Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julie Mendez, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

students have access to the course materials from the first day of the course. The goals of thisstudy were to determine student perceptions of the course materials and to compare studentperformance to a previous course offering using a traditional textbook.Pedagogical Approach/MethodologyThe focus of this project is an undergraduate 3-credit-hour heat and mass transfer course. It is arequired course in the mechanical engineering curriculum and requires a fluid mechanics courseas a prerequisite. The course had previously been offered twice in a blended format by the sameinstructor [12]. In the revised Spring 2020 course using OER and other no-cost digital materials,the same course objectives and a similar module structure were used as in previous

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ulises Juan Trujillo Garcia, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Samantha Schauer, Boise State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University

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Mechanical Engineering

changeto remote learning negatively impacted student learning. Due to reduced engagement in thismodality, students seemed to prefer in-person learning over remote learning. The facultyreported being more flexible in assessing student learning by offering open-book quizzes andtests. Some faculty have replaced exams with projects to accommodate students facingpandemic-related uncertainties. A majority of the faculty noted that time constraints made aconsiderable difference in how they were able to assess their students' learning and that the fastpace of events during the pandemic did not allow for much reflection. Overall, faculty felt that ajudicious mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching methods was most conducive tostudent success during

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Mechanical Engineering

OutcomesEach student will be able to identify i(0) Lecture, visit Laboratoryand use sources of information. to the library assignment, design projectThe student will be introduced to the a(*), b(0), Lecture, in Student assessment,product development process, which c(*), d(*), class instructorincludes: sources of information, needs e(*), f(0), g(*) examples, assessment, gradedidentification, project definition and discussion homework, quizzes,planning, objective trees, Quality session design

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Nyree Mason, Tuskegee University; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

experimentally characterized at themicro-scale.The overall goal of this research is to enhance the solid mechanics education by incorporatingmulti-scale experimental mechanics and visualization using scanning electron microscopy, digitalimage correlation (DIC), and mechanical testing into existing curricula. A multi-scale mechanicaland material experimentation (M3E) module for property characterization and materialvisualization is employed to transform undergraduate mechanics education. A schematic of theM3E module is shown in Figure 1. Informed by various components of our project, a frameworkfor an improved multi-scale solid mechanics education is developed that is complemented with anassessment method to evaluate students’ learning outcomes. At the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

equilibrium, mechanical energy, heatcapacity and steady state, among others was presented by Olds et al.27 The Heat and EnergyConcept Inventory (HECI) was developed by Prince et al.12 to assess prevalent misconceptionsrelated to temperature vs. energy, rate vs. amount of heat transfer and others. Using HECI on373 undergraduate students from 10 different universities, the authors demonstrated that studentmisconceptions are both prevalent and resistant to change.Real-life examples, hands-on experiments and projects have been used to help students intackling thermodynamics abstract ideas, and to connect them to actual hardware. Flotterud etal.28 described a micro-combined heat and power system, sized for residential distributed powergeneration, that was

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

11.675.3and reinforcement across classes. To fulfill the competencies required of engineering graduates,the design spine promotes an increased emphasis on topics relating to professional practice,communication skills, teaming, project management and economics of design, skills that aredeveloped progressively and reinforced throughout.Table 1. The Mechanical Engineering undergraduate curriculum at Stevens Institute ofTechnology.While the Design Spine has been successful in closely integrating aspects of engineering designto the core fundamentals of the engineering curriculum, a similar integration of CAE softwareacross and thorough the curriculum has to date been lacking. Currently, in-depth coverage of theuse of CAE software tools in the context of

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

program that addresses both alternative and renewable energy systems, as well as energy conservation and optimization of traditional energy systems. Dr. Fletcher and his student research team conducts fuel cell research for the U.S. Army and supports DTE Energy in the operation and optimization of their Hydrogen Power Park in Southfield, MI, a photovoltaic, biomass, water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, hydrogen vehicle fueling station and fuel cell power demonstration project, funded by the Department of Energy. Page 13.313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

period at NYU, Dr. Rahman served as the lead robotics instructor for the Center for K-12 STEM education, and leaded the implementation of a large NSF-funded project entitled “DR K-12: Teaching STEM with Robotics: Design, Development, and Testing of a Research-based Professional Development Program for Teachers”. During that time, Dr. Rahman received license from the New York City Department of Education to conduct robot-based K- 12 STEM education research in different public schools across New York City, trained about 100 public school math and science teachers for robot-based K-12 STEM education, and reached more than 1000 K-12 students across New York City. He then worked as an assistant professor of mechanical

