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    This document provides information on the Mechanical Measurements course offered at G V P College of Engineering. The course aims to impart knowledge of basic engineering measurement systems and introduce electronic control systems for automatic measurement. The course outcomes are that students will be able to identify appropriate instruments for specific measurements, calibrate instruments, and describe features and limitations of measurement tools. The course covers measurement of variables like force, temperature, pressure, level, flow, speed, vibration, strain, and humidity. It also discusses elements of control systems including open and closed systems, and examples of temperature, speed, and position control.

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    This document provides information on the Mechanical Measurements course offered at G V P College of Engineering. The course aims to impart knowledge of basic engineering measurement systems and introduce electronic control systems for automatic measurement. The course outcomes are that students will be able to identify appropriate instruments for specific measurements, calibrate instruments, and describe features and limitations of measurement tools. The course covers measurement of variables like force, temperature, pressure, level, flow, speed, vibration, strain, and humidity. It also discusses elements of control systems including open and closed systems, and examples of temperature, speed, and position control.

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    MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS
    Course Code:13ME1125

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    Course Educational Objectives:


    To make the student to

    Impart the knowledge of basic engineering measurement systems


    for pressure, temperature, level, velocity, flow and vibration

    Introduce to electronic control systems associated with automatic


    control of measuring parameters.

    Apply the principles of measurement to engineering situations

    Course Outcomes:
    Student will be able to

    Identify appropriate instrument for measurement of specific


    parameter.

    Calibrate the instruments

    State the applications, important features and limitations of various


    measuring instruments

    UNIT-I

    (12 Lectures)

    INTRODUCTION:

    Definition Basic principles of measurement measurement systems,


    generalized configuration and functional descriptions of measuring
    instruments examples. Dynamic performance characteristics sources
    of error, classification and elimination of error.
    Measurement of force, torque and power: Elastic force meters, load cells,
    torsion meters, dynamometers.
    UNIT-II

    (12 Lectures)

    MEASUREMENT OF DISPLACEMENT:

    Theory and construction of various transducers to measure displacement


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    piezo electric, inductive, capacitance, resistance, ionization and photo


    electric transducers, calibration procedures.
    MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE:

    Classification , ranges, various principles of measurement, expansion,


    electrical resistance, thermistor , thermocouple, pyrometers , temperature
    indicators.
    UNIT-III

    (12 Lectures)

    MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE :

    Units, classification , different principles used., manometers, piston, bourdon


    pressure gauges, bellows diaphragm gauges. low pressure measurement
    thermal conductivity gauges ionization pressure gauges, Mcleod
    pressure gauge, Knudsen gauge. calibration of pressure gauges.
    Measurement of level : Direct method indirect methods capacitative,
    ultrasonic, magnetic, cryogenic fuel level indicators bubler level indicators.
    FLOW MEASUREMENT:

    Rotameter, magnetic, ultrasonic, turbine flow meter, hot wire anemometer,


    laser Doppler anemometer (LDA).
    UNIT-IV

    (12 Lectures)

    MEASUREMENT OF SPEED:

    Mechanical tachometers, electrical tachometers, stroboscope, noncontact


    type of tachometer.
    MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATION:

    Different simple instruments, principles of seismic instruments vibrometer


    and accelerometer using this principle.
    STRAIN MEASUREMENTS:

    Various types of stress and strain measurements electrical strain gauge


    gauge factor method of usage of resistance strain gauge for bending
    compressive and tensile strains usage for measuring torque, Strain gauge
    Rosettes. Strain gauge calibration.
    UNIT-V
    (12 Lectures)
    Measurement of humidity - Moisture content of gases, sling psychrometer,
    absorption psychrometer, dew point meter.
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    ELEMENTS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS:

    Introduction, importance classification open and closed systems


    servomechanismsexamples with block diagramstemperature, speed &
    position control systems.
    TEXT BOOK:
    1.
    D.S Kumar, Measurement Systems: Applications & design,
    6th Edition, Metropolitan, 2002.
    REFERENCES:
    1.
    A.K.Sawhney, Mechanical Measurement and
    Instrumentation, 3rd Edition, Dhanpat Rai, 2004.
    2.
    Holman, Experimental Methods for Engineers, 3rd Edition,
    McGraw-Hill, 2000.
    3.
    B.C.Nakra & K.K.Choudhary, Instrumentation
    measurement & analysis, 4th Edition, TMH, 1999.
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    2013

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