Industrial Transducers Course Code: 3321701

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

COURSE CURRICULUM

Course Title: Industrial Transducers

(Code: 3321701)

Diploma Programmes in which this course is offered Semester in which offered

Instrumentation and Control Engineering Second Semester

1. RATIONALE
Transducers are used in almost every industry and also in everyday life. Therefore, a
diploma engineer in Instrumentation and Control Engineering is expected to use,
installed and test the functioning of the different types of transducers being used for
measuring non-electrical quantities in the industry. The course is intended to develop the
basic understanding as well as the competency to install and test various transducers and
sensors for measuring displacement, temperature, radiation, pressure, flow, level, pH,
conductivity, density, velocity, viscosity and such others.

2. COMPETENCY
The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop different
types of skills so that students are able to acquire following competency:
i. Install/test different types of transducers.

3. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME

Teaching Scheme Total Credits Examination Scheme

(In Hours) (L+T+P) Total
Theory Marks Practical Marks
Marks
L T P C ESE PA ESE PA
150
3 0 2 5 70 30 20 30

Legends: L-Lecture; T – Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P - Practical; C – Credit;; ESE - End
Semester Examination; PA - Progressive Assessment.

Note: It is the responsibility of the institute heads that marks for PA of theory & ESE and PA of
practical for each student are entered online into the GTU Portal at the end of each semester within
the dates specified by GTU.

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4. DETAILED COURSE CONTENT

Unit Major Learning Topics and Sub-topics
Outcomes
Unit – I 1a. State the basic 1.1 Basic requirements of transducers
Transducer requirements of 1.2 Classification based on transduction
Basics transducers phenomenon, type of application, types of input
1b. Classify and list the and output signal, electrical principle involved
different types of i) Active and passive transducer
Transducer ii) Based on application
1c. Compare properties iii) primary and secondary transducers
context to transducers iv) analog and digital transducer
1d. Describe the static 1.3 Static characteristic - accuracy, precision, error,
characteristics of linearity, reproducibility, repeatability, threshold,
transducers dead zone, hysteresis, creep, span, range.
1e. Describe the dynamic 1.4 Dynamic characteristic (fidelity), speed of
characteristics of response, lag, dynamic error
transducers
Unit– II 2a.Describe working 2.1 Resistive Transducers, Inductive Transducers,
Electrical principle of different LVDT, RVDT
Transducers types of electrical i) Capacitive Transducers.
transducers. ii) Piezoelectric Transducers.
2.b Describe the basic 2.2 Strain Gauge Transducers (unbonded and
construction of bonded)
different types of
transducers
2.cTest the listed
transducers

Unit– III 3a. Describe working 3.1 Thermocouple (E,J,K,R,S,T,M,N,B,C, types)

Thermoelectri principle of different 3.2 RTD (Pt, Cu, Ni types)
c Transducers types of thermo- 3.3 Thermistor and semiconductor sensors
electric transducers .
3b. Describe the basic
construction of listed
types of transducers
3c. Test the listed
transducers
Unit– IV 4a. Describe working 4.1 Opto-electronic devices: Photo emissive cells,
Electro-optical principle of different LED, LCD, LDR, IR emitter, Photoconductive
and Radio types of electro optical cells, Photodiode, Photo transistor, Photovoltaic
Acoustic transducers cells, LASER, Opto-coupler
Transducers 4b. State the salient 4.2 Digital Encoders (incremental/absolute)
features of different
types of transducers
4c. Test the listed
transducers
4.c Describe working 4.3 Radioactive acoustic transducers, Geiger Muller
principle of radioactive counter
acoustic and ultrasonic 4.4 Ultrasonic transducers
transducers 4.5 Ion Selective Electrodes
Unit– V 5a. Describe working 5.1 Flow Transducers – Orifice (Concentric,
Industrial principle of flow Eccentric Segmental, Quadrant), Venturi,
Primary transducers. Flow nozzle, Pitot tube, Flapper nozzle.
Transducers 5b. Describe the basic 5.2 Level Transducers – Float type, Displacement
construction of type, Bubbler.

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Unit Major Learning Topics and Sub-topics

Outcomes
different types of 5.3 Pressure Transducers – Bellows, diaphragm (flat,
transducers corrugated, capsule), Bourdon tube (C type,
5c. State the salient spiral, helical), Swirl & de swirl, Proving ring,
features of different Piston cylinders.
types of transducers 5.4 Temperature Transducers – Bimetallic
5d. Test the listed Thermometers, Filled system Thermometers
transducers 5.5.1 Magnetic flowmeter
2. Mass flowmeter
3. Radar level transmitter
4. Ultrasonic level transmitter
5. Displacer type level transmitter

5. SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION TABLE WITH HOURS & MARKS (THEORY)

Distribution of Theory Marks

Unit Unit Title Teaching
No. Hours R U A Total
Level Level Level Marks
I Transducer Basics 06 08 06 00 14
II Electrical transducers 8 02 08 02 12
III Thermoelectric Transducers 8 02 06 02 10
IV Electro-optical and Radio Acoustic 8 02 08 02 12
Transducers
V Mechanical Transducers 12 02 14 06 22
Total 42 16 42 12 70
Legends: R = Remember; U = Understand; A = Apply and above levels (Bloom’s revised taxonomy)
Note: This specification table shall be treated as only general guideline for students and
teachers. The actual distribution of marks in the question paper may vary from above table.

