ChNE 418L: POST-LAB REPORTS

The purpose of the postlab reports is to vet your analysis approach and the majority of your
results and calculations prior to preparing the final report or presentation. Since it is an
individual deliverable, it also ensures that all members of each team go through the analysis and
calculations associated with each experiments. If you had a well-thought out calculation and
analysis plan for the pre-lab, then the post-lab report is essentially executing that plan. The postlab report should be provided electronically as an Excel file to the instructor. It should consist of
the graded pre-lab report that was returned to you by the grader or T.A., with the following
worksheets and content added (after the pre-lab worksheets in the order listed below).

Additional Worksheets to be Added for the Post-Lab Report

Raw Data
The foundation of this is the data file generated with the running of the experiment, but it should
also include other raw data collected or observed manually, well-organized and labelled.
Properties
Tabulate, list or plot all material or fluid properties utilized in your calculations, and cite source.
Calculations
All calculations should be presented in well organized, logical and clear manner. The
calculations should be well-enough annotated and labelled to make it easy to understand what is
there and follow the flow of the calculation plan. This would typically mean providing or
referencing important equations where appropriate (for example, referencing equations in the
Calculation and Analysis Plan). Of course, units should always be provided.
Graphs and Tables
Here is where results from the calculations or other analysis should be assembled into
meaningful tables or graphs that will provide the basis for analysis and understanding. Many,
though perhaps not all, will provide the foundation for your analysis in the report (you may have
to be selective, especially for the short report). Figures and tables should be well labelled, and
each should include a brief narrative (from one to a few sentences) of what they demonstrate, or
what you conclude or learn from them.
Uncertainty Determination
Every calculated (or raw data quantity) presented in tables and graphs should have an estimated
uncertainty. Provide a summary table of important quantities and their uncertainty, along with
notes and/or calculations of how that uncertainty was estimated.
Nomenclature and Reference worksheets should be appropriately updated to reflect your actual
calculations.