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FOREWORD
The department is elated that the students are streamlined towards
positive growth oriented outcomes. The students show their keen
interest in projects and in transforming their knowledge into
credential performances. The students are continuously monitored to
introspect themselves in terms of academic as well as their
performance improvement activities. They are always guided to work
for the worst and hope for the best. ICERYX would always be a media
to patronise the achievements of the department.
Dr.S.M.Girirajkumar,
HOD/ICE
FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The phenomenal growth of our department in the recent days in
terms of academic as well as extra and co- curricular activities is a
saga of unstinted efforts of all of us. The PR team takes great pride in
putting light on all these achievements through ICERYX.
This issue contains original, commissioned feature articles and essays
on a variety of subjects of interest to curious people with a technical
bent. If you don’t find yours this time, don’t give up. Keep us fledged
with your articles as usual. So, feel proud to surf through the pages of
ICERYX and most important of all don’t forget to post us your
valuable feedback!!!
PR TEAM
Ben – Hur S.Christopher., Final year, Nazreen Banu A., Final year,
Shuprajhaa. T., Pre-final year, Anuroopa Devi S., Final year,
CONTENTS
Changing Energy Transformation in EUROPE
Yokogawa training for the prefinal year
You can win – a winning manoeuvre
3D print right now
Department activities
Yokogawa training for the final year
DCS – A detailed study
Distinguishing republic of India
MIG21 – Wins the war for India
Offshore oil and gas production
Riddles
CHANGING ENERGY TRANSITION IN EUROPE
NAZREEN BANU,
FINAL YEAR
In Europe, the power sector is experiencing radical and
permanent changes. The traditional method of supplying electrical
energy to customers from central power plants via a one-way system
is rapidly disappearing. Wind parks often push a large number of
power plants from the grid while solar panels on roof tops turn
electricity customers into producers. The change is a direct
result of policies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and to
decrease the dependence on fossil energy. Yet, power from wind and
solar radiation shows a high degree of volatility and therefore
creates many challenges.
For a roper integration of renewable energy sources, an
integral approach is needed involving not only the electricity supply
but also the energy supply for heating, chilling and transportation.
Major cities in Europe, such as Hamburg, Vienna and Amsterdam,
are now starting to co-ordinate the energy supply issues in their
area. This involves mapping of the local needs and finding
optimum solutions together with the energy sector and the users.
Storage methods and storage locations for smoothing the
intermittency of renewable, efficient power to heat conversion with
modern heat pumps and cogeneration of heat and power are part of
the solution. Heat storage is economically possible for large
quantities at temperatures up to 125 °C. Local waste incinerators
can provide many customers with electricity and heat. Ponds,
lakes and canals can play a role in the chilling of buildings and
processes. The whole integration process naturally requires
considerable data handling and process control. The drastic change in
the power sector caused by the moves towards a green society
requires new approaches, new products and new skills. The
POWER- GEN Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe
conference and exhibition is the favourite place for the many
stake holders to gain and exchange the necessary information and
over three days, all aspects for this new market will be dealt with.
Utilities, equipment producers, city coordinators, consultancy firms,
financiers, data handlers and grid operators will share their
experiences and skills as well as their current and future needs.
Europe feature the leading suppliers, sub-suppliers and service
providers across the entire power generation value chain on its
exhibition floor. The accompanying multi-track conferences set the
agenda for strategic thinking and technical innovation in the sector,
making them essential events for power industry professionals.
YOKOGAWA TRAINING FOR THE PRE
– FINAL YEAR
PR TEAM
Three days training on the topic “Field Instruments and Process
Control” was conducted by “YOKOGAWA” for thirty five students
of third year along with four staff members from 2 9 -12-2014 t o 31-
12-2014. This was an industrial oriented way of approach to the
theoretically learnt concepts and the students were given hands
on experience to various instruments of the industrial field.
Trainers Mr.Senthil Arasu and Mr.Ramkumar trained the
students in an interactive way.The training was an enlightened
approach to the Field Instruments and Process Control.
First day began with the general aspects of field instruments
dealing with transmitters in particular, general wiring pattern
and connections of transmitters. In the afternoon session the
students were provided an opportunity to work with different
kinds of pressure transmitters.
The next day the students were trained about heat transmitters
and feedback control systems. They were educated about
interfacing the instruments in the field with computers that can
operated in the control rooms. They worked with interfacing
software named “Field Mate”. They were made clear about local
and remote measurements.
The functioning of various control systems and controllers
were dealt on the last day. The tuning of P, PI and PID controllers
and the response of systems using these controllers were taught.
