Automatization of a System: modification of an Armfield C6 Fluid friction apparatus
Masot Posino, Maria (2022)
Masot Posino, Maria
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022092620480
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022092620480
Tiivistelmä
In nature, all processes include some sort of energy matter interaction. As a result, learning the fundamental principles of thermal fluid sciences is an important aspect of engineering education. This thesis aimed to develop a user interface to increase the usability and precision of an Armfield C6 Fluid Friction Apparatus.
The system improvement consisted of upgrading the pump to a MAGNA3 Model D and installing three pressure sensors to substitute the previous manual measurement. The pump is controlled and monitored remotely through a CIM500 ethernet with Modbus TCP protocol. Assuming that a LabVIEW licence and the tools are already owned, the indicative cost of this project is 2082€ in VAT.
The interface communicating with the pump and controlling the acquisition of the measurements has been developed in the LabVIEW environment. The LabVIEW code is responsible for reading and processing the data received. Moreover, the code developed also implements peripheral functions to increase the convenience of the user interface.
As a result, the data from the upgraded Armfield C6 Fluid Friction Apparatus can be comfortably accessed, monitored, and saved from the user interface. The option to modify the pump settings is also given.
The system improvement consisted of upgrading the pump to a MAGNA3 Model D and installing three pressure sensors to substitute the previous manual measurement. The pump is controlled and monitored remotely through a CIM500 ethernet with Modbus TCP protocol. Assuming that a LabVIEW licence and the tools are already owned, the indicative cost of this project is 2082€ in VAT.
The interface communicating with the pump and controlling the acquisition of the measurements has been developed in the LabVIEW environment. The LabVIEW code is responsible for reading and processing the data received. Moreover, the code developed also implements peripheral functions to increase the convenience of the user interface.
As a result, the data from the upgraded Armfield C6 Fluid Friction Apparatus can be comfortably accessed, monitored, and saved from the user interface. The option to modify the pump settings is also given.