Automating the Acquisition and Evaluation of Data on an Axial-Flow Fan Test Bench

My bachelor's thesis at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in cooperation with the Professorship for Aircraft Engines of the University of the Bundeswehr of Munich concentrated on the topic of: 'Automating the Acquisition and Evaluation of Data on an Axial-Flow Fan Test Bench'.

Due to policies of the University of the Bundeswehr of Munich, I am only allowed to publicly display the abstract and a few photos from my thesis. I will however happily supply additional information via mail!

As part of the examination of flow fans at the Professorship for Aircraft Engines, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, the test bench for the analysis of ventilators, based on DIN EN ISO 5801, is to be enhanced. The goal was to conduct comprehensive and standardized experiments, so as to determine performance measurements for fans and create characteristic fan curves, all in an independent and automated fashion. Given its strictly standardized design, the test bench is compliant with the high standards of the aviation industry in both research and teaching.
The assignment of this thesis was to make the first step automating the fan testing facility. To automate the evaluation of data, code was written, creating characteristic fan curves, performance curves and sensor analyses. Pre-existing programs to acquire data were adjusted and optimized. As a result, a user friendly, automated and adjustable evaluation of any type of fan data was enabled.