Utilities And Instrumentation In Chemical Plant
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Utilities And Instrumentation In Chemical Plant Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Utilities And Instrumentation In Chemical Plant (subject code 3350504) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 5 divides the course into 6 units, covering 38 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 (3350504)Unit 1 Water as Basic Utility
- 1.1. List and use of various utilities in chemical plant
- 1.3. Hard & Soft water
- 1.4. Boiler Feed water and demineralized water
- 1.5. Methods of water softening processes Lime soda process (Hot & Cold) Zeolite process Ion exchange process Phosphate process
- 1.6. Purification of water Screening Sedimentation Coagulation Filtration Sterilization
Unit 2 Steam, Air & Inert Gases
- 2.1. Use of Steam, Air & Inert Gases as utilities
- 2.3. Steam Generator : Classification , comparison , components
- 2.4. Factors affecting selection of Boiler
- 2.6. Construction and working of (a) Locomotive Fire tube boiler (b) Lancashire boiler
- 2.11. Types of Air compressors Reciprocating Air compressors Multistage compressors Rotary compressors Utilities and Instrumentation in Chemical Plant Course code: 3350504 GTU/NITTTR/Bhopal/14-15 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (in cognitive domain) Topics and Sub-topics
- 2.12. Inert gas - Nitrogen, Argon
Unit 3 Refrigeration
- 3.1. Concept of refrigeration
- 3.2. Methods of Refrigeration Ice Refrigeration Evaporative Refrigeration Vapor Refrigeration System
- 3.3. COP and TOR of refrigeration
- 3.4. Types of Primary Refrigerants Ammonia Halo Carbons (Freon of Different type) HFC (Hydro Fluorocarbon)
- 3.5. Types of secondary Refrigerants Water Brine
- 3.6. Selection of Refrigerants
Unit 4 Basics of Instrumentation
- 4.1. Importance of instrumentation in chemical plant
- 4.2. Classification of instruments
- 4.3. Basic elements of instruments
- 4.4. Static and Dynamic Characteristics of instruments
- 4.5. First order system and second order system
Unit 5 Measuring Devices
- 5.2. Definition of thermometer
- 5.3. Principle, Construction & Working of : Mercury in glass thermometer, Bi-metallic thermometer, pressure spring thermometer, resistance thermometer,
- 5.4. Principles of thermoelectricity
- 5.5. See-back effect, Peltier effect and Thomson effect
- 5.6. Industrial thermocouple: their principle, construction, working range, lead wires
- 5.7. Thermowells in details
- 5.8. Radiation and optical Pyrometers
- 5.11. Classify: Liquid level measuring devices
- 5.12. Direct level measuring devices Probe and tape Sight glass Floats
- 5.13. Indirect level measuring devices. Air trap box method Diaphragm box method Bellow system Differential pressure manometer
- 5.14. Viscosity measurement by Capillary tube method Rotating cylinder method Torsion viscometer
- 5.15. measurement of Specific gravity by hydrometer Humidity by hygrometer pH by pH meter
Unit 6 Control Valves, Control Loops & Control System
- 6.1. Function of relays and interlocks
- 6.2. Control loops Temperature control Pressure control Flow control Level control
- 6.6. Process control modes : P , P+I , P+I+D, ON -OFF
- 6.7. PLC and DCS system
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