Course: Testing of Power Machines

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Course title Testing of Power Machines
Course code KKE/ZES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Velemínský Jan, prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Kopecký Aleš, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Hasil Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject matter is divided into several fields. In each field the principles of the given experimental method are explained and its usability for experimental research of energetic machines is shown. Follows list of covered subjects: " Basic modeling theory o Dimensional analysis " Pressure measurement o Manometers o Total and static pressures probes o Mean flow direction measurement " Temperature measurement o Thermocouples o Other sensors (Pt, thermistors) o Optical methods (infrared, interferometer) o Liquid crystals " Velocity measurement o Pressures " Incompressible flows " Compressible flows " Supersonic flows o Hot sensors o Optical methods " Point measurements (LDA) " Fields measurements (PIV) " Skin friction measurement o Evaluation from velocity profiles o Direct force measurement (floating element) o Pressures measurements (fence, Preston probe) o Hot films o Optical methods (wall visualizations) " Pipe flow measurements o Turbines o Pressures evaluation o Ultrasound methods o Forces on bodies o Vortex flow-meters o Rotameter o Other principles (Coriolis force, heat mark) " Visualization o Tracer particles o Laser sheet o Smoke wires o Wall methods (paints, liquid crystals, oil film) " Fluid density measurement o Shadow method o Schlieren method o Interferometry " Fluid viscosity measurement " Force and moment measurement - aerodynamic balance " Data acquisition and evaluation " Wind tunnels o Discontinuous - continuous work o Open - closed (close-circuit) o Subsonic - transonic - supersonic - hypersonic

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, Laboratory work, Lecture with visual aids, Field trip
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 24 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
znát základy konstrukce energetických strojů
využívat znalosti z mechaniky tekutin a termodynamiky
využívat základní znalosti z oblasti měření elektrických veličin
Skills
použít měřicí přístroje pro měření elektrických veličin (např. voltmetr, ohmmetr)
learning outcomes
Knowledge
zvolit vhodnou metodu pro měření na daném energetickém stroji
Skills
použít nejběžnější experimentální metody a techniky
provést cejchování a danou metodu
zpracovat výsledky získané při experimentu
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Laboratory work
Field trip
E-learning
assessment methods
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Adrian R. J., Westerweel J. Particle Image Velocimetry. Cambridge university press, 2011.
  • Das, M.M. Fluid Mechanics And Turbomachines. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2005.
  • Dixon, Sydney Lawrence. Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of turbomachinery. 5th ed. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2005. ISBN 0-7506-7870-4.
  • Tavoularis S. Measurement in Fluid Mechanics. Cambridge university press, 2005.
  • Tropea, Cameron; Yarin, Alexander L.; Foss, John F. Springer handbook of experimental fluid mechanics. Berlin : Springer, 2007. ISBN 978-3-540-25141-5.
  • Zhengji Z. Laser Doppler Anemometry for Fluid Dynamics. Springer, 2010.


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