Department of Mechanical Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory Description: The objective of the instrumentation laboratory is to provide the knowledge of variability involved in any measurements and to train the students in the calibration and use of different measuring instruments. Faculty In-Charge

: Mr. B.Krishna Murthy

Technician/Programmer Area Total Investment No. of experiments/Systems Courses conducted Exclusive / Shared

: U.V.Rao : 50 sq.m. : Rs. 3,84,301.5 : 11 : III B.Tech. II Sem. : Exclusive

Department of Mechanical Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory List of Equipment S.No.

Name of the Equipment

Qty.

Calibration of Thermocouple Calibration of Rotameter Calibration of Resistance Temperature Detector

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

10

Strain Gauge LVDT Seismic Pickup for Measurement Pressure Gauge Transducers for Temperature Measurement Mc Load Gauge for Low Pressure Calibration of Capacitive Transducer for Angular Measurement

11

Magnetic Pickups for Measurement of Speed

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2

2

Department of Mechanical Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory List of Experiments as Per Syllabus 1. Temperature measurement 2. Linear displacement measurement 3. Flow measurement 4. Speed measurement 5. Measurement of load using strain gauge 6. Temperature measurement using thermo couple 7. Angular measurement using capacitive trainer 8. Temperature measurement using thermistor 9. Calibration of pressure gauge 10. Measurement of vibration amplitude of an engine bed at various loads using a seismic pickup 11. Study and calibration of Mcleod gauge for low pressure