Mec 679 experimental methods for thermal engineers

Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits

MEC679 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN THERMAL ENGINEERING

17093::Sachin Kansal 3.0 1.0 0.0 4.0

Course Category Courses with numerical and conceptual focus

TextBooks

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

T-1 Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis

B C Nakra, K K Chaudhry 3rd 2011 Tata McGraw Hill

T-2 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS

J.P. Holman 7th 2008 Tata McGraw Hill, India

Reference Books

Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name

R-1 MODERN CONTROL ENGINEERING

K. Ogata 5th 2010 prentice hall, India

Other Reading

Sr No Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles, complete reference)

OR-1 International Journal of Experimental Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, and Fluid Mechanics: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/experimental-thermal-and-fluid-science ,

OR-2 International Journal of Case Studies in Thermal Engineering: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/case-studies-in-thermal-engineering/ ,

Relevant Websites

Sr No (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

RW-1 http://www.eod.gvsu.edu/~jackh/books/plcs/chapters/plc_intro.pdf Introduction to PLCs

RW-2 http://www.xylemwatersolutions.com/scs/sweden/sv-se/produkter/cirkulationspumpar/Documents/f6.pdf

Fundamentals of velocity measuring instruments

RW-3 http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/40007_Chapter8.pdf Introduction to hypothesis testing

RW-4 http://www.pc-education.mcmaster.ca/Instrumentation/flow.htm Fundamentals of temperature and flow measuring instruments

Audio Visual Aids

Sr No (AV aids) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features

AV-1 http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/video.php?subjectId=112106140 Principles of mechanical measuring instruments

AV-2 http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/video.php?subjectId=108102043 Introduction to control system engineering

Week Number

Lecture Number

Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of Text/reference books

Other Readings,Relevant Websites, Audio Visual Aids, software and Virtual Labs

Lecture Description Learning Outcomes Pedagogical ToolDemonstration/ Case Study / Images / animation / ppt etc. Planned

Week 1 Lecture 1 Statistics(Distributions) T-1:22.1; 22.2 Basics about probability distribution and normal distribution

Student should be able to plot probability distribution curves

Statistics(Estimators) T-1:22.2 Basics of Estimation Student should be able to plot estimated experimental values

Lecture 2 Statistics(Confidence levels) T-1:22.5T-2:3.8

Confidence levels for different ranges of measured values

Student should be able to find level of significance of estimated values

Statistics(Sample size) T-2:3.8 Selection of sample size Knowledge of selection of sample size

Statistics(Test of hypothesis) T-2:Chapter-3 RW-3 Introduction to hypothesis testing

Student should be able to judge about a claim by addressing the question

Lecture 3 Statistics(Goodness-of-fit test Chauvenet's criteria)

T-1:22.8; 22.9T-2:3.10

Selection of best fit data and rejection criterion

Student should be able to find best best fit data and criterion for rejection of data

Image of goodness of fit test curve

Week 2 Lecture 4 Statistics(Regression analysis) T-2:3.11 Method of least square Student should be able to make uncertainty analysis of experimental data

Statistics(Co-relations) T-2:3.12 Coefficient of correlation Student should be able to understand relation between various estimated values

Lecture 5 Statistics(Uncertainty analysis) T-2:3.4 Uncertainty analysis in experimental data

Student should be able to analyze the cause of various uncertainty present in data

Detailed Plan For Lectures

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE 7

Weeks After MTE 7

Spill Over 3

Week 2 Lecture 6 Statistics(Design of experiments) T-2:16.1; 16.2; 16.3 Introduction, types and factor effecting the design of experiments

Student should be able to design and decide the number of experiments required

Week 3 Lecture 7 Instruments(Specifications) T-1:2.5 Specification of instrument static characteristics

Knowledge of various specifications of the instument

Instruments(Static and dynamic characteristics)

T-1:2.3; 3.1; 3.2 Static performance characteristics, Dynamic characteristics

Student should be able to understand static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments

Lecture 8 Instruments(Static and dynamic characteristics)



Lecture 9 Instruments(Static and dynamic characteristics)



Instruments(Selection of the instrument)

T-1:2.6 Selection of instrument out of available

Student should be able to select suitable measuring instrument out of available

Week 4 Lecture 10 Instruments and Measurement(Instruments for measuring distance)

T-1:8.1; 8.2; 8.3; 8.4; 8.5

AV-1 Mechanical, Electromechanical, Pheumatic, Hydraulic dimension gauging technique

Student should be able to understand principles of distance measuring instruments

Image of distance measuring instruments

Lecture 11 Instruments and Measurement(Instruments for measuring distance)

T-1:8.1; 8.2; 8.3; 8.4; 8.5

AV-1 Mechanical, Electromechanical, Pheumatic, Hydraulic dimension gauging technique

Student should be able to understand principles of distance measuring instruments

Image of distance measuring instruments

Instruments and Measurement(profile)

T-1:8.11 Polar Planimeter Student should be able to understand principle of profile measuring instruments

Image of profile measuring instruments

Lecture 12 Instruments and Measurement(pressure)