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jane Kokernak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

satisfaction; it affects the outcome1,8,9,10. Softwarespecialists DeMarco and Lister argue that project results are due less to technical issues and moreto ones related to teamwork11 ctd. in 12: If the project goes down the tubes it will be non-technical, human interaction problems that do it in. The team will fail to bind, or the developers will fail to gain rapport with users, or people with fight interminably over meaningless methodological issues.Team performance depends on the ability of its individuals to perform with others manycognitively demanding tasks: teams think, plan, design, decide, perceive, and evenremember3. Central to the performance of these tasks at the team level is communication.As a result of industry

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University

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Mechanical Engineering

effectivemeans to promote such intellectual growth3,4,5.Learner-centered instructional methods encompass a wide range of approaches that includeactive and collaborative learning, problem-based learning, and project-based learning6.Incorporating student-centered learning into the classroom can improve student learning6,7; canimprove student attitudes5,6; can be of particular benefit to those students whose personalitytypes and preferred learning styles impair their performance in traditional educationalenvironment8; and can improve students’ ability to solve open-ended problems9.While learner-centered methods hold the promise of improved education they do have a cost.The methods require educators to make time for the learner-centered activities and so

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Mobrand, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

. Thisportfolio series was a research project and was not associated with a course. As such, theparticipants were paid, and the facilitator made no judgments or assessments of the participants’work. We refer readers wanting more details about this intervention to several articles describingprevious work that we have done using this methodology.5-8ParticipantsThe five participants whose portfolio content and survey responses we analyzed in this studychose to make preparedness portfolios that focused entirely on communication. This was thelargest number of participants choosing any one particular competency, a statistic that supportsthe idea that students know communication to be an important competency for their futures aspracticing engineers. All five of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 13.431.10temperature ranges were written and tested. The values for the properties, specifically h, s, andv, were compared to the table values and were found to be within the relative error required bythe project. Therefore, the use of the polynomials at the lower temperatures was justified. Thereason for not using the Sonntag et al.4 equations alone will be explained when specific enthalpyis considered.In addition to specific heat, specific enthalpy, specific entropy, and specific internal energy arerequired to successfully duplicate the tables. From Cengel and Boles3 we know that specificenthalpy is the integral of specific heat or in the case of the temperature dependent: 決 潔

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

a member of the University Research Council before pursuing doctoral studies. Prior to joining ADDU in 2008, Ms. Soledad was a Senior Team Lead for Accenture, where she worked on and managed systems maintenance and enhancement projects.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Associate Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

challenges are addressed. Examples ofhomework problems, exam problems, and a project assignment are included.IntroductionMost courses taught at the graduate level, typically require one or more undergraduate courses asprerequisites. For example, introductory graduate courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, ormechanical behavior of materials, require similar undergraduate courses as prerequisites.However, it is typical that many of the students entering mechanical engineering (ME) graduateprograms either have received their undergraduate degrees from various universities within theUnited States or from institutions in other countries. Therefore, it is possible that the backgroundpreparation and knowledge might not be the same for all students

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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Mechanical Engineering

beginning of the lecture; a worksheet that students worked on during the lecture ingroups. In addition to these materials, a truss bridge design project has also been developed toprovide extra hands-on design experience. This article will only focus on activities that weremore relevant to the flipped course and details of this hands-on design project will be skippedhere and they can be found in Zhu26. In terms of assessment of the course learning outcomes, inaddition to the group reading quizzes, a total of five homework assignments (two problemseach), each covering one of the five core learning outcomes were assigned. Three in-classpreliminary exams as well as a final exam were also used.Audio LecturesMost flipped classes use pre-recorded videos

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Technological University After an 18 year career in the automotive industry, Dr. De Clerck joined the Michigan Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics in August 2009. His areas of expertise include noise and vibration, structural dynamics, design, modal analysis, model validation, inverse methods applied to design, and advanced measurement techniques.Dr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

important feature of effective assessment12. The more tools used to assess a specificcourse learning objective, the greater the likelihood that the assessment will be both valid andreliable. It is usually advised to use both direct and indirect assessment tools.Direct assessment tools are used to measure the degree to which each student has achievedeach course learning objective by the completion of the course. These direct tools mayinclude classical as well as non-classical methods such as2: Written tests or test items clearly linked to course learning objectives Homework assignments and reports Written project reports Oral presentations Student portfolios, learning logos, and journals Abstracts, executive summaries, term papers Peer

