Resumo:
The Scientific Didactic Hydromechanical Laboratory (in Portuguese LHDC) is a
multifunctional laboratory where different types of experiments can be carried out, such as
pump tests, field of operation and reception of turbines tests, among others. Once the actual
instrumentation of the Lab is analogic, this work was motivated with the proposal of
modernizing the Scientific Didactic Hydromechanical Laboratory and developing a program
for supervision and acquisition of digital data. As part of the modernization, is proposed the
use of the LabView software, which will work in parallel to measurements taken analogically.
The study was performed aiming the permanent implementation of electronic sensors that will
make possible digital data collection of different measures, as pressures, flows, levels,
temperatures, speeds, rotations, positions, electrical powers, as well as a study for the
implementation of equipment to drive and operate equipment such as pump and valves. With
the development of the computer program and the modernization of the LHDC, it will be
possible to speed-up tests, reduce the time of experiments and provide more accurate and
reliable data, as well as the implementation of a series of possible tests in scientific research
and extension projects.
