1. Introduction to metrology. Basic concepts, legislation, international and national metrology institutions, standards, verification and calibration of measuring equipment, SI units.
2. Measurement errors and uncertainties in thermal engineering experiments. Sources of measurement errors, gross errors, systematic errors, random errors, determination of uncertainties in direct and indirect measurements.
3. Measurement chain. Basic concepts, measurement methods, classification of sensors according to physical principle, drawing of measurement circuits in project documentation.
4. Sensor signal characteristics and modification. Amplification, filtering, unified signal converters, A/D converters, D/A converters, basic characteristics of analogue signal, frequency decomposition, sampling parameters, basics of electromagnetic compatibility.
5. Classification of evaluation instruments, static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments, measuring cards, measurement loggers, virtual instruments.
6. Contact temperature measurement. Dilating thermometers, resistance thermometers, thermocouples, design of contact temperature sensors.
7. Non-contact temperature measurement. Radiative heat transfer theory, total radiation pyrometers, spectral pyrometers, ratio pyrometers, pyrometer calibration, thermal imaging cameras.
8. Pressure measurements. Principles of measurement, liquid pressure gauges, mechanical pressure gauges, electronic pressure gauges.
9. Measurement of volume and mass flow. Volumetric flow meters, turbine flow meters, Pitot and Pradtl tubes, orifice, nozzles, inductive flow meters, ultrasonic flow meters, mechanical anemometers, thermo-anemometers.
10. Analysis of gas composition. Definition of substance concentration, measurement methodologies, sampling route, chemical principle, infra-radiation principle, magnetic principle, electrochemical principle, determination of solid emissions.
11. Moisture measurement. Definition of absolute and relative humidity of gas, definition of dew point, mechanical hygrometer, gravimetry hygrometer, condensation hygrometer, electrolytic hygrometer, psychrometer, resistive humidity sensor, capacitive humidity sensor, radiation absorption principle.
12. Measurement of thermal conductivity of materials. Stationary methods, non-stationary methods, protected hot plate method, heating wire method, pulsed laser method.
2. Measurement errors and uncertainties in thermal engineering experiments. Sources of measurement errors, gross errors, systematic errors, random errors, determination of uncertainties in direct and indirect measurements.
3. Measurement chain. Basic concepts, measurement methods, classification of sensors according to physical principle, drawing of measurement circuits in project documentation.
4. Sensor signal characteristics and modification. Amplification, filtering, unified signal converters, A/D converters, D/A converters, basic characteristics of analogue signal, frequency decomposition, sampling parameters, basics of electromagnetic compatibility.
5. Classification of evaluation instruments, static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments, measuring cards, measurement loggers, virtual instruments.
6. Contact temperature measurement. Dilating thermometers, resistance thermometers, thermocouples, design of contact temperature sensors.
7. Non-contact temperature measurement. Radiative heat transfer theory, total radiation pyrometers, spectral pyrometers, ratio pyrometers, pyrometer calibration, thermal imaging cameras.
8. Pressure measurements. Principles of measurement, liquid pressure gauges, mechanical pressure gauges, electronic pressure gauges.
9. Measurement of volume and mass flow. Volumetric flow meters, turbine flow meters, Pitot and Pradtl tubes, orifice, nozzles, inductive flow meters, ultrasonic flow meters, mechanical anemometers, thermo-anemometers.
10. Analysis of gas composition. Definition of substance concentration, measurement methodologies, sampling route, chemical principle, infra-radiation principle, magnetic principle, electrochemical principle, determination of solid emissions.
11. Moisture measurement. Definition of absolute and relative humidity of gas, definition of dew point, mechanical hygrometer, gravimetry hygrometer, condensation hygrometer, electrolytic hygrometer, psychrometer, resistive humidity sensor, capacitive humidity sensor, radiation absorption principle.
12. Measurement of thermal conductivity of materials. Stationary methods, non-stationary methods, protected hot plate method, heating wire method, pulsed laser method.