Experimental Techniques
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The official GTU curriculum for Experimental Techniques (subject code 3170112) as prescribed for Aero · Semester 7 divides the course into 5 units, covering 49 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3170112)Unit 1 Introduction to Experimental Methods
- Basic concepts
- Systems of dimensions
- System of units
- Unit conversion table
- Objective of experiments
- various stages in experimental investigations
- intermediate and final
- steady state and transient techniques
- selection of measuring devices based on static
- dynamic characteristics and allowable uncertainties
- basics of TAGUCHI method for design of experiments
Unit 2 Measurements & Instruments
- Basic concept of dynamic measurements
- System response and distortion
- Impedence matching
- Dimensional measurement Gauge blocks
- The pneumatic displacement gauge
- Pressure Measurements: Manometers
- The aneroid barometer
- Diaphragm and Bellows Gauges
- Introduction to low pressure measurements Flow Measurements: Orifice plate/ venturimeter
- Thermal Anemometry (hot wire/hot film)
- Hot wire anemometer
- Laser Doppler anemometry
- Measurement of velocity components by 3 holes and 4 holes probes
- Particle image velocimetry (PIV) Temperature Measurements: Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD)
- Temperature measurement by Radiation
- The optical pyrometer
- calibration of thermocouple, RTD, steady state and transient methods of measuring heat flux
- measurement of thermal radiation and associated parameters
- measurement of thermal conductivity of solids
- liquids and gases
- measurement of thermophysical properties
- Constant temperature hot-wire anemometer
- LDA Measurement of pitch angle and Torque: torque by dynamometers
Unit 3 Advanced measurement techniques and analysis
- Telemetry in measurement
- Orsat Gas Analyzers
- Smoke meters
- gas chromatography
- spectrometry 05 Subject Code: 3170112 w.e.f
Unit 4 Advancement in measurements
- Data logging and acquisition
- use of sensors for error reduction
- elements of micro computer interfacing
- intelligent instruments and their use, Basics of P, PI, PID controllers
- pneumatic and hydraulic controllers
- electronic controllers
Unit 5 Uncertainty in measurements
- Errors in instruments
- Analysis of experimental data and determination of overall uncertainties in experimental investigation
- uncertainties in measurement of measurable parameters like pressure
- flow etc. under various conditions
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