Course Overview
This course covers the principles of pressure measurement including: units and conversions, pressure elements, pressure switches and pressure gauges. Pneumatic instruments will also be examined such as: basic pneumatic instrument components, force balance instruments, motion balance instruments, pressure transmitters and pressure recorders. Students will also learn the following electronic instruments: electronic transmitters, smart transmitters (digital, pneumatic to current transducers, and current to pneumatic transducers).
Prerequisite(s)
- Successful completion of term 1 courses
Credits
8.0
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Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Safety
- Demonstrate safe working practices in the lab.
Pressure Measurement
- Convert pressure measurements among three standards: SI, MKS and BGS
- Define pressure types, such as atmospheric, absolute, gauge and vacuum.
- Identify zero, span & angularity errors when adjusting calibration to correct errors in gauges.
- Calibrate gauges using primary standards such as manometers and dead weight testers which are primary standards.
- Identify pressure gauges by type, class, application and gauge accessories, such as pulsation dampers, chemical seals and pigtail siphons.
- Calculate and correct for head effects on pressure and measurement.
- Identify receiver elements.
- Describe pressure switch contacts, such as mercury and micro switches.
- Calibrate pressure switches using appropriate test standards.
Pneumatic and Electronic Instruments
- Use a dead weight tester or a manometer to calibrate different types of gauges such as draft gauge, standard pressure gauge and high pressure gauge to manufacturer’s specified accuracy.
- Use the appropriate calibration test equipment to calibrate recorders including servo-mechanisms and other link and lever devices to manufacturer’s specified accuracy.
- Use the appropriate calibration test equipment to calibrate pressure pneumatic, electronic and smart electronic pressure transmitters using appropriate test equipment to manufacturer’s specified accuracy.
- Perform the set-up of a pneumatic relay.
- Explain the function of pressure measuring elements, such as bellows, diaphragm and helical.
- Describe force balance transmitters such as moment of force and true force.
- Describe motion balance transmitters such as angle motion and linear motion balance.
- Calibrate transducers (pneumatic to current and current to pneumatic).
Effective as of Winter 2017
Related Programs
Pressure Instruments and Measurement (INST 2112) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- 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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