Plastic Process Instrumentation and Process Control
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The official GTU curriculum for Plastic Process Instrumentation and Process Control (subject code 2162303) as prescribed for Plastic · Semester 6 divides the course into 7 units, covering 69 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2162303)Unit 1 Introduction
- Process control and its importance
- need for instrumentation
- need for controllers
- AC DRIVES
- applications of each
Unit 2 Measurements
- role of instruments
- block diagram of instrumentation system. 5 10 A) Pressure measurement. :Function of Transducers
- selection and comparison of transducers with applications
- Pneumatic pressure transducers
- Mechanical Consideration
- etc 4 10 B) Temperature Measurement: Methods of Temperature measurement: Resistive Temperature Sensors
- Thermocouple Temperature Sensors
- Radiation Pyrometers
- Types of Resistive temperature sensors: Conductive type and semiconductor type 4 10 THERMOCOUPLES : Principle and Function of a Thermocouple
- various types of Thermocouples like Nickel Alloy type
- Platinum / Rhodium Alloy type
- Tungsten alloy type
- Iron – Constantin, etc
- Features of each type
- with applications
- temperature ranges, etc
- THERMISTOR: Applications.
- comparison with other Temperature Sensors
- Barrel temperature measurement
- Stock Temperature Measurement
- Power Measurement
- Rotational Speed Measurement
- Measurement of Extrudate Thickness by LVDT
- Viscosity and Density Measurements : Direct and Indirect measurement of Liquid Level
- Different Head flow meters
- area flow meters
- Total Flow measuring instruments
- Viscosity Measurements of polymer solutions and polymer melt, and density measurements systems
Unit 3 CONTROLLERS
- Function of a Controller
- Types of Controllers :ON-OFF
- PID controllers
- Time- Temperature Diagrams
- Principle of ON-OFF
- PI and PID controllers, etc
Unit 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS CONTROL
- Introduction to Process control
- Designing aspects of Process control system
- control system performance
- mathematical modeling principles used for process control
- Dynamic response of linear open loop systems such as First order system
- second order system
- first order system in series with physical examples
Unit 5 FEEDBACK CONTROL LOOP
- Introduction to control loop
- open loop and closed loop
- basic elements of closed loop control system
- feedback control system
- closed loop transfer function
- open loop transfer function
- multiple closed loop transfer function
- effect of disturbances
- modes of control action and control valve
- Transient response of simple control system
- controller tuning
Unit 6 ADVANCE PROCESS CONTROL
- Introduction to Advanced process control system
- Feed forward
- ratio control with different application
- Introduction to Digital control
- introduction to discrete-time system
- Introduction to Programmable Logic Control
- Communication Protocols like Ethernet
- RS-485/RS-232 MODBUS, CAN, etc
- Supervisory control and data acquisition systems
- Distributed control systems
- Different examples of Microprocessor based control system used for chemical and polymer manufacturing such as control of continuous and batch polymerization processes
Unit 7 Control systems in extrusion, injection moulding and blow moulding
- machines in detail
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