Course Overview
Density measurement will be examined in this course including: buoyancy, nuclear, refractometers, head type and boiling point rise. Further topics include level measurement, level switches (float, conductivity, etc), gauge glasses, head level measurement, bubble pipes, displacement level detectors, nuclear level, capacitance level and ultrasonic.
Prerequisite(s)
- Successful completion of term 1 courses
Credits
6.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Safety
- Demonstrate safe working practices in the lab.
Density Measurement
- Define density and units of density, such as API, Baumé, BRIX and TWADDLE.
- Describe hydrometers and boiling point rise used for density measurement.
- Describe hydrostatic head density, various means of achieving hydrostatic density measurement and displacement density measurement.
- Explain nuclear density meter operation and the Atomic Energy of Canada (AEC) safety regulation related to nuclear instrumentation.
- Perform the yearly test required as per AEC guidelines on nuclear instruments using Geiger counter and swab test to ensure the integrity of nuclear instruments.
- Calibrate nuclear density instrument transmitter.
- Calibrate a refractometer.
- Describe boiling point rise to density measurement and linearization of boiling point rise to density.
- Perform an empirical test and calibration of boiling point rise systems on running multiple effect evaporators.
Level Measurement
- Describe level switch contacts, such as mercury, micro switches and gauge glasses.
- Define hydrostatic head level measurement and 'elevation' and 'suppression' on head level measurements.
- Describe open and closed tank head level measurement, such as condensing and non-condensing head level measurement.
- Calibrate head level measurement transmitters.
- Calculate bubble pipe level measurements.
- Calculate displacer sizes for displacement level transmitters.
- Describe nuclear, capacitance, ultrasonic, pulse radar, load cell and boiler drum level measurement.
- Calibrate ultrasonic level measurement.
- Calculate zero, span, elevation and suppression parameters as they apply to head level measurement of various processes such as distillation column, multiple effect evaporators, industrial boilers etc.
- Install a level transmitter on a tank.
Effective as of Winter 2017
Related Programs
Level, Density Instruments and Measurements (INST 2121) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Energy
- Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control Technician
Diploma Full-time
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