Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics (English)

   Tuesday, March 26, 2024   

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Lecture 1: Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics

Lecture 2: Lec 1: Basic concepts, Calibration.

Lecture 3: Lec 2: Dimensions, Units, Standards, Systems of dimensions, System of units, Unit conversion table.

Lecture 4: Lec 3: Basic concept of dynamic measurements.

Lecture 5: Lec 4: Basic concept of dynamic measurements. Contd.

Lecture 6: Lec 5: Basic concept of dynamic measurements. Contd.

Lecture 7: Lec 6: System response and distortion, Impedence matching

Lecture 8: Lec 7: Dimensional measurement Gauge blocks, The pneumatic displacement gauge

Lecture 9: Lec 8: Dimensional measurement Gauge blocks, The pneumatic displacement gauge

Lecture 10: Lec 9: Pressure Measurements: Definition of pressure and Dynamic response considerations

Lecture 11: Lec 10 : Mechanical pressure measurement devices, U-tube manometer, The inclined well type manometer

Lecture 12: Lec 11: The aneroid barometer, Diaphragm and Bellows Gauges

Lecture 13: Lec 12 : The Mcleod gauge, The Pirani gauge, The Ionization gauge

Lecture 14: Lec 13 : The Mcleod gauge, The Pirani gauge, The Ionization gauge Contd.

Lecture 15: Lec 14 : The Mcleod gauge, The Pirani gauge, The Ionization gauge Contd.

Lecture 16: Lec 15 : Pressure measurement using 3 holes / probes

Lecture 17: Lec 16 : Pressure measurement using 3 holes / probes Contd.

Lecture 18: Lec 17 : Flow obstruction flow rate measuerement(venturimeter/orificemeter), the Rotameter

Lecture 19: Lec 18 : Flow obstruction flow rate measuerement(venturimeter/orificemeter), the Rotameter Contd.

Lecture 20: Lec 19 : Thermal Anemometry(hot wire/hot film), Hot wire anemometer

Lecture 21: Lec 20 : Thermal Anemometry(hot wire/hot film), Hot wire anemometer Contd.

Lecture 22: Lec 21 : Laser Doppler anemometry

Lecture 23: Lec 22 : Measurement of velocity components by 3 holes and 4 holes probes

Lecture 24: Lec 23 : Ideal gas thermometer, Temperature measurement by mechanical and electrical effects

Lecture 25: Lec 24 : Ideal gas thermometer, Temperature measurement by mechanical and electrical effects Contd.

Lecture 26: Lec 25 : Thermostatic temperature, Resistance Temperature Detectors(RTD), Thermistors, Thermocouples

Lecture 27: Lec 26 : Temperature measurement by Radiation, The optical pyrometer

Lecture 28: Lec 27 : Transient response of thermal system, Thermocouple compensation, high speed flow

Lecture 29: Lec 28 : Transient response of thermal system, Thermocouple compensation, high speed flow Contd

Lecture 30: Lec 29 : Transient response of thermal system, Thermocouple compensation, high speed flow Contd

Lecture 31: Lec 30: Constant temperature hot-wire anemometer, LDA

Lecture 32: Lec 31: Use of PIV

Lecture 33: Lec 32: Use of PIV Contd.

Lecture 34: Lec 33: Use of PIV Contd.

Lecture 35: Lec 34: Measurement of pitch angle

Lecture 36: Lec 35: Measurement of torque by dynamometers, straingauge, transducers

Lecture 37: Lec 36: Measurement of microscale flow features - I

Lecture 38: Lec 37: Measurement of microscale flow features - II

Lecture 39: Lec 38: Transient and Frequency response consideration

Lecture 40: Lec 39: Examples

Lecture 41: Lec 40: Analysis of experimental data, causes and types of experimental errors

Lecture 42: Lec 41: Rejection of data: Chauvenets Criterion with example

Lecture 43: Lec 42: Error propagation: function of two variables, several variables

Lecture 44: Lec 43: The Method of Least square with example