T-1:11.1; 11.2; 11.3; 11.4

Moderate pressure, High pressure and low pressure measurement

Student should be able to understand principle and working of pressure measuring instruments

Image of pressure measuring instruments

Week 5 Lecture 13 Instruments and Measurement(pressure)

T-1:11.1; 11.2; 11.3; 11.4

Moderate pressure, High pressure and low pressure measurement

Student should be able to understand principle and working of pressure measuring instruments

Image of pressure measuring instruments

Week 5 Lecture 14 Term Paper,Test 1

Lecture 15 Instruments and Measurement(temperature)

T-1:12.1; 12.3; 12.4; 12.5

OR-1 Temperature scales, Non electrical and electrical methods

Student should be able to understand principle and working of temperature instruments

Image of temperature measuring instruments

Week 6 Lecture 16 Instruments and Measurement(temperature)

T-1:12.1; 12.3; 12.4; 12.5

OR-1 Temperature scales, Non electrical and electrical methods

Student should be able to understand principle and working of temperature instruments

Image of temperature measuring instruments

Lecture 17 Instruments and Measurement(velocity)

T-1:Chapter-17 RW-2 Introduction to measurement of velocity

Student should be able to understand principles of velocity measuring instruments

Instruments and Measurement(flow rate)

T-1:13.1; 13.2; 13.3 RW-4 Quantity, Positive displacement and rate meters,

Student should be able to understand principle and working of flow measuring instruments

Image of flow measuring instruments

Lecture 18 Instruments and Measurement(flow rate)

T-1:13.1; 13.2; 13.3 RW-4 Quantity, Positive displacement and rate meters,

Student should be able to understand principle and working of flow measuring instruments

Image of flow measuring instruments

Instruments and Measurement(level)

T-1:17.2 Measurement of liquid level

Student should be able to understand principle of level measuring instruments

Image of level measuring instruments

Week 7 Lecture 19 Instruments and Measurement(level)

T-1:17.2 Measurement of liquid level

Student should be able to understand principle of level measuring instruments

Image of level measuring instruments

Instruments and Measurement(speed)

T-1:17.2 Introduction to measurement of speed

Student should be able to understand how to measure speed using measuring instrument

Lecture 20 Instruments and Measurement(force)

T-1:9.1; 9.2; 9.3; 9.4 Introduction to Balance, Hydraulic load cell, Elastic force devices

Student should be able to understand basics of force measuring instruments

Instruments and Measurement(torque)

T-1:10.1; 10.2; 10.3 Transmission, Driving and absorption dynamo meter

Student should be able to understand basics of torque measuring instruments

Image of torque measuring instruments

Lecture 21 Instruments and Measurement(noise)

T-1:16.1 Vibration and noise monitoring

Student should be able to monitor noise using measuring instruments

Instruments and Measurement(chemical analyses)

T-1:17.5T-2:9.16

Measurement of pH value

Student should be able to measure pH value of a fluid

Week 7 Lecture 21 Instruments and Measurement(Estimation of systematic errors)

T-1:2.1T-2:3.3

OR-2 Various types of systematic errors

Student should be able to estimate the cause of errors in data

MID-TERMWeek 8 Lecture 22 Signal Conditioning and

Transducers(Signal conditioning)T-2:14.3 Basics of signal and

signal conditioningStudent should be able to understand signals and methods to remove noise

Lecture 23 Signal Conditioning and Transducers(Data acquisition and analysis)

T-2:14.2 General data acquisition system and its element

Student should be able to understand the method to acquire good signal

Lecture 24 Signal Conditioning and Transducers(Transducers)

Spill over

Week 9 Lecture 25 Signal Conditioning and Transducers(A-D & D-A convertors)

T-1:4.1; 4.2; 5.5T-2:14.5

Introduction to analog, digital transducer and A to D and D to A convertor

Student should be able to understand working of transducer and conversion of digital to analog or vice versa

Image of circuit diagram

Lecture 26 Signal Conditioning and Transducers(A-D & D-A convertors)

T-1:4.1; 4.2; 5.5T-2:14.5

Introduction to analog, digital transducer and A to D and D to A convertor

Student should be able to understand working of transducer and conversion of digital to analog or vice versa


Lecture 27 Signal Conditioning and Transducers(Interfacing with computers and PLCs)

T-2:14.6; 14.7 Data storage and display, Basics of PLCs

Knowledge of display units for signals and role of PLCs


Week 10 Lecture 28 Signal Conditioning and Transducers(Interfacing with computers and PLCs)

T-2:14.6; 14.7 Data storage and display, Basics of PLCs

Knowledge of display units for signals and role of PLCs


Lecture 29 Control theory fundamentals(Steady state and transient response)

Spill over

Lecture 30 Term Paper,Test 2

Week 11 Lecture 31 Control theory fundamentals(Stability analysis)

T-2:19.1; 19.2; 19.5;19.7

R-1:5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 7.6

AV-2 Introduction to steady and transient response, stability analysis, first order, 2nd order, Higher order systems, Stabilityanalysis

Student should be able to understand the difference between steady state and transient state response and their signal stability

