LABORATORY FOR HYDRAULIC MEASUREMENT AND CONTROLS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To become confident with the instruments and the techniques of hydraulic measurements. Use of the main instruments in hydraulic field.
Evaluation of measurement uncertainty.
Course contents summary
The SI system. Uncertainties and errors. Dimensional analysis. Characteristics of measurement systems. Transducers. Static and dynamic calibration.
Recommended readings
Misure e Controlli Idraulici (2006), S. Longo & M. Petti, McGraw-Hill Italia, Collana di Istruzione Scientifica, serie di Ambiente e Territorio, ISBN 88-386-6137-5, XI+415 pp.
Strumenti e metodi di misura (2004), Doebelin, E.O. , Mc Graw-Hill, 2004. ISBN: 88 386 6148-0, pp.824.
Introduzione all'analisi degli errori (2000) J.R.Taylor, Zanichelli, ISBN 88-08-17656-8, pp 331+XII.
Teaching methods
Slides projection, lab exercitations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Report and oral exam.
