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Course Code: 
PHYS 401
Semester: 
Fall
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
2
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
4
Credits: 
4
ECTS: 
9
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
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
Course 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.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, C: Homework, I:Laboratory

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Course Learning Outcomes

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
 
 

Course Flow

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

Final

1

40

Total

 

100

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

      
 
 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)

14

2

28

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

14

4

56

Mid-terms

2

2

4

Laboratory

14

4

56

Reports and Certificate Preparation

 16 5 80

Final examination

1

3

3

Total Work Load

 

 

227

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

9.08

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

9
 
 

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