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Name : M. Vani
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : AEI
Institution : Dr.B.R.Ambedkar GMRP,KNR
Year/sem : III-sem
Subject : Process Instrumentation-1
Subject code : AEI-305
Topic : Fundamentals of Instrumentation
Duration : 100 minutes
Sub-topic : Basic units
Teaching aids : PPT
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Objectives
• Definition of Instrumentation.
• Purpose of instrumentation.
• Measurement
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Definition of Instrumentation
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PURPOSE …..
2) Data collection
Data is collected for cost accounting
Ex: energy meter shows how much quantity of
electricity is used.
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PURPOSE…
3) Testing
3) Research
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PURPOSE…
1. Safety:
• Instruments which are designed should be safe to both
the human and machine.
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Measurement
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Definitions of Basic units
The following are the basic units
• Length
• Time
• Mass
• Temperature
• Electric current
• Mole
• Luminous intensity
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Length
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International Prototype Meter bar
Fig. 1
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Time
• Time is expressed in seconds (sec) .
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Mass
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Mass…
1ppm.
0.45359237 kg.
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International prototype of the kilogram.
Fig. 2
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Temperature
point of water.
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Electric current
• The unit of current is ampere A
Fig. 3
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Mole
• The mole is the amount of substance of a system which
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Luminous intensity
Candela is the unit for luminous intensity.
• It is in the perpendicular direction of a surface of
1/600,000 square meter of a black body at the
temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of
101,325 Newton per square meter. (N/M2)
(Or)
• In a given direction, of a source that emits
monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 x 1012 hertz
and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683
watt per steradian.
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Summary
• Definition of instrumentation.
• Purpose of instrumentation.
• Measurement.
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Quiz
a) Unit
b) Measurement
c) Instrumentation
d) None
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Quiz…
a) Kilogram
b) Kelvin
c) Seconds
d) liters
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Frequently asked questions
1. Define instrumentation.
3. Define measurement.
b) Time
c) Length
d) Luminous intensity
e) Temperature
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