Course detail

Experimental Methods

FSI-IEMAcad. year: 2026/2027

The course focuses on the measurement of physical quantities in environmental engineering, hydraulic machines, and energy equipment, with particular attention to measurement principles and the characteristics of sensors and instruments. The course also covers computer-aided measurement and data acquisition, as well as data processing, including error analysis and measurement uncertainties.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Assignment to study programme types

Master's

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. František Lízal, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of physical laws from thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics of fluids and electrotechnical engineering.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

To receive a graded credit, you must complete all lab exercises and submit well-prepared lab reports on time. The overall evaluation is based on a final test focusing on lecture topics. However, your practical skills in the lab and the quality of your reports will also be taken into consideration.

Aims

Students learn to work with experimental and measuring devices for environmental engineering, hydrodynamics and power engineering.
Students will acquire theoretical knowledge and learn to work with experimental equipment and computer measuring systems.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Drkal, F. a kol.: Experimentální cvičení a zkoušení strojů v technice prostředí. Skripta ČVUT. Praha 1992.
Hauf, W. - Grigull, U.: Optical methods in heat transfer. Advances in heat transfer. 6. (J. P. Hartnett, ed.). Academic Press, London 1970
Mádr, V. a kol.: Fyzikální měření. SNTL, Praha 1991.
Stanislas, M. - Kompenhans, J. - Westerweel J.: Particle Image Velocimetry. Kluwer Academic Publisher, London 2000.
Wheeler, Anthony J.; Ganji, Ahmad R.: Introduction to Engineering Experimentation. 3rd edition, Pearson, 2010. ISBN-13: 9780131742765 (EN)

Recommended reading

Pavelek, M. - Štětina, J.: Experimentální metody v technice prostředí. Skripta. VUT Brno 2007. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization TEP , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization ENI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization FLI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme C-AKR-P Lifelong learning

    specialization CLS , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. František Lízal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Terminology, methods and norms for measuring.
Processing of measurements.
Measurement errors.
Temperature measurement.
Pressure measurement.
Measurement of fluid velocities and flow rates.
Measurement of heat-transfer rates.
Noise measurements. Measurement of vibrations and revolutions.
Measurement of air pollutions.
Measurement of photometric quantities and radiation.
Humidity measurement. Measurement of thermal state in indoor air.
Visualization and optical measuring methods.
Measuring of electrical quantities.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. František Lízal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Safety regulations for work in experimental and computer laboratories.

Performance and cavitation characteristics. Pump efficiency.

Shock wave propagation. Speed of sound and natural frequency.

Measurements using LDA and PIV.

Computer processing of measurement results.

Measurements on a double-pipe heat exchanger.

Air flow measurement using a gas meter, an orifice plate, and a Prandtl tube.

Computer-aided temperature measurement. Transmission measurement and calibration.

Computer processing of measurement results.

Gas flow control.

Fuel composition, calorific value, grindability, and specific gravity.

Measurement of water turbine characteristics (Banki turbine).

Fluidized bed.

Efficiency measurement of a Viessmann boiler.

Computer processing of measurement results.

This course was created by the project Akcelerace zelených dovedností a udržitelnosti na VUT v Brně with registration number NPO_VUT_MSMT-2143/2024-5.