Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

proposed courses, undergraduate research projects, and seniordesign projects in the capstone courses were proposed and advised by the project investigators.Limited financial support was also available and provided, via grant funds for these projects. Atthird level several courses on green manufacturing, industrial energy systems, and renewableenergy were developed and offered. Along with course development, substantial efforts werededicated to update, equip, restructuring and add new experiments in the energy conversion,power electronics, green energy, manufacturing and industrial energy laboratories. In the sametime a set of seminars on the green energy, green design and manufacturing, hosted by bothparticipating institutions were scheduled every

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

agency that provides energy and environmentalinformation and services, a mechanical engineering capstone design team has taken on thechallenge of designing and implementing a heating system for the worms. In keeping with thetheme of the worm composting, it was decided that this heating system must utilize renewableand sustainable energy sources. This paper will share the design process and the details of thefinal design implementation. The project was unique in that it involved considerable interactionamong the mechanical engineering students, the staff of the non-profit community agency, andthe staff and students of Woodcreek Elementary School. The paper will share the lessonslearned through such interactions and will provide some guidance to

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Conservation and Optimization

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

ToolAbstractOccupants’ behavior inside buildings is a vital parameter in determining the building energyconsumption. Occupancy density distribution is a wide uncertain parameter due to the difficultyin predicting the attendants’ behavior. Currently, occupancy detection tools and technologieshave been insufficient of determining the exact number of occupants and, thus, the spaceventilation requirements are not set at its optimized values.This capstone project was part of a bigger project conducted at Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo tobetter improve the energy consumption used for ventilation and AC in buildings. The objectiveof this capstone project was testing potential energy savings in an office space by using anoccupancy seat sensor. An experimental and

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nitt Chuenprateep, University of the District of Columbia; Warren Orlando Abrams, University of the District of Columbia; Alicia Marshall, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and the MechanicalEngineering Departments for this project has proved fruitful and an extremely positiveexperience. A capstone project with a group of students with different backgrounds allowedstudents to utilize their varying skill sets. While there are many core courses in the engineeringcurriculum that are included in both the electrical and mechanical tracks, the divergence ofcourses and emphases between departments meant that the students needed to learn each other’sstrengths to determine who would be best at various aspects of the project. Electrical and computer engineering students were able to help compose the basis of the modeland determine the initial direction of the project. In

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 15.1073.3The project was open-ended and the performance of the design was minimally weightedin the grading to allow students to be as creative as they liked. The instructor wasavailable for questions and to help recognize potential issues but refrained from offeringsuggestions during the design phase. As the students had yet to take a heat transfercourse the project was not intended to be a capstone, but did provide a qualitativeintroduction to the different forms of heat transfer and how they occur. The finalproducts can be seen in Figure 1; note the use of shaded glasses for protection from thebrightness of the collected and focused light. Figure 1. Solar cookers in actionUpon completion, the solar cookers

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the solenoid valve for therequired amount of water needed for the crops, based on the average soil moisture reading, or theagronomist remotely use the cloud data to trigger a channel by writing a specific value. The linklocated below the channel is assigned to turn on and off a solenoid valve. Sensor data arecollected using wireless communication to avoid loose running signal wires and cables in thefield.This is a one semester senior capstone project, involving four electrical engineering students.Senior Capstone Projects represent the culmination of the educational experience, integrating theclassroom with real world problems. The students handle open ended engineering problemswhose solutions require a synthesis of engineering knowledge

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

when developing design solutions. A systems approach to design involves learning thatcomplex systems cannot be optimized by simply optimizing individual sub-systems; it requiresan in-depth knowledge of how the sub-systems interact with each other32-34. It takes place after aconceptual design is established, but before the detailed design solution is completed. It requiresstudents to evaluate the architecture of the design solution and explore the inter-relationships ofits functional requirements and the operating environment.3.2 Capstone Project Design Course SequenceMET 421/422/423 (Senior Project Design) is a sequence of three-quarter capstone project designcourses required for all the BSET majors. The course focuses on planning, development

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

operational envelope of components such asa heat exchanger or systems such as a gas turbine. The objective of the paper is to evaluateeffectiveness and efficacy of modeling and simulations projects that are being used in twocourses: Design of Thermal Systems and Energy Engineering. Both direct method of assessment,performance indicators for student learning outcomes, and an indirect method of assessment,student survey, are used to determine effectiveness and efficacy of modeling and simulationsprojects.Introduction Modeling and simulation exercises are an important component of engineering education.Jaluria states in his book1 that modeling is one of the most crucial elements in the design andoptimization of thermal systems. In thermal and energy

