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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sumei Dai, China University of Mining and Technology; Shanjun Xu, China University of Mining and Technology; Ruiqing Jia, China University of Mining and Technology

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wind tunnels to engineering students as part of their laboratoryexperience contributes to improving their understanding of fundamental fluid mechanicsconcepts, the significant equipment cost renders the student use of wind tunnels in a traditionalhands-on mode infeasible for most educational institutions.This paper presents the development of an online wind tunnel laboratory, which combinesreal-time remote access to an actual wind tunnel with a software-based virtual wind tunnel. Theremote experiment system allows the students to explore the air flow patterns around variousobjects, the orientations of which can be controlled interactively. This experimental setupprovides the students with real-time measurements for pressure, velocity and drag

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DELOS Poster Session

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Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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AC 2008-1600: A WRITING-INTENSIVE FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORYPhilip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Page 13.134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008A Writing-Intensive Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Philip J. Parker University of Wisconsin-Platteville Page 13.134.2BackgroundCE330, Fluid Mechanics, is required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering students at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville. This four credit class consists of three 1-hour lectures andone 2-hour laboratory each week. Approximately 40 students enroll in the course each semester.When I teach the course, my

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia

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and Aerospace Technology at UDC. He is a Past President of DCSPE and is currently the Director of the Civil Engineering Program and the Chairman of the Professional Engineers in Higher Education (PEHE) of DCSPE. Over 30 years of teaching and engineering practice in Europe, Japan and the US. Page 13.1252.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 THE PEDAGOGY OF THE SURVEYING LABORATORY Abstract Surveying and surveying laboratory (field work) fifty years ago were standard fair for most engineering programs in all disciplines. Today, in the 21st Century, surveying is no longer an

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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Metrologists in industry has not declined over the years in sync with the availabilityof trained technicians. Contrarily, it has grown at an alarming rate, with needs for Metrologistsin calibration laboratories, pharmaceuticals, government labs, research and development,aerospace, state weights and measures, and a host of other positions. The gap between education/ training and demand has become a major focus throughout the metrology community. The shiftfrom military schooling to the private sector has been a rough road with few successes and manyfailures. The reasons vary but common ground seems to be shared between the expense of start-up and operating a metrology course and obtaining suitable attendance numbers.The general lack of knowing the term

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology; Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company

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AC 2008-2852: NCSLI METROLOGY EDUCATION OUTREACHGeorgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology Georgia Harris began her work in metrology in 1985, working as the State Metrologist in Minnesota. She went to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1990 and is now a Group Leader in the NIST Weights and Measures Division. Georgia is responsible for the NIST evaluation and recognition of the State weights and measures laboratories and the annual training and proficiency testing of State metrologists. Georgia has been active in the professional metrology associations National Conference of Standards Laboratories, International (NCSLI) since 1985

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Metrology Laboratories

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Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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outreach activityto strengthen the metrology profession. The Navy Metrology Engineering Center andMeasurement Science and Technology Laboratory are located at the Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Corona, CA. Since narrowly surviving the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)round, the Center needed a long term strategic approach to providing a pipeline of engineers toreplace those lost during the BRAC process and a plan to replace the mass of baby boomersapproaching retirement in the next 15 to 20 years. The Center developed a proactive approach tomaintaining a pipeline of engineers that involved numerous outreach activities into the universityand college systems and into local high schools that helped solve more immediate needs.However, it became

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helga Alexander, Keithley Instruments Inc

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measured in the United States. The same principles apply to otherphysical quantities such as length, time, mass, etc.Absence of metrology concepts from engineering curriculaThe NCSLI (National Conference of Standards Laboratories International) web page lists 13educational institutions with metrology content in the programs they offer, most of them at the2-year associate degree or diploma level. Due to the current shortage of qualified metrologytechnicians and engineers, we know that these graduates have no trouble finding employment asmetrology professionals. However, while the lack of qualified metrology practitioners is aserious problem, I would like to draw attention to a somewhat different problem, namely the lackof any type of metrology

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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AC 2008-1149: LABORATORIES ENHANCEMENT WITH LABVIEW-BASEDGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLSSuxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Suxia Cui is an assistant professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Prairie View A&M University. She received her BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1997 and 1999 respectively. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2003. Her research interests include digital signal processing, data compression, image processing, video coding, and wavelets.Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Yonghui Wang received the B.S. degree in technical physics from Xidian

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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AC 2008-1351: IMPLEMENTING INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIMENTS IN A FLUIDSCIENCE LABORATORY CLASSCalvin Hsieh, Portland State University Calvin Hsieh is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Portland State University. He works in the Hydroelectric Design Center Branch of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. He is a teacher for the Lego Robotics program at Buckman Elementary School in Portland, Oregon.Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University Gerald Recktenwald is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Portland State University. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, IEEE and SIAM. His research interests are in fluid mechanics, heat

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, Robert Morris University

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consulting experience includes work in England, Kazakhstan, Germany, USA and Poland. Page 13.942.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 On-line Games and Simulation Tools for Teaching Manufacturing Engineering LaboratoryOne of the main expectations of modern students is that their instructors employ contemporaryteaching tools that are user-friendly, fast, colorful, multitasking, efficient and interactive. Inresponse to these changing student needs, both the laboratory content and the delivery methodsare being modified over the past three years for almost all engineering courses at Robert

