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Course outline
Instrumentation and measurement, MEng 3261
Year: III, Semester: II
Course objectives & competences to be acquired.
The course is intended to enable the students to:
To understand the basic principle of measurement and instrumentation.
To learn the various linear an d angular measuring equipment’s, their principle of
operation and applications.
To learn about various methods of measuring mechanical parameters.
Display devices, types of output devices, digital display methods, rear projection display, light
emitting diode, concept of LED, LCD, analog indicating instruments, recorders, types of
recorders.
8. MEASUREMENT OF POWER, FLOW AND TEMPERATURE RELATED PROPERTIES
Force, torque, power: -mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical Type-Flow measurement:
Venturi, orifice, Rota meter, and Pitot tube –Temperature: bimetallic strip, pressure
thermometers, thermocouples, electrical resistance thermistor.
Evaluation Mechanisms:
Individual assignment : 10%
Mid-semester exam : 30%
Individual/group project : 20%
Final examination : 40%
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