Wright State University
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Spring 2011
ME 495: THERMAL-FLUID SCIENCE LABORATORY
Instructor: Professor Scott K. Thomas, (937) 775-5142, Rm. 124 Russ
scott.thomas@wright.edu
http://www.cs.wright.edu/people/faculty/sthomas/me495.html
Class Hours: T Th 12:20 to 2:00 p.m., Rm. 302 Russ and Rms. 120/122 Russ
Office Hours: T Th 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Text: Hands-On Introduction to LabView for Scientists and Engineers, Essick, Oxford, 2009
Reference Texts: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Fox, McDonald and Pritchard; Thermodynamics: An
Engineering Approach, Cengel and Boles; Heat and Mass Transfer: A Practical Approach, Cengel and Boles.
Course Grade: Four Laboratory Reports: 15% each, Laboratory Final Exam: 15%, Labview Final Exam: 15%,
Homework: 10%
A: 100 to 90, B: 89 to 80, C: 79 to 70, D: 69 to 60, F: < 60, No late reports or assignments will be accepted
Course Schedule
Period
Date
Topic
1
2
3
4
5
6
3/29
3/31
4/5
4/7
4/12
4/14
Lab 1: Data Reduction and Uncertainty Analysis
Chap. 1: While Loop and Waveform Chart
Chap. 1: While Loop and Waveform Chart
Chap. 2: For Loop and Waveform Graph
Chap. 2: For Loop and Waveform Graph
Lab 2: Flow Meter Calibration
7
8
9
10
11
12
4/19
4/21
4/26
4/28
5/3
5/5
Chap. 3: Mathscript Node and XY Graph
Chap. 3: Mathscript Node and XY Graph
Chap. 4: Data Acquisition using DAQ Assistant
Chap. 4: Data Acquisition using DAQ Assistant
Lab 3: Thermocouple Calibration
Chap. 5: Data Files and Character Strings
13
14
15
16
17
18
5/10
5/12
5/17
5/19
5/24
5/26
Chap. 5: Data Files and Character Strings
Chap. 6: Shift Registers
Chap. 6: Shift Registers
Lab 4: One-Dimensional Heat Conduction
Chap. 7: Case Structure
Chap. 7: Case Structure
19
20
5/31
6/2
6/7
1:00 to 2:00
6/7
2:00 to 3:00
Finals Week
21
22
23
Lab
Due
Date
LabView
Group 1
Meeting
X
X
LabView
Homework
Due Date
X
X
Lab 1
X
Chap. 1, Prob. 5
X
X
X
Chap. 2, Prob. 6
X
X
Lab 2
X
X
Chap. 3, Prob. DIY
X
X
Chap. 4, Prob. 2
X
X
Lab 3
X
X
Chap. 5, Prob. DIY
X
X
Chap. 6, Prob. 8
X
Chap. 8: Sequence Structure
Chap. 8: Sequence Structure
X
LabView Final Exam
X
Chap. 7, Prob. 1
X
LabView Final Exam
Laboratory Final Exam
LabView
Group 2
Meeting
X
Chap. 8, Prob. DIY
X
Lab 4
X
X
LabView Group 1
Fox, Thomas R.
Gerdes, Torrey E.
Gray, Erik L.
Hull, Mark E.
Isitor, Augustine C.
Johnson, Kristopher A.
King, Jeremy R.
LabView Group 2
Linsberg, Kohl J.
Marshall, Aaron R.
McGovern, Edward H.
Mirmasoudi, Sara
O'Mara, Jade A.
Zimmer, Victor J.