The students were given a detailed description of a control valve
and several recorders. They had a practical session with DX1006
recorder and Single Loop Process Controller. Finally the students
were given a small test for thirty minutes.
MOTIVATIONAL GUEST LECTURE FOR THE STUDENTS
OF ICE – YOU CAN WIN – A WINING MANOEUVER.
PR TEAM
A guest lecture was organized for the second and third year
students of the department of ICE on 13-01-2015 from 1.30 p.m. to
3.00 p.m. eminent speaker and profound scholar Dr. K.
Karthikeyan M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate professor, Department of
Management Studies, of our esteemed institution was the honoured
guest. His lecture was on the topic “You Can Win – A Wining
Manoeuvre.
The guest focused mainly upon attitude and self-confidence. He
made the students understand the real meaning of attitude by
stating many real world day to day examples and a few videos
indicating the same.
He made the students realize that attitude is what that makes
everyone get started. The students were clear that attitude reflects
behaviour which in turn has its implications on thinking. While
putting light on the value of self confidence he stressed that self
confidence is the first and foremost step towards development,
achievement and eventually success.
He made the session interactive and lively by narrating many
small stories and explaining the attributes of life from our day to
day activities. The students were taught to analyze themselves
through SWOT ANALYSIS and JOHARI WINDOW methods which
would help them to have a better and overall view of their
character in return.
Overall this lecture sowed the seeds of inspiration into the minds
of young budding engineers of the department of ICE so that they
would blossom into globally competent persons in future.
3-D PRINT RIGHT NOW
K. VIJAYA SHANTHI,
THIRD YEAR
3-D printing has gotten a lot of buzz, sometimes pretty out of
proportion to what it’s actually produced.
But the technology is just now reaching that critical stage when it
starts to turn out some amazingly inventive, useful things. Things
that open up new potential for hobbyists, scientists, and people who
want to help others.
Here, three of our 3-D printer projects that are really pushing the
envelope of what can be done with a CAD design and a tube full of
melty plastic.
1) Print and Play Your Own F-F-Fiddle:
For entrepreneurial musicians, the F-F-Fiddle will be music to your
printer's gears. Mechanical engineer David Perry of OpenFab PDX
has designed this full-sized, 3-D printable, electric violin which you
can actually play.
A violinist since the first grade, Perry had aspired to building a violin
himself, but it wasn't until he scored his own 3-D printer in January
2013 that modelling and constructing the instrument became feasible.
You can print the violin's structure, divided into three main parts,
in 10-20 hours, but you can't make the music happen without buying
other essential, non-printable parts, such as strings and tuners. But
for about $250 in materials and three to six hours of assembly time,
you can create your own fiddle in the color combination of your
choice.
2)Give e-NABLE a Hand:
Your 3-D printer can produce a prosthetic hand for someone in need,
and e-NABLE can help you to do it. This worldwide online community
connects those with access to 3-D printers to those (often children)
missing fingers or part of a hand.
e-NABLE has developed three primary, open source designs of
functional hands (and several variations), which anyone can
download, 3-D print, and assemble. A Washington prop-maker and a
carpenter in South Africa who lost four fingers in an accident
pioneered the original hand design.
.
The hand designs generally consist of a gauntlet attached to the arm
or wrist, articulated fingers for gripping, and a system of “tendons,”
which allows wearers to close or open the fingers by bending or
straightening their wrists.
3)Catch Rays with the Smartphone Spectrometer:
What if you could point your smartphone at a water sample and
identify pollutants? Giving communities that power—via open source
hardware and software—is the goal of Public Lab, an online
community and non-profit. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill
motivated Public Lab to develop a $5 DIY spectrometer using
smartphones.
The smartphone spectrometer consists of a 3-D printed plastic frame
(2.5 hours print time) holding a thin prism in front of the phone's
camera. It works when you shine full-spectrum light through a liquid
or dissolved sample, which enters the spectrometer frame through a
narrow slit, aligning the light as it hits the prism and camera.
Your camera records and graphs the resulting intensity of colours
passing through the sample. View and compare this unique spectrum
with Public Lab's open database at spectralWorkbench.org to classify
your sample's composition.
DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES:
S.no.
Course/
Training
Dates/
No. of
days
Remarks Resource
Person
1
NI LabVIEW
Academy
Training./ ‘NI
Hardware - Hands
on Training in
FPGA, MYRIO,
RTD Module’
29.10.2014
to
31.10.2014(
3days)
Completed
In continuation
with MoU
signed with NI
Bangalore, we
have conducted
these 3 days
training
NI
resource
Person
2
Yokogawa
Training/
training on PLC
and DCS.
