ChE316 PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION

Lectures: 4 Periods/Week Sessional Marks: 30
University Exam: 3 Hours University Examination Marks: 70


UNIT-I
Elements of instruments, static characteristics, dynamic characteristics, dynamic response of 1st order, and 2nd order systems.
Process Instrumentation:Recording instruments, indicating and signaling instruments, transmission of instrument readings, the control center, instrumentation diagram, diagrammatic control center layout, process analysis.

UNIT-II
Temperature measurement:Expansion thermometers, thermo- electric temperature measurement. Resistance thermometers, radiation temperature measurement.

UNIT-III
Measurement of pressure and vacuum, measurement of head and level, flow metering.

UNIT-IV
Methods for composition analysis: Absorption spectroscopy, emission spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, color measurement by spectrometers, gas analysis by thermal conductivity, refractometer, Gas chromatography.

Text Books

  1. Industrial Instrumentation, Donald P. Eckman, Wiley Eastern Ltd.,

Reference Books
  1. Principles of Industrial Instruments, Patrenabis, Tata McGraw Hill
  2. Electronics Devices - circuits, Milliman and Haiking.
  3. Introduction to Chemical Analysis, Robert D.Braun, McGraw Hill.