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

undergraduate electrical engineering capstone project at SeattleUniversity in which the students gained first-hand experience designing and implementing anoff-grid solution in an LEDC. In particular, four students designed and assisted in the installationof a 4.8 kW hybrid wind and solar energy kiosk as part of a larger multidisciplinary team ofabout 20 volunteer practitioners. The energy kiosk provides electricity to 70 families in ruralMuhuru Bay, Kenya. The project is the grand prize winner of the 2014 National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Award for Connecting Professional Practiceand Education.This paper provides an overview of the project and highlights the technical and non-technicalconstraints encountered. Because

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, projects, and collaborationshave been developed using this computer program over the world.In this paper, we propose a methodology where students can build their own system, perform numericalexperimentation and evaluate the results using TRNSYS environment. One comprehensive case studywill be introduced and demonstrated. Page 24.1282.3ASEE Annual Conference, 2014We discuss the process from students’ point of view, and the experience earned in modeling, design,experimentation, and also in written and oral communication skills. Future plans to evaluate theeffectiveness of this capstone in term of learning outcomes. 2. Modeling using

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edmund Huminski, United States Coast Guard Academy; Salena Marie Bantz; Joseph Roth, United States Coast Guard Academy; Liam Scott Caro; Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy; David Fournier, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

cannot start with a load [7]. To facilitate switching between these conditions, the system developed by C. Qian et al.measured SOC and load power [7]. The study developed a control system that used various loopsto control fuel cell current, charge current of battery, SOC of battery, input current, and busvoltage. The feasibility of the study’s control system and voltage bus performance was proven bycreating a simulation model in PSIM software. The capstone group intends to model the batterymanagement system and the active control system through Simulink. This study gave oneapproach to how a power switching system for a FCHEV could be controlled [7]. A conceptfrom this approach that could be used for the FCHEV capstone project is to break

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offered for the first time this year, and since only fivesenior energy engineering students were eligible for capstone design projects this year, weused overlap scheduling and included those five in the same room with the 65 students inthe ME capstone course. The capstone project for the energy engineering students wasproposed by the university’s building energy systems manager – review and update thebuilding energy models for four new campus buildings built with LEED certification inmind, identify discrepancies between actual building performance and model predictions,and develop engineering proposals for projects which provide a return on investment in lessthan 3 years and that would enable the buildings to meet or exceed the energy use goals

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Philip W Swanson, University of Southern Maine; Kevin Michael Wacker, University of Southern Maine

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

bent, positioned and held in a frame to reflect the lightat the focal point where the multi-junction cell is fixed. The system follows the celestial path ofthe sun within 1.6 degree.This project was completed as a senior capstone design project utilizing all of the educationgained thus far in the engineering curriculum along with a large amount of self-directed learning.Every stage in the design and development of the project was an educational test that had to beovercome. Discussion on the short comings, challenges, and the use of the education received toresolve these issues are presented.1. IntroductionAccess to power namely, heat, and electricity is ubiquitous in developed nations. Much of thedeveloping world however, still lacks access to

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 4: Energy and Analysis

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

will be placed on professional, ethical, global, environmental, and contemporary issues. Contact Hours: 2 Lecture, 2 Lab. ENGR 400 - Engineering Capstone I - Senior engineering project selection, planning, and development. Emphasis will be placed on defining project requirements, developing project work breakdown structure, conceptual designs, and working prototypes. Contact Hours: 1 Lecture, 4 Lab. ENGR 450 - Engineering Capstone II - Senior engineering project design, development, fabrication, and testing. Emphasis will be placed on iterative design processes, project management and execution, fabrication and testing. Contact Hours: 1 Lecture, 4 Lab.The PBL sequence of courses provided the

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Aviv Chetrit, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Luke Aleckson

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

structurecould demonstrate passive cooling technologies and alternative refrigeration/air-conditioningapproaches. For example, other projects have explored the use of thermoelectrics for coolingand refrigeration. This could be adapted to offer shack air-conditioning in the future.The original design was assigned to a team of four mechanical engineering seniors as part of thesenior capstone process (i.e. Senior Design I and II). Unfortunately it was not possible for thesestudents to complete construction of the project. Undergraduate and graduate research assistants Page 26.446.2were then employed during the following year to work part time on the

