Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Ieva Narkeviciute, Stanford University; Gabriel K. Head, University of Pennsylvania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

experience, he has taught many different engineering and technology courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His tremendous re- search experience in manufacturing includes environmentally conscious manufacturing, Internet based robotics, and Web based quality. In the past years, he has been involved in sustainable manufacturing for maximizing energy and material recovery while minimizing environmental impact.Miss Ieva Narkeviciute, Stanford University Ieva Narkeviciute received her B.S. (2012) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she worked in the laboratory of Prof. George Huber on biomass conversion to biofuels. She received her M.S. (2015) in Chemical Engineering from Stanford

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David McDonald P.E., Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

related systems. That combination ofyears of consulting and teaching helped create the foundation for the course.The course is specifically required for mechanical engineering majors who have elected thevehicle systems concentration within mechanical engineering. Other students who meet thebasic course requirements of Electrical Circuits, and Physics are welcome to take the course as atechnical elective.Course Format and General Content:The Vehicle Energy Systems course involves a typical lecture and laboratory format with twolecture hours and a three-hour laboratory each week. The initial lecture content briefly reviewsfundamental electrical and mechanical basics, and applies basic DC, single phase and three phaseAC content as well as power and

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

requiring innovative curricula, newcourses and laboratories to educate students to work in this rapidly developing industry andbecome acquainted with these new technologies. Moreover, the pace of change in engineeringeducation is accelerating due to technology advances and administrative constraints. Educatorsare modifying curriculum content to embrace technological advances in the program or courselearning outcomes. In modern world where everything changes at an extremely fast pace keepingup with technology changes is not only desirable but necessary. The renewable energy, greendesign and manufacturing are highly interdisciplinary, crossing boundaries between researchareas, making difficult to cover each of them in a single course. However, they

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University; Joe Routhier, Northern Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

generators – inundergraduate laboratories are considerably smaller than those in industry. Transformers aretypically in the tens, or, at most, hundreds of volt-amperes and rotating machines are typicallyfractional horsepower. This means that in the lab the currents are usually in the milliampererange. Industrial test equipment is usually designed to measure in the kVA range. For example,the standard current probes on Fluke power meters are designed for 600 A. The smallest currentprobe available from Fluke that can handle both AC and DC is designed for 30 A.This paper will discuss a method to allow industrial test equipment to be used in undergraduatelabs. Our solution is to use multiple turns of wire (bobbins) in the current probes. Since

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Felipe Euyoqui Mojica, University of California, Merced; Po-Ya Abel Chuang, University of California, Merced; Uriel Ruiz

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrolysis, thermal management, loop heat pipe, two-phase heat transfer and fluid flow, and porous material. Prof. Chuang received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan. In 2003, he received his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University. In 2004, Prof. Chuang led research projects at Penn State as a Postdoctoral Scholar to study water distribution in a PEM fuel cell using neutron radiography sponsored by both General Motors and Toyota Motors. Between 2005 and 2011, Prof. Chuang worked at the fuel cell laboratory in General Motors leading efforts in material development, cell integration, and stack diagnostic. Between 2007 and 2011, Prof

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul F. Penko P.E., Baldwin Wallace University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Grygiel, Junior Callie Ann Jakuszeit, Senior Joseph Briski, Senior Paul F. Penko, Faculty Advisor Baldwin Wallace University AbstractPurpose of this project is to develop a practical, working fuel cell that utilizes naturally occurringbacteria that decomposes organic material producing hydrogen ions that combine with oxygen inair to produce electrical power. A laboratory model was built and tested for purposes ofunderstanding how a device could be designed for practical use in a sewage-treatment plant,cesspool or manure pond and how it would have to be scaled to

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

as follows. In Section II, the load balancing modelusing GridLab-D is explained, the smart appliances used in the model are described, and theXML structure of the model is defined. Section III of the paper shows the results of the GridLab-D model. In Section IV, the benefits and challenges of this multi-disciplinary capstone projectfor out students and dynamics of the inter-departmental cooperation between our electrical andmechanical engineering students are discussed. Finally, the conclusions are provided in SectionV.II. LOAD BALANCING USING GRIDLAB-D GridLab-D is an agent-based modeling system developed and maintained by the U.S.Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and is provided to the public freeof charge. In

