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Courses: ME4331 - Resources

This list of resources is meant for beginners and is not comprehensive in any sense.

Basics:

Basic Unix Skills on MEnet Systems by Richard Kaszeta

Topics in C Programming by Bob Hain

Numbers:

The NIST Reference on Constants, Units and Uncertainty

Data Acquisition:

DA Converter (pdf).

DAQ Commands |doc| text

Agilent Multimeter Users Guide |Complete User's Guide| Selected Reference (from User's Guide)| Complete Service Guide| Agilent Manual (34 pages)

Transactions in Measurement and Control from OMEGA

OmegaWeb Technical Reference

Temperature Measurement:

Thermocouples (ppt).

Temp-Thermocouples(pdf) - Dr. Simon.

Temperature Measurement (pdf) - Dr. Goldstein

Reference Temperatures

Liquid Crystals (pdf)

Boiling:

Novec 7000 data sheet (3M)

Nukiyama's Paper

Hong, You and O'conner - CHF paper

Abadzic and Goldstein Paper

You et.al - Thermal Overshoot Paper

Boiling Notes(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Convection Fundamentals:

Convection Fundamentals(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Lecture Notes on Fin Heat Transfer(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Yokono - Finned Surfaces Paper

Design of Experiments:

Factorial Design Fundamentals - I(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Factorial Design Fundamentals - II(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Heat Exchangers:

Heat Exchanger(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Coriolis Meter Basics A good resource that presents equations describing the forces and dynamics of Coriolis meter.

Flow Measurements(ppt) - Dr. Simon

Coriolis Flow Meter Spec. Sheet (pdf)

Oval Gear Flow Meter Spec. Sheet (pdf)

Turbine Flow Meter Spec. Sheet (pdf)

Gas Turbine

Measurements in High Speed Flow(pdf) - Dr. Simon

Gas Turbine Demo (mpg)

Natural Convection - Interferometer:

Interferometer Equations(ppt) - Dr. Simon

Interferometer Fringes(Excel) - Dr. Goldstein

Kuehn and Goldstein Interferometer Paper

Kuehn and Goldstein Numerical Paper

Kuehn and Goldstein Interferometer Discussion from Fluid Mechanics Measurements Book

Uncertainty:

Uncertainty analysis (ppt).

Section on Uncertainty - Handbook of Fluids

Section from Agilent Users Guide on Measurement Errors (pdf).

Student Writers

A portion of your grade is dependent on your writing skills. Here're some university wide resources for student writers.

Report Writing(ppt) - Dr. Simon

Student Writing Support - 306b Lind Hall

A good Guide for Writing - Student Writing Guide

Online Writing Center

General College Writing Center - Academic Resource Center, 11 Appleby Hall

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