Course detail

Measuring Technique

FCH-BCT_EMTAcad. year: 2009/2010

The main aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the contemporary measurement methods which are utilized in chemical engineering practise. The accent is also put on the processing and critical evaluation of results of chemical and physical quantities measurement. The lectures and seminars refer to mainly those areas: metrology, measurement errors and uncertainty, measuring instruments, measurement of electrical quantities, measurement of non electrical quantities, digitalization and digital processing of the analog data, processing and data evaluation systems, pressure measurement, temperature measurement, flow and mass flow control, liquid level measurement, measurement of concentration, optical measurements.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Martin Weiter, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical and Applied Chemistry (ÚFSCH)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be familiarized with measurement engineering and modern trends in this discipline.

Prerequisites

Basic physics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lectures and exercises with support of e-learning

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Classification is based on the students project and final examen.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction
2. Basics of electroengineering
3. Measurement engineering and automatization technique for chemists
4. Regulation and regulators

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the contemporary measurement methods which are utilized in chemical engineering practise.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

2 hours of seminars per week and semestral project

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Mgr. Martin Vala, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Mgr. Martin Vala, Ph.D.