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Instrumentation Technology

 

Program of Lectures

Analytical description of the course:

 Laboratory experiments stress realistic set-up building, troubleshooting, theoretical and instrumentation concepts.

1st week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Syllabus

 Instrumentation Technology - A prologue

 A view on the historical development

 A view on the people

 A view on the applications

 Modeling of a physical system

 Techniques for the solution of problems 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Laboratory Report:

 Organization of a Laboratory Report

References:

  

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 Introduction to Process Control

 

Examples:

 See textbook.

 

Applications:

 See textbook.

 

 Homework Report:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

2nd week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 Process Control Signals

 Symbology-Process and Instrumentation Diagrams - P&IP

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

3rd week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 Calibration

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 What's the difference between accuracy and precision? - Matt Anticole

 Accuracy vs Precision

 

4th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

5th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

6th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

7th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

8th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

9th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

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10th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

11th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

12th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

13th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

14th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Topics:

 Distributed in class.

 

Examples:

  See textbook.

 

 Applications:

  See textbook.

 

Laboratory Report:

 Due at the beginning of the next Laboratory meeting.

 

References:

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 As assigned in Syllabus.

 Due at the beginning of the next Lecture session.

 It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

15th week

First meeting: Laboratory

Proposed Titles of projects:

 

Presentation of Projects:

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Disadvantages of the method

8. Conclusions

9. Further work

10. References

 

Prepare an electronic presentation

Prepare hand outs for your audiences

 

Second meeting: Lecture

Final Examination