Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • The student knows the measurement principles of temperature, humidity, flow and other relevant quantities in energy technology
  • The student is able to use regular measuring  and data acquisition equipment
  • The student is able to identify most important factors influencing the measurement result and  measurement uncertainty
  • The student is able to estimate measurement uncertainty in a quantitative manner
  • The student knows which factors influence the gain and dynamics of a process and is able to tune a PID-controller

 

Credits: 5

Schedule: 02.09.2024 - 22.11.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Simo Kilpeläinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures:

    • Introduction
    • Flow measurement
    • Temperature measurement
    • Pressure measurement
    • Measurement uncertainty
    • Data acquisition
    • Controls I & II

    Laboratory measurements:

    • Temperature
    • Flow
    • PID control demonstration
    • Pressure measurement

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures + laboratory measurements in small groups. Measurement reports are written in groups for each laboratory exercise, and graded on a scale of 0-5. Each student in the group gets the same final grade.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teamwork (laboratory measurements, reporting)                100 hours

    Lectures                                                                     16 hours

    Preparative tasks for measurements                                 16 hours

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture notes, measurement instructions

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    4 Quality Education

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
    2025-2026 Autumn I - II

    Registration:

    Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). Maximum number of participants 60. Students taking the Energy Conversion Processes major have priority.