Lecture 32 Control theory fundamentals(Stability analysis)

T-2:19.1; 19.2; 19.5;19.7

R-1:5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 7.6

AV-2 Introduction to steady and transient response, stability analysis, first order, 2nd order, Higher order systems, Stabilityanalysis

Student should be able to understand the difference between steady state and transient state response and their signal stability

Week 11 Lecture 33 Control theory fundamentals(Routh and Nyquist criteria)

R-1:5.6; 7.5 Routh stability criterion, Nyquist Stability criterion

Student should be able to find whether a system is stable or not

Week 12 Lecture 34 Control theory fundamentals(Routh and Nyquist criteria)

R-1:5.6; 7.5 Routh stability criterion, Nyquist Stability criterion

Student should be able to find whether a system is stable or not

Lecture 35 Term Paper,Test 3

Lecture 36 Control theory fundamentals(Root locus method)

R-1:6.1; 6.2; 6.4 Root Locus plot of positive feedback systems

Student should be able to plot root locus of positive feedback systems

Week 13 Lecture 37 Control theory fundamentals(Root locus method)

R-1:6.1; 6.2; 6.4 Root Locus plot of positive feedback systems

Student should be able to plot root locus of positive feedback systems

Lecture 38 Control theory fundamentals(Sequence and programmable logic controllers)

T-2:Chapter-15 RW-1 Introduction to programmable logic controllers

Knowledge of role of PLCs in signal processing


Lecture 39 Control Systems(Hydraulic) Spill over

Week 14 Lecture 40 Control Systems(pneumatic) R-1:4.3; 4.4 Mathematical modeling of hydraulic system, pneumatic system

Student should be able to formulate mathematical model for hydraulic and pneumatic system

Lecture 41 Control Systems(pneumatic) R-1:4.3; 4.4 Mathematical modeling of hydraulic system, pneumatic system

Student should be able to formulate mathematical model for hydraulic and pneumatic system

Lecture 42 Control Systems(electrical Systems)

R-1:3.3 Mathematical modeling of electrical system

Student should be able to formulate mathematical model for electrical system

SPILL OVERWeek 15 Lecture 43 Spill Over

Lecture 44 Spill Over

Lecture 45 Spill Over

Scheme for CA:Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks

Term Paper,Test 2 3 10 20

Total :- 10 20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task(group/individuals/field

work

Evaluation Mode Allottment / submission Week

Test 1 To assess the understanding of fundamentals of course

Statistics, Instruments specifications, Static and dynamic characteristics, Selection of the instrument, Instruments for measuring distance, profile,pressure

Individual Student performance

4 / 5

Term Paper 1 To check understanding ability

Term paper Individual Student performance

6 / 12

Test 2 To prepare the students for ETE

Signal conditioning, Data acquisition and analysis, Transducers, A-D & D-A convertors, Interfacing with computers and PLCs

Individual Student performance

11 / 11

List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)

Sr. No. Topic

1 Selection and specification of measuring instruments

2 Discussion on instruments static and dynamic characteristics

3 Recent developments in measuring instruments for distance

4 Estimation of systematic error

5 Recent developments in measuring instruments for pressure

6 Role of transducers in measuring instruments

7 Recent developments in measuring instruments for temperature

8 Discussion on A-D and D-A converters

9 Recent developments in measuring instruments for flow rate

10 Functions and working of PLCs

11 Recent developments in measuring instruments for force

12 Discussion on stability analysis

13 Recent developments in measuring instruments for torque

14 Signal acquisition and conditioning

15 Necessity for design of experiment

Plan for Tutorial: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)Tutorial No. Lecture Topic Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned

(case analysis,problem solving test,role play,business game etc)

Tutorial 1 Problems based on distributions, Estimators, Confidence levels, Distributions, Sample size, Test of hypothesis, Goodness-of-fit test Chauvenet's criteria

Problem solving

Tutorial 2 Problems based on regression analysis, Corelations,Uncertainty analysis, Design of experiments

Problem solving

Tutorial 3 Problems based on Instruments specifications, Static and dynamic characteriitics, Selection of the instrument

Problem solving

Tutorial 4 Problems based on instruments for measuring distance, profile

Problem solving

Tutorial 5 Problems based on instruments for measuring pressure, temperature

Problem solving

Tutorial 6 Problems based on instruments for measuring velocity, flow rate, level

Problem solving

Tutorial 7 Numerical problems based on speed, force, torque, noise, chemical analyses

Problem solving

After Mid-TermTutorial 8 Problems based on Signal conditioning, Data

acquisition and analysis, TransducersProblem solving

Tutorial 9 Problems based on A-D & D-A convertors Problem solving

Tutorial 10 Problems based on Steady state and transient response, Stability analysis

Problem solving

Tutorial 11 Problems based on Routh and Nyquist criteria Problem solving

Tutorial 12 Problems based on Root locus method Problem solving

Tutorial 13 Problems based on Hydraulic control system, Problem solving

Tutorial 14 Problems based on pneumatic, electrical systems control system

Problem solving