NPTEL : NOC:Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Pranab K. Mondal


Lecture 1 - Basic concepts, Calibration

Lecture 2 - Dimensions, Units, Standards, Systems of dimensions, System of units, Unit conversion table

Lecture 3 - Basic concept of dynamic measurements

Lecture 4 - Basic concept of dynamic measurements (Continued...)

Lecture 5 - Basic concept of dynamic measurements (Continued...)

Lecture 6 - System response and distortion, Impedence matching

Lecture 7 - Dimensional measurement Gauge blocks, The pneumatic displacement gauge

Lecture 8 - Dimensional measurement Gauge blocks, The pneumatic displacement gauge

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

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

Lecture 11 - The aneroid barometer, Diaphragm and Bellows Gauges

Lecture 12 - The Mcleod gauge, The Pirani gauge, The Ionization gauge

Lecture 13 - The Mcleod gauge, The Pirani gauge, The Ionization gauge (Continued...)

Lecture 14 - The Mcleod gauge, The Pirani gauge, The Ionization gauge (Continued...)

Lecture 15 - Pressure measurement using 3 holes/probes

Lecture 16 - Pressure measurement using 3 holes/probes (Continued...)

Lecture 17 - Flow obstruction flow rate measuerement(venturimeter/orificemeter), the Rotameter

Lecture 18 - Flow obstruction flow rate measuerement(venturimeter/orificemeter), the Rotameter (Continued...)

Lecture 19 - Thermal Anemometry(hot wire/hot film), Hot wire anemometer

Lecture 20 - Thermal Anemometry(hot wire/hot film), Hot wire anemometer (Continued...)

Lecture 21 - Laser Doppler anemometry

Lecture 22 - Measurement of velocity components by 3 holes and 4 holes probes

Lecture 23 - Ideal gas thermometer, Temperature measurement by mechanical and electrical effects

Lecture 24 - Ideal gas thermometer, Temperature measurement by mechanical and electrical effects (Continued...)

Lecture 25 - Thermostatic temperature, Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD), Thermistors, Thermocouples

Lecture 26 - Temperature measurement by Radiation, The optical pyrometer

Lecture 27 - Transient response of thermal system, Thermocouple compensation, high speed flow

Lecture 28 - Transient response of thermal system, Thermocouple compensation, high speed flow (Continued...)

Lecture 29 - Transient response of thermal system, Thermocouple compensation, high speed flow (Continued...)

Lecture 30 - Constant temperature hot-wire anemometer, LDA

Lecture 31 - Use of PIV

Lecture 32 - Use of PIV (Continued...)

Lecture 33 - Use of PIV (Continued...)

Lecture 34 - Measurement of pitch angle

Lecture 35 - Measurement of torque by dynamometers, straingauge, transducers

Lecture 36 - Measurement of microscale flow features - I

Lecture 37 - Measurement of microscale flow features - II

Lecture 38 - Transient and Frequency response consideration

Lecture 39 - Examples

Lecture 40 - Analysis of experimental data, causes and types of experimental errors

Lecture 41 - Rejection of data: Chauvenets Criterion with example

Lecture 42 - Error propagation: function of two variables, several variables

Lecture 43 - The Method of Least square with example