6. SUGGESTED LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

The experiments should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to develop
different types of skills leading to the achievement of the above mentioned expected
competency.

Sr. Unit Practical Exercise/Experiment Approx.

No. No. Hrs.
Required
II Test & plot characteristic (Vibration Vs Voltage) of piezo-electric 01
1
crystal.
2 II Test & plot characteristic of resistive transducers. 01
3 II Test & plot characteristic of inductive transducers. 01
4 II Test & plot characteristic (Strain Vs Resistance) of strain gauge. 01
III Test & plot characteristic (Temperature Vs Voltage) of 02
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thermocouple (J,K,R,S,T,M,N,B,E).
III Test & plot characteristic (Temperature Vs Resistance) of resistance 02
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temperature detector (Pt-100, Pt-1000).
III Test & plot characteristic (Temperature Vs Resistance) of given 02
7
thermistor.
8 IV Test & plot characteristic (Luminance Vs Resistance) of LED. 01
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Sr. Unit Practical Exercise/Experiment Approx.

No. No. Hrs.
Required
9 IV Test & plot characteristic (Luminance Vs Resistance) of IR emitter. 01
10 IV Test & plot characteristic (Luminance Vs Resistance) of LDR. 01
11 IV Test & plot characteristic (Luminance Vs Current) of photodiode. 01
12 IV Test & plot characteristic (Luminance Vs Current) of phototransistor. 01
13 IV Test & plot characteristic of Opto coupler. 01
V Test & plot characteristic (Flow rate Vs Differential Pressure) of 02
14
various orifices.
15 V Test & plot characteristic (Flow rate Vs Pressure) of nozzle. 02
V Test & plot characteristic (Flow rate Vs Differential Pressure) of 01
16
venturi.
V Test & plot characteristic (Flow rate Vs Differential Pressure) of Pitot 01
17
tube.
18 V Test & plot characteristics of various level transducers. 02
V Test & plot characteristic (Pressure Vs Linear Displacement) of C 01
19
type bourdon tube.
V Test & plot characteristic (Pressure Vs Linear Displacement) of 01
20
bellows.
V Test & plot (Pressure Vs Linear Displacement) characteristic of 01
21
diaphragm.
V Test & plot characteristic (Temperature v/s Displacement) of 01
22
bimetallic thermometer.
Total 28

7. SUGGESTED LIST OF PROPOSED STUDENT ACTIVITIES

7.1 Students may be given exercises based on transducers to calculate important terms
related to above topics.
7.2 Students may be asked to collect photographs using internet which is relevant to field
application of various topics & have to prepare learning materials using it.
7.3 Teachers guided self learning activities, industrial visit, Course/library/internet/lab
based mini projects etc.
7.4 Students activities like: course/ topic based seminars, Internet based assignments.

8. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES

A. List of Books
Sr.No. Author Title of the Book Publication/Year
1 Sawhney, A. Electrical & Electronic Dhanpat Rai & Co., 2005 or later
K. Measurements and Instrumentation Edition
Murty, D. V. Transducers and Instrumentation Prentice Hall of India, 2005 or later
2
Edition
Jain, R. K. Mechanical and Industrial Khanna Publishes, 2005 or later
3
measurements Edition
Rangan, Instrumentation Devices and Tata McGraw Hill, 2005 or later
4
Sharm, Mani Systems Edition
5 Kalsi, H. S. Electronic Instrumentation Tata McGraw Hill, 3rd or later Edition
B.G. Liptak Instrument Engineers' Handbook, CRC press
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Fourth Edition, Volume 1,2

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B. List of Major Equipment/ Instrument

8.1 Function generator( sine, square, triangle etc.with frequency range 10 Hz to
100 kHz)
8.2 DC power supply ( -30 →0→+30 V with at least 1A current capacity)
8.3 Measuring equipments like CRO ( preferably dual channel, 20Mhz)
8.4 Multimeter
8.5 Circuit/Trainer board/ Demonstration modules of relevant transducers.

C. List of Software/Learning Websites

1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transducer
2 http://www.instrumentationtoday.com/

9. COURSE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Faculty Members from Polytechnic
1 Prof. R.J.Dhruv, I/C HOD IC ENGG., A.V. Parekh Technical Institute,
Rajkot
2 Prof. R.P.Raiyani, I/C HOD IC ENGG., Christ Polytechnic Institute, Rajkot
3 Prof. N.B.Mehta, LECTURER IC ENGG., Government Polytechnic,
Ahmedabad
4 Prof. H.P.Patel, LECTURER IC ENGG., Government Polytechnic,
Ahmedabad

Co-ordinator and Faculty Member from NITTTR Bhopal

1. Dr. Joshua Earnest, Professor and Head, Dept. of Electrical & Electronics
Engg,
2. Prof. A.S.Walkey, Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical & Electronics
Engg,

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