Course Overview
This course covers a number of techniques used in the area of industrial process measurement applications. Flow measuring devices such as head devices, turbine, vortex, ultrasonic, magnetic and coriolis flowmeters are investigated. Analytical techniques to measure gas composition (including zirconium oxide oxygen analysis and gas chromatography), pH, conductivity and turbidity are investigated. Techniques to measure liquid density are discussed. In the lab, students will analyze and calibrate typical industrial measuring devices.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Understand the principle of density and specific gravity for liquids and gases and learn the industry standard units used.
- Understand density measurement including differential pressure, nuclear and coriolis type systems.
- Understand the appropriate selection criteria for process transducers for the measurement of flow.
- Understand the various flow measuring transducers presently used in the instrumentation field.
- Apply Bernoulli’s equation to the sizing of head flow measuring devices.
- Understand the principle of operation of magnetic flow meters, vortex shedding flow meters, ultrasonic flow meters and turbine flow meters.
- Understand the principle of operation of coriolis mass flow meters.
- Compare the performance of various flow meters and discuss suitability.
- Understand the combustion process both chemically and from a process control perspective.
- Describe, calibrate and operate the paramagnetic and zirconium types of oxygen analyzers.
- Describe, calibrate and operate the tunable laser diode laser spectrometer.
- Determine appropriate detection and separation methods for the analysis of various industrial samples using gas chromatograph techniques inclusive of a thermal conductivity detection method.
Effective as of Fall 2022
Related Programs
Analysers for Process Automation (ELEX 4210) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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