The student knows to calibrate the various instruments also he knows to apply the
instrument in various fields.
Unit I Pressure Measurement
Pressure measurement basics, standards- Manometers Elastic elements- Electrical methods
using strain gauge-High pressure measurement-Vacuum gauges - Mcleod gauge - Thermal
conductivity gauges -Ionization gauge selection and application Capacitance Pressure
measurement- Piezo-electric - Calibration of Pressure gauge using Dead Weight Tester
Unit II Flow Measurement
Flow measurement: Introduction - definitions and units- classification of flow meters- pitot
tubes-orifice meters- venturi tubes- flow tubes- flow nozzles- positive displacement liquid
meters- Anemometers: Hot wire/hot film anemometer- laser doppler anemometer (LDA)electromagnetic flow meter- turbine and other rotary element flow meters- ultrasonic flow meters
- Measurement of mass flow rate: radiation- angular momentum- impeller- turbine - Target flow
meters-Flow meter selection- application- calibration
Unit III Temperature Measurement
Temperature standards - fixed points -filled-system thermometers - Bimetallic thermometerResistance temperature detector (RTD) - principle and types - construction requirements for
industry - measuring circuits- Thermistors - Thermocouple - Cold junction compensation- IC
temperature sensors - Radiation pyrometer- Optical Pyrometer -Sensor selection- calibration and
application
Unit IV Level Measurement
Visual techniques - float level devices- displacer level detectors- rotating paddle switchesdiaphragm - Air purge system and differential pressure detectors - resistance - capacitance and
RF probes - radiation - conductivity - field effect - thermal ultrasonic - microwave - radar
and vibrating type level sensors Solid level measurement - Sensor selection - calibration and
application
Unit V Viscosity and Density Measurement
Measurement of viscosity: definitions units - Newtonian and Non-Newtonian behavior
measurement of viscosity using laboratory viscometers - industrial viscometers - Viscometer
selection and application- Measurement of density: Definitions units - liquid density
measurement - gas densitometers - online measurements - application and selection

Text Book:
1. Doebelin E.O, Measurement Systems: Application and Design, McGraw Hill, New
York, 2003.
Reference Books:
1. Liptak B.G, Process Measurement and Analysis, Chilton Book Company, Radnor,
Pennsylvania, 2003.
2.Walt Boyes, Instrumentation Reference Book, Butterworth Heinemann, United States,
2003.