Process Instrumentation and Maintenance
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Process Instrumentation and Maintenance Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Process Instrumentation and Maintenance (subject code 4342304) as prescribed for AI & ML · Semester 4 divides the course into 7 units, covering 36 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 (4342304)Unit 1 Instrumentation fundamentals
- 1.1. Introduction to instrumentation
- 1.2. Selection of measuring instruments
- 1.3. Errors in instruments
- 1.4. Block diagram of instrumentation system
Unit 2 Process Instrumentation
- 2.1. Temperature measurement instruments and scales
- 2.1.1. Solid thermometer
- 2.1.2. Liquid thermometer
- 2.1.3. Gas thermometer
- 2.2. Thermocouple & resistance thermometer or Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD)
- 2.3. Pressure measurement instruments
- 2.3.1. Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT)
- 2.3.2. Pressure measurement instruments with the help of LVDT & Burdon tube
- 2.4. Classification of Transducers
Unit 3 Servo mechanisms & PLC system
- 3.1. Open & close loop control system
- 3.2. Regulators & servo-mechanism
- 3.4. PLC control system
Unit 4 Plant maintenance
- 4.1. Types of maintenance
- 4.2. Fault finding methods
- 4.3. Planning & Scheduling of maintenance work
- 4.4. Maintenance cost and economy
- 4.5. Service life of equipment’s Process Instrumentation and Maintenance Course Code: 4342304 Unit Unit Outcomes (UOs) and above level) Topics and Sub-topics
Unit 5 Wear, Corrosion & Lubrication
- 5.1. Wear types and reduction techniques
- 5.2. Corrosion and its types
- 5.3. Corrosion prevention techniques
- 5.4. Function and types of Lubricants
- 5.5. Lubrication methods
Unit 6 Maintenance of Plastics processing machines
- 6.1. Maintenance of an Injection Molding machine
- 6.2. Maintenance of Moulds
- 6.3. Maintenance of Hydraulic & pneumatic systems
Unit 7 Safety
- 7.1. Importance of safety
- 7.2. Major safety measures in plastics processing plants
- 7.3. Management responsibilities
- 7.4. Accidents and its prevention
- 7.5. Activities related to promotion of safety
- 7.6. Safety awareness measures
- 7.7. Personal Protection Equipment Note: The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Applcation Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency. Process Instrumentation and Maintenance Course Code: 4342304
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