Course Overview
This course allows students to perform experiments in Mechanical Engineering. Students will be expected to apply their knowledge of Instrumentation, Measurement and Electronics to the measurement of forces, strain, pressure, temperature, flow, and other process parameters to draw conclusions based on their knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics, strength of materials, vibrations and fluid mechanics obtained in their other courses. The lecture portion of this course reviews and synthesizes students' knowledge of measurements and shows how these concepts apply to mechanical engineering. These concepts are directly applied in the laboratory component of the course.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Design measurement systems for common mechanical engineering measurements including strain, temperature, force, pressure and flow. [4,5,6]
- Apply sampling and digitization theory to engineering measurement systems to ensure accurate results with respect to aliasing and sampling errors inherent in digital systems. [2]
- Implement noise reduction strategies in the design of instrumentation systems. [3]
- Implement engineering measurement systems (including strain, pressure, temperature, flow and force measurements) to obtain experimental results for mechanical systems. [4,5,6]
- Validate theoretical mechanical system models with experimental results. [3,6]
- Analyze the expected performance of a given instrumentation system design. [2]
- Apply statistical and numerical methods to experimental data. [3]
- Assess measured data in terms of process and experimental errors, accuracy and repeatability. [3]
Effective as of Fall 2022
Related Programs
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (MECH 8135) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Energy
- Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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