Fall 2008

Old Dominion University

Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Course:                          Mechanical Engineering 305

                                       Mechanical Engineering Laboratory III, Thermo/Fluids.

 

Credits:                          1 semester hour

 

Instructor:                     Dr. S. K. Chaturvedi

 

Teaching Assistants:    Praveen Malali (pmala002@odu.edu)

                                       Abhishek Tripathi (atrip004@odu.edu)

                                                                                                                                   

Office:                            238B Kaufman Hall

 

Office Hours:                 To Be Posted

  

Objective:       The objective of the course is to provide students with the introduction to thermodynamics and fluid mechanics experimentation and measurements, including measurement techniques for flow rate, temperature, pressure and other properties. Technical writing and formal presentations will be emphasized. Students will review data reduction methods, including statistical treatment of data.

 

Course Outcome:

 

  1. An ability to apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering.

 

  1. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. 

 

  1. An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering.

 

Course Pre- requisites:

                              ME 303, Mechanics of Fluids

                              ME 311, Thermodynamics I

 

Text:                           None, Lab notes will be available.

 

 

Course Content:         [ ME 305 – 1 ] 

 

Momentum Integral Method

 

Statistics 1

 

Statistics 2

 

Measurement of central tendency and statistical analysis of experimental data.

                                    Basic concepts Definition and Analysis of experiment Data.

 

References:                Holman, J. P., Experimental Methods for Engineers, McGraw Hill.

                                    (Several are available, containing valuable supporting material)

 

 

Grading:                     Homework                               10%

                                    Informal Reports (4)                 25%

                                    Formal Reports (2)                   20%

                                    Test                                          15%

                                    Project                                     30%

 

                                    All the group members will receive same grades for informal reports and special projects, unless it is reported that a group member does not make any equitable contribution.

 

Report Due Dates:    Informal Reports should be submitted one week after the experiment is performed. Formal reports should be submitted two weeks after the experiment is performed.

 

Attendance:                Class attendance is mandatory. Students absent during any experiment will not receive any credit for lab report unless they have medical reason or other emergencies for their absence. Under normal circumstances, student will not be allowed to make missed session.

 

 General Policies for the class:

 

  1. No cell phone communication. Please switch-off your cell phone before the class starts.
  2. No late entrance to the class or lab. Students arriving late may be asked to leave the lab.

 

           

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