Remote operation of the Scott axial turbofan via the World Wide Web

Abstract

The Technovate 9005 is a Scott axial turbofan wind tunnel used in an aerodynamic measurements laboratory at the University of Central Florida Students use this wind tunnel to perform experiments concerned with the fluid dynamics of air streams. This apparatus, as manufactured, is operated by direct human control. The data is gathered by direct observation and hand recorded. In this project, the entire system is converted to computer automated control, and the controlling software is accessible via the World Wide Web. From the WWW access page, the experimenter is able to fully set the experimental parameters, run the experiment, and receive real time data, which can be fed into the particular solution the student has set up for the experimental result. The data can be viewed from a Graphical User Interface Virtual Instrument, which is configurable by the user, and also fed into any analysis program the student chooses. This represents a comprehensive, remotely accessible engineering measurements experiment, with experiment control, data acquisition, and data processing all accessible and programmable on-line through the world-wide web. This means that students can participate in an experiment without having to be present in the Jab, can have multiple runs of the experiment, greater flexibility in data processing, and can have immediate access to the data

Notes

This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your thesis or dissertation, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by downloading and filling out the Internet Distribution Consent Agreement. You may also contact the project coordinator Kerri Bottorff for more information.

Thesis Completion

2001

Semester

Fall

Advisor

McBrayer, James

Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

College

College of Engineering

Degree Program

Mechanical Engineering

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Engineering;Engineering -- Dissertations, Academic;Engineering -- Study and teaching;Internet in higher education

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0021673

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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