18.12.2014
to
22.12.2014
In continuation
of MoU signed
with
Yokogawa, we
have conducted
5 days training
Yokogawa
resource
Person
3
Certification
Course: Spoken
Tutorial: C and
C++ Online Test
29.12.2014
30.12.2014
Students
have taken
test for C
and C++
course.
Online test
4. Clad re exam 9.0.2015
On-line test
conducted
by NI
NI resource
person
Activities of the III Year ICE students:
S.no. Course/Training Dates/No.
of days Remarks Resource
Person
1
NI LabVIEW
Academy
Training./
LabVIEW training
on CORE1 and
CORE 2
05.11.2014 -
07.11.2014(
Completed)
In Continuation
of MoU signed
with NI
Bangalore, we
have conducted
these 3 days
training
NI
resource
Person
2
T&P classes
conducted by
Maths/ English Dept
08.12.2014 to
11.12.2014(
4days)
Aptitude,
Verbal
and Non-
verbal
activities
Maths/
English
Department
Faculty
3 YOKOGAWA
Training
29.12.2014
To 31.12.2014
3 days training
from yokogawa
Yokogawa
Resource
person
Activities of the second year:
S.no.
Course/
Training
Dates/
No. of days
Remarks Resource
Person
1
NI LabVIEW
Academy
Training.
8.12.2014 -
12.12.2014
(5days)
In continuation
of MoU signed
with NI
Bangalore, we
have conducted
this 3 days
training
NI
resource
Person
2 SCILAB Re-Exam 9/01/2015
Re- exam on
SCILAB Based
on the
correspondence
of IIT Bombay
Online test
YOKOGAWA TRAINING FOR THE FINAL YEAR
PR TEAM
Five days(18.12.2014 - 22.12.2014) training session was
conducted by YOKOGAWA to the students of Final year of
Instrumentation and control engineering department, Saranathan
college of engineering on DCS and PLC overview. A total of
49 students and 4 staff members have attended the program,
where exposed to practical hands-on training on how to work with
industrial standard equipments. Students were trained b y
Mrs.Lydia Jenifer and Ms.Pavithra (Resource persons-
YOKOGAWA India Ltd) .
The training was an enlightened approach to the new two major
products of YOKOGAWA namely CENTUM 3000 DCS (Distributed
Control System) and PROSAFE –RSPLC (Programmable Logic
Controller).First day began with a global introduction and discussion
on DCS and the company product CENTUM 3000. In the
afternoon session the students were taught to deal with the company
product software. Nearly the real time problems were made to
solve in software and the results were monitored. This is specially
meant for the usage of students.
On the second and third day the students learnt in depth about
implementing various control loops through programming in DCS.
The students were split up into 24 groups in which each group
comprising of 2 students. Each group where given a separate PC
with the software ownloaded. They were given the practical oriented
training to the usage of the software. Then for the last two days
the students were taught on the second part of training session PLC
PROSAFE-RS programming, using many kinds of
programming languages along with the live demo on how signals
where transmitted and controlled in a plant using DCS, PLC and
other entities.
The concluding session was spent on an individual test on the
topics covered during the five days training to the students. This five
day training was really useful to the students as it was not only
theoretical oriented but also a practical session.
DCS – A DETAILED STUDY
G.SUBRAMANIAN, S.BIKSHA NATESAN
FINAL YEAR
Today’s competitive environment have placed very high
demands on the process industry to produce products economically
and at the same time using latest technologies available in the
market. This in turn requires new creative solutions to increase
productivity, improve quality and reduce cost to provide solutions
to that Centralized control system and distributed control system are
available in market. These two are the core design aspect of our
system, which defines on a very basic level the degree to which your
controlled objects and operations are intertwined with the control
system itself.
This degree of comingling is reflected in all the physical and
logical components of your system. It should not be confused with the
selection of a control system platform. In an extremely centralized
design, all of the aspects of your system are concentrated in a single
entity. A highly distributed design is just the opposite. DCS was
perhaps the leading agent for control centralization and chief cause
of the demise of distributed controllers. These systems were
installed in the central control room and connected to the field
devices through miles of wires. They serve the industry well for
decades and did much to improve the operations of large process
plants over centralized control system. This is because centralized
control system lags in local adaptability, poor manager morale,
feedback and limited succession planning. Distributed control system
uses decentralized element system.
