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MET 405 Mechanical Engineering Technology Laboratory B
Programme of Lectures Programme of Recitations Programme of Laboratories
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Penn
State - Capital College, Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Technology Fall 2002
Lecture: Room: N/A
Instructor: Dr. B. Panoutsopoulos
(Εικονα)
Catalog Course Description: M E T 405 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY B ( 2) Laboratory exercises in the areas of instrumentation, strength of materials, fluid flow, vibrations, thermodynamics, etc. Prerequisite: M E T 303 , M E T 312 , M E T 361 “Note to students with disabilities: It is Penn State’s policy to not discriminate against qualified students with documented disabilities in its educational programs. If you have a disability-related need for modifications in this course, contact your instructor and the Office for Disability Services - http://www.lions.psu.edu/ODS/ (located in 116 Boucke Building) or the Disability Contact Liaison at your Penn State location. Instructors should be notified as early in the semester as possible. You may refer to the Nondiscrimination Policy in the Student Guide to University Policies and Rules 1997.” |
| References: | James W. Dally, William F. Riley and Kenneth G. McConnell.
Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements. Second Edition. John Wiley.
New York, 1992.
Holman, J. P. Experimental Methods for Engineers. Seventh Edition. McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2001. Yiannis Tsividis. A First Lab in Circuits and Electronics. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2002. William David Cooper. Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements Techniques. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1978. Larry, D. Jones and A. Foster Chin. Electronic Instruments and Measurments. John Wiley, 1983. |
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Topics: Introduction of the instructional personnel and student body Introduction to the laboratory space Introduction to the laboratory / experimental study. The laboratory apparatus. The laboratory Rules.
Presentation of experimental data Numerical calculations. Significant figures. Statistical study of data Organization of a report
Pre-laboratory work Experimental verification Further work Report Collection of data Fitting data to curve Scales (Lin-Lin, Lin-Log, Log-Log) Error bars on data points Computer programmes that fit data (2D Curve, 3D Curve, Sigma Plot) Computer algebra systems (Mathematica, Matlab, Mathcad, etc.) Automatic collection of data (LabView)
Preparation Experimental study and evaluation Further work Report Experiment: Analytical formulation: Simulation: Report:
Additional Material: Graph Paper Printer is a software application
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| 1st week
2nd meeting |
Topics: Instrumentation Safety
AC voltage and Current DC Voltage and Current
Measurement of voltage and current Use of Ammeter, Voltmeter, Multimeter Osciloscope
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| 2nd week
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Topics: Measurement of resistance (Linear, nonlinear) Use of Ohmeter, Multimeter
Measurement of Electric Energy Wattmeter
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| 2nd week
2nd meeting |
Topics: Voltage Dividers Current Dividers
Measurement of Angular position
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2nd cycle |
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1st meeting |
Topics: Electrical Bridges Whetstone Bridge Measurement of light intensity Sensors
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| 1st week
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| 2nd week
1st meeting |
Topics: Power Supply
Transformer - Diode - Capacitor - Inductor - Resistor - Regulator
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| 2nd week
2nd meeting |
Topics: Electronic Control of Electric Energy Thyristor - Diac - Triac
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