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael F. MacCarthy, Mercer University; Michelle E. Graham, Mercer University; Gabriel Xavier Ramirez, Mercer University; Alviez Aziz Chagan, Mercer University; Kyla T. Semmendinger, Cornell University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

implementation of the project, and a social marketing framework is used in the design ofa project messaging implementation plan.A low-cost "Solar Self-Supply" starter solar PV kit was designed, constructed, and tested as part of asenior capstone engineering class. This affordable, expandable system encourages local households totake advantage of recent drops in prices in Solar PV panels, as well as partial federal subsidies for theentire cost of solar household systems. The system is designed to be connected to the utility power grid.System design, construction, and testing results are discussed, as are project implementation strategies.Geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems make use of the near-constant temperature of the Earth’ssubsurface to help control

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Herbert L. Hess P.E., University of Idaho in Moscow; Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 11.900.4poorly employing subscripted variables. In every successful case, run times were less than 3seconds. The whole exercise was somewhat shorter in duration for efficient code writers, about2-4 hours, than for the 65% who wrote inefficient code, 6-25 hours.Electrical engineering technology (EET) students at Buffalo State were also assigned similar taskbut this was the first time such an assignment was given to them. Ten students were involved inthis project. Their mathematics background varied with three students just being transferred fromcommunity college and taking technical calculus concurrently with Power Systems 1 course.Several students did not take programming course yet. Five students were taking MATLAB®and MathCAD

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

solar panel, willvary in two directions. The azimuth angle is the horizontal direction from the observer to thesun4. There is also an altitude angle, representing the vertical direction from the observer to thesun. More effective solar panel trackers are two-axis in nature5,6,7 and have been demonstrated,for example, in the use of a solar oven concentrator8.The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a project whereby an Electrical EngineeringTechnology student developed a one-axis (azimuth) solar panel tracking system to satisfy therequirements for his capstone senior project. The capstone design project covers two semesters.In the first (fall) semester, requirements for the project are identified and long lead materials areordered

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

sizes or smaller cooling loads were higher than with larger cooling loads.The efficiency of the cycle did not take into consideration the changes or savings that could bedone in the compressor work due to shading. If there had been any significant drop in the workdone by the compressor, then the improvement in the efficiency of the cycle would be higher. Towhat degree and to what extent, it is unknown. This has to be experimentally investigated. Thus,the team decided to take this project into further analysis and decided to investigate this as partof their capstone project. The team is in the process of preparing to measure and monitor thecondenser temperature during summer season for one-unit while being shaded and unshaded.The compressor

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Antoine Chahine; Minh Nguyen Ha, Forum Energy Technology; Vong Hem, Lectrus Corporation - Applications Engineer; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrical energy by usingphotovoltaic panels. This experimental study discussed the design of the photovoltaic system, fora small scale model house, along with its associated instrumentation, real time data acquisitionand automation using LabVIEW. The study showed that house energy requirements can be metusing renewable energy sources. This work was performed in partial fulfillment of therequirements of the Senior Capstone Project course in controls and instrumentation of theEngineering Technology department at the University of Houston – Downtown. Successfulproject completion required teamwork and effective project management skills.References 1. National Academy for Engineering, “Make Solar Energy Economical”, http

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, project methodology will be discussed. We discuss the project design program fromstudents’ point of view, and the experience earned in design, integration, and also in written and oralcommunication skills. Methodology used to evaluate the effectiveness of the capstone design program Page 26.520.2in term of learning outcomes is also described.ASEE Annual Conference, 2015Introduction:In this day and age, technology is improving the system performance and saving energy. Frombeing able to use cellular phones as cameras, computers the sizes of notebooks, and vehicles thatrun on renewable energy other than fossil fuels. Another popular topic is

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Yaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

business realities into the engineering curriculum. It is anindustry-university partnership that involves multidisciplinary students working on real-lifeindustrially sponsored problems. Since 1995, over 500 sponsored projects have been completedfor 140 companies. The Learning Factory was awarded the 2006 Gordon Prize by the NationalAcademy of Engineering. The Bernard M. Gordon Prize — recognizes innovation inengineering education — "for creating the Learning Factory, where multidisciplinary studentteams develop engineering leadership skills by working with industry to solve real-worldproblems." The energy engineering curriculum was designed to enable students in the program tocarry out their capstone design project through The Pennsylvania