They do not require user intervention for routine operations but
many permit operators interaction via supervisory control. The DCS
uses process control software and input/output data base. The
communication medium in a DCS is wired link which connects
the remote control panel. Selecting DCS require analysis of network
protocol that uses bus topology and supports data transfer of 10Mbps
to handle simulation demands, Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple
access/collision detection network protocol for DCS also include area
network bus, DCS also helps in increase of the plant efficiency. A
distributed control system is a technology that has evolved to meet
the specific needs of process applications such as pulp and paper,
utility, refining, and chemical processing. DCSs are generally used
in applications in which the proportion of analog to digital is higher
than a 60:40 ratio, and/or the control functions performed are more
sophisticated. A DCS typically consists of unit controllers that
can handle multiple loops, multiplexer units to handle a large
amount of I/O, operator and engineering interface workstations, a
historian, communication gateways, and an advanced control
function is dedicated proprietary controllers. All these are fully
integrated and usually connected by means of a communication
network.
A DCS typically takes a hierarchical approach to control, with the
majority of the intelligence housed in microprocessor-based
controllers that can each handle 10–1000 inputs and outputs.
With the help of the DCS we can control many process. We are
also having this vital resource in our college, By using this we (
G.Subramanian, S.Biksha Natesan) are going to publish the
research papers. Our paper discuss about the controlling of level
process using the DCS, Distributed Control Systems are used to send,
receive and process data from sensors, control valves and actuators
and react according to the instructions given by the user. Failure in
controlling the level of the tank may lead to disaster situations in
the plant. Hence, the level process controlling is must in the plant
this can be achieved by deploying the centralized controller or
distributed controller. DCS have certain advantages like
Economics Reliability Speed Inherent distribution. Incremental
growth Incremental growth over the centralized control system
hence, we are using the DCS to control the level of the tank in this
process and also to implement the safety instrumented system for
the level process.
There is a wide usage of DCS from the small scale to the large
scale industries because of its advantages. The monitoring and
controlling in plants are done using this. Process plant operation and
maintenance has been simplified with the wide spread use of DCS
base control architecture.
DISTINGUISHING REPUBLIC OF OUR NATION
SHUPRAJHAA .T,
THIRD YEAR
The Indian Republic Day is certainly a day to reflect and respond
to all the sacrifices made and the wars fought to make India a
sovereign republic. However, with the independence and the
struggles associated with it becoming more and more historic or old;
there is a growing fear that the youth of today are not able to
understand the magnitude of what transpired before 1947.
Moreover, there is a threat that if people are not reminded enough
about India’s Republic Day, and the reasoning behind the celebration
of it, people may soon forget their history and treat the day as yet
another holiday. Therefore, it is in India’s best interest that Indians
acknowledge the importance of the day and celebrate the
independence that their forefathers dreamt of and fought for. That
said, here are 10 things that you might want to know and
understand about India’s Republic Day and the traditions that
govern it.
Celebration of 26th
January before Independence: The Indian
National Congress and many other parties had been
celebration 26th
January as a symbol of Independence long
before India truly became independent. This date was
chosen as a day to commemorate the declaration of independence
in 1930.
History of Indian Republic day: India got her independence on 15th
August 1947. The laws of governance were however based on the
colonial Government of India Act 1935 in a modified way and
the nation was a Dominion under Governor General Mountbatten
and George VI as head of the state. So, India still did not have a
permanent constitution of its own. A draft of the Indian
constitution was presented by the Drafting Committee on 4th
November 1947 with the Assembly meeting consistently for over a
period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days and discussing the matter till
an agreed upon version of the Constitution was finalized. On 24th
January 1950, the Assembly signed two copied of the document in
Hindi and English. The Constitution of India came into being
on
26th
January 1950 at 10.18 AM IST. This day has been known as
the Republic Day of India since then. This day is celebrated as a
tribute to the declaration of the Constitution of India.
Constitution of India: There are 3 main bodies of the Government
in the Constitution: The Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary.
The relationship and connection between each of these bodies, the
citizens of India and the Government is decided and guided by the
Constitution. It lays down the national objectives of the country as
Democracy, Socialism, Secularism and National Integration.
Amar Jawan Jyoti: On the Republic Day of India, every year at
Delhi, the honourable Prime Minister of India lays a wreath at
Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate as a mark of respect to all the
people and soldiers of our country who died fighting for our
Independence. After which there is a two minute silence as a
tribute of honour and thanks to the soldiers.
‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ in Hindi means ‘the light of the immortal
soldiers’. It is because of these soldiers that India was liberated.
Awards: The President of India presents prestigious bravery awards
such as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Param Veer Chakra, Veer
Chakra and
Maha Veer Chakra to Indian Armed Forces and civilians for their
acts of bravery and courage. Children who stood out with their
courage and performed acts of bravery are also awarded the
National Bravery award.
