Experimental Techniques and Instrumentations in Thermal Engineering
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Experimental Techniques and Instrumentations in Thermal Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Experimental Techniques and Instrumentations in Thermal Engineering (subject code 3722105) as prescribed for MEAA · Semester 2 divides the course into 6 units, covering 37 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 (3722105)Unit 1 Experimentation Planning
- Planning 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 Instrumentation & Measurements
- Fundamental elements of a measuring instrument
- static and dynamic characteristics
- principles of temperature measurement
- calibration of thermocouple, RTD, Orifice plate and Pressure gauge
- design of temperature measuring instruments
- thermo positive elements
- thermocouples in series & parallel
- steady state and transient methods of measuring heat flux
- measurement of thermal radiation and associated parameters
- measurement of turbulence
- measurement of thermal conductivity of solids
- liquids and gases
- measurement of thermo-physical properties
- measurement of solar radiation
Unit 3 Advancement in measurements
- Data logging and acquisition
- use of sensors for error reduction
- elements of microcomputer interfacing
- intelligent instruments and their use, Basics of P, PI, PID controllers
- pneumatic and hydraulic controllers
- electronic controllers
Unit 4 Advanced measurement techniques and analysis
- Laser Doppler Anemometer
- Hot wire Anemometer
- Telemetry in measurement
- Gas Analyzers
- Smoke meters
- gas chromatography
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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