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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AC 2008-2567: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY COURSE: ROBOTICDESIGN AND PROGRAMMING WITH MINDSTORMSNebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo Nebojsa I. Jaksic received the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University in 1984, the M.S. in electrical engineering, M.S. in industrial engineering, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University in 1988, 1992, and 2000, respectively. From 1992 to 2000 he was with DeVry University in Columbus, OH. In 2000, he joined Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he is currently an Associate Professor and the mechatronics program director. Dr. Jaksic's interests include mechatronics and nanotechnology

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Liou, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Society for Engineering Education, 2008 DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERDISCIPLINERY LABORATORY CURRICULUM FOR EMERGING PRODUCT MANUFACTURINGAbstractThis paper summarizes an effort to develop an interdisciplinary capstone design projectcourse and laboratory in manufacturing. As manufacturing laboratories are veryexpensive to develop, this program is designed based on distributed and integratedmanufacturing processes on campus. As students can gain access to various facilities,they will be able to make various products, including some emerging products, such asEDM machines, fuel cells, etc. As this capstone design project provides opportunities forstudents to design, manufacture, it stimulates the students’ interest in real-world productrealization. Both

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Euan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology

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AC 2008-246: MILESTONE-BASED ASSESSMENT: AN ALTERNATIVESTRATEGY FOR ASSESSING LABORATORY LEARNING OUTCOMESEuan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology Euan Lindsay completed a PhD in the field of Engineering Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. In 2004 he moved to Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Mechatronic Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, telecontrol (particularly internet-based telecontrol), artificial neural networks, and rehabilitative technologies for people with sensing impairments. He is a member of the Executive of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, and co

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2008-749: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING ANDMICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES: A MODEL FOR SHARED USE OFINSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESusan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Susan Sharfstein is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests are in mammalian cell culture for bioprocessing. Her teaching interests are in biotechnology and biochemical engineering and in integrating engineering and life science education. Professor Sharfstein received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award whose

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Olutola Jonah; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University

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AC 2008-1375: HUMAN AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN THEDEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED LABORATORIES IN CHALLENGEDENVIRONMENTSDavid Olowokere, University of Alabama at BirminghamLawrence O. kehinde, Texas Southern University, Houston, TexasOlutola Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo UniversityOladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaE.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaKayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University Page 13.675.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Human and Infrastructure Issues in the Development of Web- Based Laboratories in Challenged EnvironmentsWeb-based laboratories (WBL) involve not only hardware and software buthuman

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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MURAT OKCAY; BILGEHAN UYGAR OZTEKIN

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From the Proceedings of the 2008 meeting of the American Society of Engineering Education Session 3426 Educational Particle Image Velocimetry Interactive Experiment Suites Murat Okçay PhD and Bilgehan Uygar Öztekin PhD Interactive Flow Studies Abstract: Laboratory experience is an essential component of teaching Fluid Mechanics. Hands-on teaching methods provide a lasting understanding of the fluid flow principles. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) has become a very powerful technique for studying fluid mechanics. Unfortunately very high price

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Fatou Mbengue, University of the District of Columbia; Bodjona Coboyo, University of the District of Columbia; Abdulaziz SIrag, University of the District of Columbia; Ben Latigo, University of the District of Columbia

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C. Law, Ken M.Edmondson, Chris M. Fetzer, Geoff S. Kinsey, Hojun Yoon, Raed A. Sherif, Dimitri D. Krut, James H.Ermer, Peter Hebert, Peichen Pien, and Nasser H. Karam Spectrolab, Inc., 22nd EUPVSEC, Milan ItalyInternational (http://www.silvaco.com).[4] National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://www.nrel.gov[5] Limiting efficiency of Ideal Single and Multiple Energy Gap Terrestrial Solar Cells, J. Applied Physics,51,4494 (1980)[6] Spectrolab, INC. http//www.spectrolab.com[7] SILVACO’s ATLAS User’s Manual. Device simulation Software. Volumes I and II. Silvaco[8] The outlook on Renewable Energy in America Vol II: Joint Summary, ACORE March, 2007

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Eric Lombardo, YSU; CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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presently employed by Mine Safety Appliances Company in Pittsburgh, PA.CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus Ms Chitra Rajagopal is Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at the Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, where she teaches electrical and electronic engineering technology courses in in-person and on-line formats. She is currently researching on embedded system design, microcontrollers and control system. Page 13.390.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developing an Advanced Digital Control Laboratory with a System-On-a

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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AC 2008-2288: UTILIZING A PCI DAQ BOARD IN THE LABORATORY COURSEOF MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS AND INTERFACINGYanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng) Dr. Yanfei Liu received the B.S.E.E. Degree from Shandong Institute of Architecture and Engineering in July 1996. She then received the M.S.E.E. Degree from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 1999, and Ph.D. Degree from Clemson University in August 2004. She has been a member of the IPFW Department of Engineering since August 2005. Dr. Liu’s research interests include robotics, dynamic manipulation, computer vision and image processing

