Academic Year/course:
2023/24
536 - Master's in Mechanical Engineering
66422 - Instrumentation and Simulation of Fluid Systems
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
66422 - Instrumentation and Simulation of Fluid Systems
Faculty / School:
110 - Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Degree:
536 - Master's in Mechanical Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
1
Semester:
First semester
Subject type:
Compulsory
Module:
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1. General information
Objectives of the subject
The subject focuses on experimental and computational techniques used to address real fluid dynamics problems. Knowledge of the principles and characteristics of the experimental techniques used in fluid mechanics helps to select the most suitable technique and configuration to measure variables of interest in industrial systems or research trials. Knowledge of the limitations of these techniques and the associated source of error provides the student with the necessary basis for the design of experiments and the critical analysis of the results obtained. In the same way, knowledge and use of numerical simulation methods helps the students to choose the most suitable form for the calculation of fluid dynamic systems and enables them to analyse the results obtained.
Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda ( https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/ ): Goal 8: Objective 8.2; Goal 9: Objectives 9.2 and 9.5
Recommendations to take the subject.
It is advisable for students to adopt a continuous study system and to frequently take advantage of tutorials with the teacher. It is necessary to have taken a basic fluid mechanics subject in undergraduate studies.
2. Learning results
- To select the appropriate instrumentation to measure magnitudes in fluid flows and know the requirements for its installation.
- To know how to process measurements and interpret results, including the identification of error sources and their quantification.
- To know how to use computers to acquire and process measurements.
- To formulate and solve fluid flow problems through numerical simulation.
- To critically analyse the results of a simulation, determining its compatibility with the theory and identifying the limitations of the method.
- To apply numerical simulation of fluid flow as a tool in the design and improvement of processes and products.
3. Syllabus
Part I. Fluid flow instrumentation
- Introduction to measurement systems; calibration and errors.
- Measurement of the main magnitudes of fluid flow (pressure, temperature, flow rate, others)
- Transmission and conditioning of the signal; acquisition and processing of data
Part II. Fluid flow simulation
- Methods and applications of computational fluid dynamics.
- Discretization and solution of fluid flow equations.
- Simulation of practical flows and interpretation of the results.
4. Academic activities
- Master classes. (40 hours)
- Laboratory practices. (20 hours) These practices are highly recommended for a better understanding of the subject as they are designed to illustrate and delve into both computational and experimental methodologies presented in the master classes. In each session, there will be work subgroups of two/three people.
- Study and personal work. In this non-attendance part each student must dedicate, at least, about 90 hours, which are necessary for the study of theory, production of works and drafting of practice reports.
5. Assessment system
The subject is preferably evaluated with a continuous assessment that consists of two blocks:
Block 1 : Subject work (70% of the final grade)
The student, with the approval of the teacher, may choose the topic they want to work on in order to delve into some aspect of the subject. As a guidance, students will be proposed a list of topics from which they can choose, but they will also be given the opportunity to propose a topic that may interest them as long as it is within the contents of the subject and has sufficient relevance.
Block 2 : Evaluation of the practices (30% of the final grade)
The reports that will be requested on each of the practices will be graded. In the event that the student cannot perform the practices, this part will be evaluated in a practical exam during the official calls.
Alternatively, the student has the possibility of passing the subject by means of the global evaluation in the official calls for exams. Knowledge will be assessed through a theoretical-practical test on the dates established by the centre.