Experimental Plant for Supervision and Monitoring of an Intermittent Heating System for Engineering Training

Abstract

In this paper we will present the development and implementation of automation, regulation and measurement of heating energy consumption in the University auditorium, which could be used for training and education in different engineering fields (civil engineering, control engineering, process engineering and software engineering). Using a real remotely controlled system, educators are able to demonstrate the real-world principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and controls as well as to compare data from real systems and from models and software simulations. The presented system is in use at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kragujevac.