Course detail

Experimental Methods and Instruments

FSI-IEP Acad. year: 2019/2020 Winter semester

The course is focused on instrumentation used at monitoring of processes associated with environmental protection in present practice.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Department

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students are made familiar with present measuring instruments used at technical processes monitoring, with their accuracy limits and with mistakes that can occur during measuring or data processing.

Prerequisites

Knowledge on the level of the first four semesters of the study at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is assumed.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit requirements: Students must present reports on excursions and the semester paper. At the end of semester students demonstrate their knowledge of the subject matter.

Aims

The goal of course is to acquaint students with basic measuring instruments used in technical practice, with their usage and technical limits of measuring accuracy.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at seminars is registered. Missed seminars are compensated by writing a report on them.

The study programmes with the given course

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Measuring principles, terms and measuring instruments partition.
2. Pressure measuring.
3. Temperature measuring.
4. Level measuring.
5. Flow volume and liquid quantity measuring.
6. Measuring of heat consumption.
7. Measuring of lighting.
8. Noise measuring.
9. Detectors of chemical outflow.
10. Accuracy of measuring instruments, static and dynamic mistakes.
11. Data processing machines, evaluation of measured results.
12. Modern trends of measuring instruments.
13. Time allowance.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Seminars follow lectures. Relevant themes are practised, especially from the application point of view.