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, energy management programs, and a survey ofenergy saving opportunities in commercial and industrial facilities. Energy Control Strategiesincorporates spreadsheets, computer programs, and performance simulation software to estimateenergy savings, implementation costs, CO2 reduction, and utility cost savings with theimplementation of energy saving opportunities. Commercial and Industrial Assessmentincorporates utility analysis, on location assessment format, operation of data collectionequipment, and compiling final reports. The Capstone Project provides the real-worldexperience of the entire assessment experience.IntroductionThe sequence of seven courses teaching energy assessment of residential, commercial, and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offered every year in spring.Currently the instructoris of the view “After taking this course a student should be able to take the LEED APAccreditation Exam with very little preparation of his own, the only two reasons for him nottaking the exam can be money or being tired of school”To further strengthening the knowledge of students towards LEED rating system, some practicalwork experience was needed. So the instructor decided to modify one of the existing courses andmaking it as a Group work Project course in which all students had to work on one real timeproject which is trying to achieve LEED Certification. The modified course was introduced as“Senior Capstone I”. Practically looking at the LEED Rating system greatly helped students inbetter

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

inengineering education — "for creating the Learning Factory, where multidisciplinary studentteams develop engineering leadership skills by working with industry to solve real-worldproblems." Page 25.295.6 The energy engineering curriculum was designed to enable students in the program tocarry out their capstone design project through The Pennsylvania State University LearningFactory. The students are able to work with teams of students from chemical, mechanical andother engineering disciples on common energy-related problems giving them broad exposure tohow they are expected to operate as part of the energy workforce. The experiences

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph C. Rodriguez, United States Coast Guard Academy; Scott C. Pierce, United States Coast Guard Academy; Brennen McCulloch; George McBurney, United States Coast Guard Academy; Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Science at Wichita State University for three semesters. Her research interests are Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controllers, robust control, time delay, compensator design, and filter design applications, for continuous-time and discrete-time systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Hybrid Green Vessel DesignAbstract This paper presents the milestones of a Hybrid Green Vessel Design capstone project. Themotivation of this project is to develop knowledge and skills in green energy applications, hybridvessels, and power management systems. To accomplish this, undergraduate students areresearching and designing a hybrid power plant for a green

Conference Session

ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

programs that were related tothe energy efficiency, sustainability, green design and renewable energy fields. Schools withundergraduate engineering programs are working to include sustainability and sustainable designinto their curricula6-12. The methods for doing so can be subject-, problem-oriented, can be basedon case studies, or could be part of a capstone experience. Sustainability can also be anopportunity to satisfy the general education component of ABET criteria.In our green manufacturing project, a two-level approaches was taken in our curriculum changesto incorporate sustainability, green, sustainable design and renewable energy subjects. A firstlevel such topics, subjects and problems were introduced by the faculty involved in this

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Lance David Sebesta

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

has been achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division in

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

did the workload compare to other (graduate or undergraduate?) 3-hour course at (your institution)? Responses: • The workload was manageable. I think with some additional readings, it would've matched a typical elective class. Definitely less than a typical AE core class however. • Pretty typical • The work is comparable to the 3 credit hour capstone courses that seniors in Aerospace Engineering major have to take. The course layout and workload required is almost identical to the senior space design course I took in Fall 2008. • The workload was very light at the start but increased quite exponentially during project completion time. However, the workload was never overwhelming and on the whole

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Energy Efficiency and Power Grid Security

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Sung Joon Suk, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

hands-on experience during the two-semester senior capstone project. [1]DiscussionThe turbine system inspected consists of four water-powered, impulse type turbines connected toabout 1320 feet of 8-inch seamless black plastic pipe. The pipe inlet provides 98 feet of head(42.2 psig) to power the turbines. The turbines provide a certain wattage generation based upondelivered water flow at a specific pressure, see Table 1. The higher the water flow and pressure,the higher the turbine wattage output. The turbines appear to operate correctly, but the supplywater pressure was measured to be less than optimum, affecting the turbine wattage output.Maximum output for each turbine is 1900 watts each, but for the system as installed, 1000 wattseach is