The Perturbation Method

R
* X i
Xi

R =
R =

R
Xi
Xi

R =[(R+ R)-(R-R)]/2 = [R( X i + X i

R =

R( X i+ X i )R( X i X i)
Xi
2 Xi

- R( X i X i ]/2

R( X i+ X i )R( X i X i)
2

FOR OUR EXPERIMENT: we took a sample of the data below:

Trial
#
1

Experimental Data - Flat Plate

Jockey
Weight
Water
position , y
Collected
Elapsed
(mm)
(L)
time, t (s)
130.00
40.00
63.00

Parameter
Jockey weight
position, y
Water
collected
Time, t
Jockey mass,
m
Nozzle
diameter, D
Distance from
Nozzle pivot,
L
Vane Height,
h

Uncertainty Analysis
Nominal
Uncertainty(+/- Uncertaint
Value(s)
units)
y (%)
130 mm
0.5 mm
0.3846%
40*10-3 m3

0.0025 m3

6.2500%

63 sec
0.600 m

0.01 s

0.0159%

10 mm
0.150 m
0.035 m

Density of
water, p
Room
Temperature
Pressure

997.4 Kg/m3

1.9948 Kg/m3

0.2000%

23

0.5

2.1739%

1017 mbar

0.5 mbar

0.0492%

F=wu1
u1= u20 2 gh
u0=

w
A

2
So an alternative way of writing F is : F= V ( V ) 2 gh

At

Where: V is the volume of the water collected in m 3.

is the density of the water.
t is the time.
g is the acceleration of gravity.
Is the vane height.
And A is the area of the nozzle.

F+ =[

Sensitivity coefficient for Density of the water collected:

V 2
2 gh
At

( 999.3948 )(40103)
40103 2
(
) 2(9.81)(0.035)
4
63
10
63
4
F+ = 5.1026 N
F- =[

V 2
2 gh
At

( 995.4052 )( 40103)
40103 2
(
) 2(9.81)(0.035)
63
104
63
4
F- = 5.0822 N

F = (F+ - F-)/2 = (5.1026 5.0822)/2 = 0.0102 N

Sensitivity coefficient for Volume (water collected):

F+V =[

V 2
2 gh
At

+V

2
( 997.4 )(0.0425)
0.0425
(
)
2(9.81)(0.035)
4
63
10
63
4

F+V = 5.7524 N

V
F-V =[

V 2
2 gh
At

+V

2
( 997.4 )(0.0375)
0.0375
(
)
2(9.81)(0.035)
4
63
10
63
4

F-V = 4.4725 N
FV = (F+V - F-V)/2 = (5.7524 4.4725)/2 = 0.63995 N
FV = 0.63995 N

F+t =[

Sensitivity coefficient for Time, t:

V 2
2 gh
At

+t

2
( 997.4 )(0.0400)
0.0400
(
)
2(9.81)(0.035)
63.01
104
63.01
4

F+t = 5.0908 N
F-t =[

V 2
2 gh
At

-t

2
( 997.4 )(0.0400)
0.0400
(
)
2(9.81)(0.035)
62.99
104
62.99
4

F-t = 5.0941 N

Ft = (F+t - F-t)/2 = (5.0908 5.0941)/2 = -0.00165 N

R = {(F)2+(FV)2+ (Ft)2}1/2 = {(0.0102)2+(0.63995)2+ (-.00165)2}1/2

R = 0.6400 N

For the data provided: F = 5.09299 0.6400 N