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sung Joon Suk, Western Carolina University; Steven Anthony Sciara, Western Carolina University; George D Ford, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

expectancy of the modules.It is estimated by tests developed by the International Electro-technical Commission that PVmodules should be reliable up to 30 years once installed, but exposure to outdoor conditions maycause an escalated rate of degradation not represented in laboratory tests (Sharma & Chandel,2013).A study was conducted on a 26+ year old PV power plant in Phoenix, Arizona to determineperformance, durability and reliability. The plant consisted of eight sub-arrays rated at 200kWdc,standard test conditions (STC). Power output measured in 2011 at STC decreased from theoriginal 200 KWdc to 76 kWdc representing a power loss of 62% over the 26+ years of operation.It was also determined that some installation practices contributed to the

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Trevor Parrish, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Capstone Project: Assessment of Energy Savings from Retuning of Air HandlersAbstractOne of the best ways to reduce operating costs for buildings is to reduce energy consumption.Energy is used to run equipment in classrooms and laboratories, provide area lighting and hotwater, but heating and cooling typically account for the largest energy use in a building.Facilities Management at Western Carolina University (WCU) maintains over 300 air handlingunits (AHUs) covering almost 3.1 million square feet. These AHUs provide heating and coolingand operate continuously while their respective building is occupied. Some newer AHUs havevariable frequency drives (VFDs

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

anda diesel generator to power a campus green-house and ongoing projects related to development ofan Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system. The multidisciplinary team at UMESalso partnered with Cornell and member universities of the National Bioenergy and BioproductsEducation Program (NBBEP) with support from the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA). As part of the NBBEP, the UMES team developed a kit that could be used in K-12settings without access to elaborate chemistry laboratories to make biodiesel from virgin cookingoil. The school teachers who have used the biodiesel kits in the K-12 settings have indicated thatintegrating the biodiesel production activity with its utilization in a transportation related

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Jones, Ball State University; Janet Fick, Ball State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

grown to include24 institutions from seven countries across the world 4.Across these different institutions, there is a multitude of intents and approaches as a LEED Labparticipant. Some, such as the Catholic University of America and the authors’ institution,involve students in actually submitting a campus building for LEED-EBOM certification. Othersgo through parts of the process to expose students to the requirements and procedures, and somefocus more on preparing students for one of the accreditation examinations. Colorado StateUniversity at Pueblo utilized both lecture and laboratory components, with the intent ofsimultaneously certifying a building and preparing students for the accreditation examination 5.The LEED Lab program is flexible

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Cary Richard Woodson, Middle Tennessee State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

punctuations of studentengagement in the form of discussions and activities, such as limited laboratory experimentation[2]. And while this approach has historically been sufficient for most students, it has been proventhat a more active and engaging learning approach works better for some students [3]. It isbecause of this that MTSU’s active engagement program is designed to offer active learningopportunities that are intended to develop skills that are directly related to real-world engineeringscenarios as they apply to transportation.Let us consider how the principals of energy conversion and conservation apply to anautomobile. Set aside all of the various sundry systems and let the focus rest solely on theprimary purpose of this machine which is to

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher J. Damm, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Wesley A. Zloza, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Samuel Jaroslav Stafl, Milwaukee School of Engineering ; Brent Radlinger

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

calculate the optimal size of each system for a given budget and campus location,and minimize the payback time on the investment. The tool was created using HTML, CSS, andJavaScript/jQuery web languages and runs within all major web browsers. This tool wasdeveloped within a local directory and can only be used if the root folder of the project isprovided to the user. However, provided that the files can be hosted on a server, the tool can beeasily configured to be viewed online. Weather data was queried from the National RenewableEnergy Laboratory (NREL) using a public API [1]. The following sections go into detail on whatequations were used to generate fiscal models for each source of energy.Web-based Decision ToolNREL APIThe weather data required