Temperature, Dimensional calibration to gain experience, calibrations of different types of thermometers, international temperature scale to learn, the use of liquid bath and dry oven to learn, Micrometer and Caliper calibrations to gain experience, Temperature and dimensional measurement of measurement uncertainty budgets to learn, national measurement show how to report according to documents
- Preparation of Ice Point
- Preparation of Triple Point of Water
- Calibration of Liquid-in-glass Thermometer Using Baths
- Calibration of Platinum Resistance Thermometer Using Liquid Baths
- Calibration of Type K thermocouples in a ‘dry block’ calibrator and a tube furnace, using a reference PRT and Platinum-Rhodium Thermocouple
- Calibration of Radiation Thermometer
- Calibration of Vernier Caliper
- Calibration of Micrometer
| COURSE INFORMATION | |||||
| Course Title | Code | Semester | Laboratory | Credits | ECTS |
| METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY | PHYS 401 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Prerequisites | PHYS303 | |
| Language of Instruction | English | |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle Programmes) | |
| Course Type | Compulsory | |
| Course Coordinator | ||
| Instructors | Prof. Dr. Ahmet T. İnce | |
| Assistant | Asist. Dr. Melda Patan Alper | |
| Goals | To provide students with knowledge of temperature and dimentional calibration measurements, assessment of calibration uncertainties and how to write calibration report with respect to international standard; TS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 | |
| Content | How to set-up and start the measurements for temeprature and dimentional calibrations, Types of contact temperature sensor, Internationa Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90),Preparation and measurements of ice and water triple point, effect of heat treatments (annealing) on resistance and thermocouple sensor, calibration of digital, liquid-in glass and platium thermometer in the range of -40 oC to 1200 oC using comparision calibration method; liquid baths and dry block furnaces, calibration of verni-calipper and micro-meter, assessment of uncertainty of measurements with respect to EA 04/02 quide. | |
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) To learn how to use physics and mathematics knowledge for physical measurements | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| 2) To understand how to design specific measurements;temprature and dimentional, carry out measurement and collect data, analyse results of measurements | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| 3) To realise which types of calibration measurements required by industries and importants of measurements by industries | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| 4) To be able to gain an experience how to work in multidisplinary scientific areas be able to work within a team | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| 5) To understand wide range of measurement in physics, used for industry. | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| 6) To be able to carried out an uncertainty assessment from scientific measurements level to industrial measurements level | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| 7)To learn how to use the technological equiments required scientific and metrological studies. | 1,2,3 | A,C,I |
| Teaching Methods: | 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Testing, C: Homework, I:Laboratory |
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | ORIENTATION AND LEARNING LABORATORY RULES | LABORATORY RULES |
| 2 | PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENTS OF ICE AND WATER TRIPLE POINT | WATER MELTING POINTS AND TRIPLE POINTS |
| 3 | LIQUID-IN GLASS THERMOMETER CALIBRATION | USING ALCHOL AND WATER BATHS |
| 4 | LIQUID-IN GLASS THERMOMETER CALIBRATION | USING SILICON OIL BATHS |
| 5 | LIQUID-IN GLASS THERMOMETER CALIBRATION | USING SALT BATHS |
| 6 | CALIBRATION OF STANDARD AND INDUSTRIAL RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS | USING ALCHOL AND WATER BATHS |
| 7 | CALIBRATION OF STANDARD AND INDUSTRIAL RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS | USING SILICON OIL BATHS |
| 8 | CALIBRATION OF STANDARD AND INDUSTRIAL RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS | USING SALT BATHS |
| 9 | THERMOCOUPLE CALIBRATIONS | TEMPERATURE RANGE 100-500 C |
| 10 | THERMOCOUPLE CALINRATIONS | TEMPERATURE RANGE 600-800 C |
| 11 | THERMOCOUPLE CALIBRATIONS | TEMPERATURE RANGE 900-1200 C |
| 12 | DIMENTIONAL CALIBRATIONS | MICROMETER/VERNI-CALIPPER |
| 13 | DIMENTIONAL CALIBRATIONS | MICROMETER/VERNI-CALIPPER |
| 14 | DIMENTIONAL CALIBRATIONS | MICROMETER/VERNI-CALIPPER |
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | PHYS401 METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY COURSE HANDBOOK, A.T.INCE, R.RUSBY, M.P.ALPER AND ET ALL |
| Additional Resources |
1. T.J.Quinn, “Temperature”, Second Ed. ISBN:0-12-569681-7
2. John.J.Connoly, “Platin Resistance Thermometry, Austrain Goverment, NMI, 2004. 3. C.Horrigan, “Liquid-in Glass Thermometry” Austrain Goverment, NMI, 2004. 4. R.Bently, Thermocouple in Temperature Measurement, Austrain Goverment, NMI, 2004. |
| MATERIAL SHARING | |||
| Documents | PHYS401 METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY COURSE HANDBOOK, A.T.INCE, R.RUSBY, M.P.ALPER AND ET ALL | ||
| Assignments | Homework assignments every three to four weeks | ||
| Exams | Two mid-term exams and one final | ||
| ASSESSMENT | |||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | |
| Mid-terms | 2 | 40 | |
| Lab practicals | 10 | 20 | |
| Total | 60 | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | ||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | ||
| Total | 100 | ||
| COURSE CATEGORY | Expertise/Field Courses |
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | gains the ability to apply the knowledge in physics and mathematics | X | |||||
| 2 |
gains the ability to construct an experimental setup, perform
the experiment, analyze and interpret the results |
X | |||||
| 3 | is supposed to have the education required for the measurements in scientific and technological areas | X | |||||
| 4 | is able to work in an interdisciplinary team | X | |||||
| 5 | is able to identify, formulate and solve physics problems | X | |||||
| 6 | is conscious for the professional and ethical responsibility | X | |||||
| 7 | is able to communicate actively and effectively | X | |||||
| 8 | is supposed to have the required education for the industrial applications and the social contributions of physics | X | |||||
| 9 | is conscious about the necessity of lifelong education and can implement it | X | |||||
| 10 | is supposed to be aware of the current investigations and developments in the field | X | |||||
| 11 | makes use of the techniques and the modern equipment required for physical applications | X | |||||