Process Instrumentation
1.1 Course Number: CH301
1.2 Contact Hours: 2-0-0 Credits: 8
1.3 Semester -Offered: 3rd Year- odd
1.4 Prerequisite: Nil
1.5 Syllabus Committee Member: Dr Vivek Kumar, Dr V S Sistla
2. Objective: The course covers the key features of industrial process instrumentation. The
course introduces the principles behind measurement of various chemical process
variables like temperature, pressure, flow, level, etc. for undergraduate students.
3. Course Content
(Unit wise distribution of content and number of lectures)
Unit Topics Sub-topic Lectures
Elements of instrumentation systems and
Introduction to industrial
1 their functions, Characteristics of 6
instrumentation
instruments and their classifications
Principle and
Indicators, Recorders, Process switches,
construction of
Alarms, Sensors, Transducers,
instruments and their
Converters
2 applications 7
Instrumentation Process and Instrument diagrams, Loop
Diagrams Diagrams, Functional Diagrams
Methods of pressure measurement,
Mechanical pressure elements,
Measurement of Measurement of vacuum, Electrical
3 4
Pressure and Vacuum pressure elements, Force-balance
pressure transmitters, and Differential
pressure transmitters
Temperature scales, Methods of
temperature measurement,
Measurement of Thermocouples, Bimetallic thermometers,
4 4
Temperature Liquid-in-glass, Pressure thermometer,
Semiconductor sensors, Digital
thermometers, Pyrometers
Methods of flow measurement, Variable
area: Weirs and flumes, Velocity based:
Measurement of Fluid Electromagnetic flow meter,
5 4
Flow Anemometers, Laser Doppler
anemometer, Positive displacement flow
meters, Mass flow meter
Level Gauges, Hydrostatic pressure
Measurement of Head based, Displacement based, Echo based,
6 3
and Level Weight based, Capacitive based,
Radiation based
Total 28
4. Readings
4.1 Text Books:
1. D.P. Eckman, Industrial Instrumentation, CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.,
2004
2. R.K. Jain, Mechanical and Industrial Measurements, Khanna Publishers, 2005
4.2 Reference Books:
1. Tony R. Kuphaldt , Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation, Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International Public License (2015).
2. William C. Dunn, Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control,
Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited, 2009.
3. D. Patranabis, Principles of Industrial Instrumentation, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Company, New Delhi, 2010
4. E.O. Doeblin, Measurement systems, Applications and Design, McGraw-Hill
(1982).
5. Outcome of the Course:
After the successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
1. Acquire knowledge about various industrial instrumentation, instrument connection
possibilities to process industry.
2. Will be able to understand the principles of various pressure, temperature, flow, and
level measurement techniques
3. Improve ability to select suitable industrial instrument for pressure, temperature, and
flow and level measurement