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet; William Obermeyer, Purdue University Calumet; Rahul Singhal, Purdue University Calumet; Eduardo Garcia, Purdue University Calumet; Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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AC 2008-2502: UNIFYING LABORATORY CONTENT OF A DIGITAL SYSTEMSAND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE CURRICULUM THROUGH HORIZONTALAND VERTICAL INTEGRATIONSteve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet Steve Naumov graduated in 2007 with highest distinction from Purdue University Calumet with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and minor in applied mathematics. He intends on pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His research interests include high performance computer architecture, digital system verification, and computer architecture education. Along with initiating the accomplishments described in this paper, he has held two consecutive internships at Intel Corp. as

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University; Mina Hosni, Kansas State University

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inviscid fluid flow behavior, as well toillustrate the relative importance of various sources of mechanical energy losses to wind tunneldesign.This paper presents the authors experience with modifying an Aerolab educational wind tunneltest facility for experimental work associated with an Undergraduate Campus Internship (CSI)mentoring program project. The purpose of this laboratory activity was to demonstratecharacteristics of variable area duct flow and diffuser boundary layer separation using flowvisualization by smoke injection. A simple modification to the test section region of the windtunnel was made to conform to a converging and/or diverging (diffuser) duct flow configuration.This setup was used in conjunction with a special-purpose smoke

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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graduate and undergraduate levels. Her interest also includes outreach and curriculum development for K-12. Page 13.450.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Does the Index of Learning Styles Predict Laboratory Partner Success in Electronics Courses?IntroductionThis paper presents the results of a study into the success of various combinations of learningstyles for laboratory partners in electronic courses. Specifically we are using the Introduction toCommunications (electronics) course/lab in the Department of Electrical and

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

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he was a University Scholar. Page 13.856.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Long On Students and Short On Equipment: An Effective and Well Received Method to Improve Laboratory Outcomes Given Laboratory Equipment ConstraintsAbstractColleges and universities experience temporary increases in student populations for manyreasons, such as changes in local population demographics or the popularity of specific majors.These periods of high enrollment do not always justify expansion of laboratory assets such asconstruction of new workstations, purchase of new test equipment, or the addition

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Beardsley, Central Washington University

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Gerpen, J., Shanks, B., Pruszko, R., Clements, D., & Knothe, G. ( 2004, July). Biodiesel productiontechnology. (NREL/SR Publication No. 510-36244). National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Boulder CO. p. 56(4) Local B100 Website, http://www.localb100.com, accessed Dec 29,2007(5) Journey to Forever website, http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html, accessed Dec 29, 2007(6) Van Gerpen, J., Shanks, B., Pruszko, R., Clements, D., & Knothe, G. ( 2004, July).Biodiesel productiontechnology. (NREL/SR Publication No. 510-36244). National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Boulder CO. p. 1(7) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Publications(8) Canakci, M. & Van Gerpen, J. (2003). A pilot plant to produce biodiesel from high free fatty

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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ArabiaAbstractEngineering is a practical discipline. It is a hands-on profession where doing is a key element.Practicing engineers use research laboratories and development laboratories to obtainexperimental data to guide them in designing and developing a product and/or to determine if adesigned product performs as intended. Engineering students, on the other hand, need to go tolaboratories to build up essential skills and abilities required for the engineering profession ingeneral, and particularly those required to deal with industrial research and developmentlaboratories.In January 2002, ABET, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, held a 3-daycolloquy to explore the issues related to the true goals of students’ undergraduate lab experience.The aim

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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few students thatwork in the electrical power sector of industry do have prior knowledge of electrical powerindustrial software.A virtual electrical power systems laboratory is used in the EET-3334 course in conjunction withthe theory and application of the lecture. This virtual electrical power systems laboratory allowsa variety of electrical power systems to be designed effectively with minimum cost. In addition,the lab use of industrial software allows the students to practice using a tool that typically isrequired later when they work in industry. The students in the virtual electrical power systemslab first learn basic theory power theory using the Electronics Workbench / Multisim software.The students then learn to program some small

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University

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AC 2008-1960: HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH A TURBOJET ENGINE IN THETHERMAL SCIENCE LABORATORY COURSEMessiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University Messiha Saad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He taught mechanical engineering core courses for more than twelve years; he also teaches internal combustion engines, design of thermal systems, and related courses in the thermal science areas. He received numerous teaching awards including: “The Most Helpful Teacher of the Year Award” in 2005, “Procter & Gamble Student Choice Award – Favorite Teacher” in 2004, and “Teacher

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey; Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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AC 2008-2556: A COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY CURRICULUM IN SINGLEDEGREE OF FREEDOM (S-D-F) VIBRATIONS; PHASE I – WORKING MODELEXPERIMENTSAlexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey Alexander Colletti Alex Colletti is a senior mechanical engineering major at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He has been involved in TCNJ’s Mini-Baja SAE project and Society of Automotive Engineers (where he was secretary). He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). After graduation Alex plans to go on to graduate school to obtain a PhD in the field of energy and heat transfer. He is working on the forced response system of the apparatus.Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey