Coursecode: wbp020
Coursename: Werktuigkundig Practicum 2 (comprises exercises in 3 fields of engineering)

DUT creditpoints: 2
ECTS creditpoints: 3

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Dijkstra, dr. S. (MR), Jansen, ing. J.H. (MR), Niet, ing. H. de (Q), Muiswinkel, ir. J.C. van (S)

Tel.: 015-2785601 (MR), 5542 (Q), 4766 (S)

Catalog data:
control-engineering (MR), thermo-dynamics (Q), fluid-dynamics (S)

Courseyear: 2
Semester: all
Hours p/w: --
Other hours: --
Assessment: Reports
Assessm.period(s):
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: wb2204 (MR), wb1221 (Q), wb1220 (S)

Follow up: --

Detailed description of topics:

  • MR-experiment:
    Different aspects of the design of a control system are demonstrated with a simulation-excercise on a personal computer.

  • First the transferfunction of a given physical process is developed. Gradually the system behaviour is improved by controller-design untill a controlled system with optimal performance is obtained. Different types of disturbances are applied and the behaviour of the controlled system is studied.

  • The student gains insight in the software package Matlab/Simulink. The relations between time-diagrams (stepresponse), frequency-diagrams (Bode, Nyquist and Nichols) and the Root-Locus and their use in controller design methods become clear. The contents of the course Regeltechniek (Control-engineering) wb2204 are applied and clarified.

  • Q-experiment:
    Measuring of the cooling-capacity of a freezer. Use of thermodynamic diagram.

  • S1-experiment:
    Transistion from laminar to turbulent flow of a pipeflow is made visible by dye injection. Influence of temperature. Use of Moody-diagram.

  • S2-experiment:
    Measurements and calculations of Bernoulli's law and the momentum-balance in a conical tube.

  • S3-experiment:
    Measurements and calculations of the energy loss of a flow at a sudden expansion in a tube. Discipation to thermal-energy.

Course material:

Manuals are available on the different sites where the experiments are done.
At the MR-experiment: Chapter 1-8 of 'Feedback Control Systems' of John van de Vegte, Prentice Hall, 1994, 3rd edition is used.

References from literature:

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):

MR-experiment 8 half days, Q-experiment 1 half day, S-experiment 1 half day (1 S-experiment must be done).
Subscription every dimester. MR: lab. Measurement and Control, Landberghstraat 3, room 3.37. Q: lab. of Refrigeration engineering and Indoor Climate Technology, 2nd floor. S: lab. of Aero- and Hydrodynamics, Rotterdamseweg 145.

Goals:

MR-experiment: the contents of wb2204 are made operational. Q-experiment: learn to use thermodynamics diagrams. S-experiment: support of wb1220

Computer use:

6 of 8 half days of the MR-experiment is carried out on a 486-personal computer with software pack Matlab+Simulink.

Laboratory project(s):

Design content:

MR-experiment: the design of controllers (controller actions and settings)

Percentage of design: 50%