INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

NAME OF DEPTT./CENTRE: Department of Paper Technology

1. Subject Code: PP-318 Course Title: Process Instrumentation

2. Contact Hours: L: 2 T: 0 P: 0

3. Examination Duration (Hrs.): Theory 2 Practical 0

4. Relative Weightage: CWS 1 15 PRS 0 MTE 35 ETE 50 PRE 0

5. Credits: 2 6. Semester: Spring 7. Subject Area: DCC

8. Pre-requisite: Nil

9. Objective: To provide knowledge about measurement of various parameters

and instrumentation for chemical processes.

10. Details of Course:

S. No. Contents Contact Hours
1. Introduction: Importance of instrumentation in process industries; 4
Block diagram; Transducers, their classification and selection criteria;
On and offline measurements.
2. Static Characteristics of Instruments: Accuracy, precision, 3
sensitivity, reproducibility, drift, threshold, hysteresis, resolution,
repeatability, stability, linearity, span and range, live zero, and errors.
3 Process Parameters and Measurement: Working principles for the 10
measurement of flow, level, pressure, temperature, viscosity and
conductivity; Advantages and disadvantages of these instruments;
Comparison between pneumatic, electronic and digital instruments;
Preparation of instrumentation diagrams.
4. Signal Conditioning: Analog and digital signal conditioning units 4
used in measurements; Signal isolation and signal transmitter.
5. Output Devices: Graphical recorders, display devices, electro- 4
pneumatic converters and pneumatic valves.
6. Applications: Instrumentation of important equipment like distillation 3
column, heat exchanger, and reactor.
Total 28
11. Suggested Books:
S. No. Name of Books / Authors Year of
Publication
1. Andrew W.G., “Applied Instrumentation in the Process Industries”, 1993
Vol. I, 3rd Ed., Gulf Publishing Company.
2. Andrew W.G., “Applied Instrumentation in the Process Industries”, 1993
Vol. II, 3rd Ed., Gulf Publishing Company.
3. Andrew W.G., “Applied Instrumentation in the Process Industries”, 1993
Vol. III, 3rd Ed., Gulf Publishing Company.
4. Eckman D.P., “Industrial Instrumentation”, John Wiley. 2006
5. Ghosh A.K., “Introduction to Instrumentation and Control”, 4th Ed., 2005
Prentice Hall of India.