Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques
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The official GTU curriculum for Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques (subject code BE05000501) as prescribed for Plastics · Semester 5 divides the course into 6 units, covering 51 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 (BE05000501)Unit 1 Basics of sensors, transducers and measurement
- Definition and block diagram of instrumentation and measurement system
- Characteristics of an instrument and its classification
- Static characteristics: accuracy
- dead zone
- reproducibility and error and its classification
- Dynamic Characteristics: Speed of response, lag, fidelity and error
- Transducer and sensors and their difference and classification
- Measurement Technique: Wheatstone bridge and its operation and working
Unit 2 Temperature Measurement
- Selection Criteria
- classification of different types of temperature sensors
- Material of Construction
- disadvantages and applications of Thermometer: Mercury and Digital, RTD, Thermocouple
- Bimetallic Thermometer
- Pyrometers: Optical and Radiation
Unit 3 Pressure Measurement
- Definitions of pressure and its types
- selection criteria
- classification of different type of pressure sensors
- Material of Construction
- disadvantages and applications of Manometers
- Bourdon tube
- bellows and diaphragm gauges
- vacuum pressure measurement: McLeod Gauge
- Thermal conductivity gauges, and ionization gauges
- Strain gauges and Load cell
- dead weight tester
Unit 4 Level Measurement
- Selection Criteria
- classification of different types of level sensors
- Material of Construction
- disadvantages and applications of Resistance
- Inductance and Capacitance Level Measurement
- displacer and air purge bubbler type level measurement
- Ultrasonic and radar level measurement Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: ALL (Except Instrumentation and Control Engineering & Allied Branches) Subject Code : BE05000501 Subject Name : Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques
Unit 5 Flow Measurement
- Definition and classification of flow
- Selection Criteria
- Material of Construction
- disadvantages and applications of Head type: Orifice
- Pitot tube and flow nozzle
- Area type: Rotameter
- Mass flow meters: Turbine
- Electrical types: Electromagnetic
- Ultrasonic and hotwire anemometer
- Digital type: Vortex and flow marker type
- Open channel type and Solid flow meters
Unit 6 Smart Sensors
- Primary Sensors
- Compensation: Non Linearity
- Noise and Interference
- Response time
- cross sensitivity
- Information Coding/Processing
- Data Communication
- Standards for Smart Sensor Interface and The Automation
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