21-gun Salute: Gun salutes are the firing of cannons and arms as a
military or naval mark of honor. The President of India arrives at
Rajpath with other dignitaries unfurls the Indian National flag as
the Indian National Anthem is played and a 21-gun salute is given.
Beating Retreat: After the Republic Day, on 29th
January of
every year, a ceremony known as ‘Beating Retreat’ is held at
the ‘Vijay Chow’ or alternatively known as ‘The Victory Square’ in
New Delhi.
This ceremony starts at 6.00 PM IST and the beating of the
drums marks the closure of the Republic Day celebrations. This
ceremony originated in England in the 16th
century, the beating of
the evening drums signaled the end of inspection of the troops
and the return to the castle for the night. In Delhi, the Beating
Retreat ends with the bands of all the armed forces playing the
song ‘Abide with me’.
National holiday: 26th
January of every year is declared a
National Holiday as the Republic Day of India is considered to be
a National Festival. The entire nation celebrates the day and the
ceremonies from New Delhi are broadcasted live on television for
the millions of viewers.
Chief guests: The honorable chief guest for the Republic Day
celebrations is different each year; the head of the state or ruling
government of other countries are invited. India being a peace
loving nation strives to maintain good relations and enrich the
connections with nations of the world and thus invites the guests
of honor based on diplomatic, strategic, or international
geo-politics. Patriotic songs: Patriotic songs are played and sung
in all corners of India more so on National festivals like
Republic Day. The songs are themselves a strong tribute to all
the struggle, sacrificed lives, and courage of people who fought
for India’s independence and dignity. Some of the famous
patriotic songs:
Aye mere watan ke logon: This song was written to honor the
soldiers who died fighting the Indo-Sino war. The most famous
version of this song is the one sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Vande mataram: This song was composed by Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay having words from both Sanskrit and Bengali
languages. This song offers thanks to Mother India.
Saare jahan se accha: Known as the ‘Anthem of the people of
Hindustan’, this song was written by Muhammed Iqbal and was
extensively sung as an inspirational song against the British Raj.
Patriotic songs from Bollywood: Songs from Hindi films such as
‘Are mere pyaare watan’, ‘Chodo kal ki batein’, ‘Mere desh ki
dharti’,
‘Rang de basanti chola’, etc are patriotic songs that take people
back to pre- independence struggles and instill a sense of patriotism
in Indians.
MIG21- WINS THE WAR FOR INDIA
N. MRUJOOL KANSARA,
PRE-FINAL YEAR
Mig21 is one of the oldest aircrafts which has been used for war.
Indians remember it by saying that Mig21 is lucky for India and will
always win the war for India.
In the Indo-Pak war of 1971 at the battle of Longewala in Rajasthan,
India had only a handful of soldiers of about 150 which was headed by
Major Kuldip Singh Chanpuri. Unfortunately they had to face a large
number of soldiers of the Pakistan army. Almost all the soldiers died
in the battle and the only person left alive was the major. When he
was surrounded by Pakistani tanks on all sides and had no idea what
to do, Wing Commander Anand Bajwa with his team members each of
them flying Mig21 came to his rescue. Within seconds the defeat
turned to victory. This is not the only war which Mig21 has won for
India.
RIDDLES
1. Brothers and sisters I have none but this man's father is my
father's son. Who is the man?
2. This is impossible to God, More evil than the devil,
The poor have it, the rich need it,
And if you eat it, you'll die?
3. Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it.
Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.
What is it?
4. Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the
afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
5. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
6. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
7. Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and
wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
8. There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white
house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the
red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
9. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you
haven't got me. What am I?
10. What gets broken without being held?
Staff Contributions(November 14-December 14):
S.no. Name of the
Staffs Attended Workshop/FDP/Seminar
Attended organizer
Date/Venue
1. T.Devashena Workshop on Control System
IIT, Karaghpur
02-12-2014 to 12-12-2014,NIT, Trichy
2. G.Vijayalakshmi Soft skill for Teaching and life skill for survival
NIT,Trichy 24.11.2014 to 28.11.2014
3. S.RathnaPrabha Workshop on Necessity of calibration in Industry
CEESAT, NIT,Trichy
26.10.2014,NIT Trichy
4. P.Aravind Redefine Your Skills ICTACT with EMC corporation, Trichy.
20-12-2014,Sangam Hotel, Trichy
5. S.Arutselvi Workshop on Control System
IIT, Karaghpur
02-12-2014 to 12-12-2014,NIT, Trichy
6. S.Ramachandran Workshop on Control System
IIT, Karaghpur
02-12-2014 to 12-12-2014,NIT, Trichy
7. S.Ramachandran Productive Teaching Method for Effective Learning
Saranathan college of Engg
28-06-2014