Measurement of Temperature: Introduction, temperature scales,mechanical temperature sensors, resistance type temperature sensors,platinum resistance thermometer, thermistors (principle, types &characteristics), thermocouples, solid state sensors – principle and working,brief discussion on AD590, LM35. Quartz thermometer, Calibration ofthermometers.
Radiation Methods of Temperature Measurement: Introduction,Radiation detectors-Thermal & photon (principle & working in brief),Automatic Null balance Radiation thermometer, Disappearing filamentoptical pyrometer, Two-colour radiation thermometer, Blackbody-TippedFiber-Optic Radiation thermometer, Fluoroptic Temperature Measurement
Flow Measurement: Introduction, Classification of Flow Meters,Head type flow meters, Rotameter, Electromagnetic Flow Meter,Mechanical Flow Meters, Anemometers, Ultrasonic flow meters –Doppler shift type (principle, working & derivation of Δf), Transittime ((principle, working & derivation of ΔT), Vortex flow meters,Thermal flow meter, Laser anemometer, Rotor torque mass flowmeter
Vibration Measurement: Introduction,Characteristics of vibration,Vibration sensing devices,Signal conditioners for vibration sensors,Shock measurements, System characteristics, Vibration exciters&Calibration.
Measurement of Density: Definition & units of density and specificgravity, Liquid density measurement – Ball type, capacitance type,displacement type, hydrometers, oscillating coriolis, radiation type,sound velocity type. Gas density measurement – displacement type,electromagnetic suspension type.
Viscosity Measurement: Definition and units, selection of viscometer, viscometer applications. Laboratory Viscometers – Capillary, capillary extrusion, Saybolt viscometer, Falling ball,Rotational viscometer, Cone & plate viscometer. Industrial Viscometers - differential pressure continuous capillary viscometer,falling piston viscometer, single and two float viscometer, cone andplate plastometer, rotational viscometer, vibrating reed viscometer.
Turbidity: Definition, transmission type turbidity meter, lightscattering turbidity meter
Humidity Measurement: Definition and terminologies, dry and wetbulb psychrometers (Sling psychrometer), hair hygrometers, thin filmcapacitance humidity sensor, dew-point hygrometers, electrolytichygrometers.
Moisture Measurement:Definition and terminologies. Measurementof moisture in gases and liquids – Electrolytic hygrometer,capacitance hygrometer, impendence hygrometer, piezoelectrichygrometer, infrared absorption hygrometer. Measurement ofmoisture in solids – Nuclear moisture gauge, infrared absorptionmoisture gauge, capacitance moisture gauge, conductance moisturegauge