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

21 M7_3 Lab 3 8 22 M8_1 Conservation of energy 172-192 23 M8_2 Team work exercises on the energy equation 24 M8_3 Lab 4 9 25 M9_1 Individual exam 3 26 M9_2 Dimensional analysis (homogeneity) 293-302 27 M9_3 PI theorem 303-308 MID TERM COMMON EXAM 2 10 28 M10_1 Design Project Lab1 29 M10_2 Design Project Lab2 30 M10_3

Conference Session

Computing in the classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan R. Goyings, Civil & Mechanical Engineering Department at The United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy, West Point; Bobby G Crawford, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Education, 2013 iPads in the Engineering Classroom – Boon or Bane?Introduction As iPads and similar touch-screen devices continue to flood the market, engineeringprograms are seeking to integrate these platforms into student education. With total marketpenetration of perhaps 125 million iPads sold to date and nearly half a billion smartphones (allbrands) shipped in 2011 alone1 for a total of just over 1 billion smartphone users currentlyholding active accounts worldwide2, the transition to highly-mobile touch screen computing isupon us. Further, the Pew Internet and American Life Project estimates that 66% of thosebetween 18 and 29 years old own smartphones, with the likelihood of ownership increasing withhigher incomes3

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1159: COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REDESIGN: INTRODUC-TION TO THE MECHANICS OF MATERIALSJefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development in the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engi- neering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley; Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-172: A WEB ENABLED STUDY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGBenson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley Benson Tongue is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his MS from Stanford University and his BSE, MA, and PhD from Princeton University. He taught from 1983-1988 at the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been at Berkeley since 1988.Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley Eric Lew is an undergraduate student, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His projected graduation date is May 2007

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

issues such as:acid rain, air pollution, deforestation, global warming, ozone depletions and waterpollution. The knowledge of environmental legislation, policy and standards wasexceptionally lacking. This paper addresses some partial education of some mechanical engineering studentsat the University of Detroit Mercy in environmental issues. This was done through asmall project assigned to students in their first thermodynamics course. This paper doesnot claim that it covers all aspects of the engineering education required with regards tothe environment, but can serve as an example that could be repeated in many engineeringcourses as appropriate. The assignment was given to a small class of seven undergraduate students. Theclass consisted

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

California, San Diego as postdoctoral fellow in the area of bioacoustics. He teaches dynamics, machine design, numerical methods and finite element methods. He has worked for the automotive industry in drafting, manufacturing, testing (internal combus- tion engines—power, torque and exhaust emissions, vibration fatigue, thermo-shock, tensile tests, etc.), simulations (finite element method), and as a project manager (planning and installation of new testing facilities). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Design and validation of a bracket using laser scanner, topology optimization and a 3D printerIntroductionLaser scanners, topology optimization

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Mechanical Engineering

Integrated Class-Lab Approach to a Mechanics of Materials CourseIntroductionA Mechanics of Materials course offers rich opportunities for new theoretical understandings,development of laboratory skills, and small design projects. The three-year old Campbell Schoolof Engineering is promoting a class-lab approach in most of its courses. A traditional four creditlaboratory course might meet for three hours per week of lecture/recitation in a large section and2-3 hours per week of lab in smaller sections. In contrast, the class-lab meets for the sameamount of time but does not distinguish between lab and lecture time. In our case, we meet insections of 24 students in a room with six four-person tables surrounded by laboratory

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Eann Patterson, Michigan State University; Ilene Busch-Vishniac, McMaster University; Tom Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc

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Mechanical Engineering

, England where he was also Director of Teaching and Learning for Engineering and later Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University.Ilene Busch-Vishniac, McMaster University Ilene Busch-Vishniac is the Provost and Vice President (Academic) of McMaster University, the institution credited with the creation of problem-based learning. She has led a project to revamp the curriculum in mechanical engineering programs in order to attract and retain a more diverse community of students while maintaining or enhancing technical rigor. In addition, Dr. Busch-Vishniac is known for her work in acoustics

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Arnold, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aman Yadav, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gregory Shaver, Purdue University; Eric Nauman, Purdue University

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Mechanical Engineering

Program at Purdue University. In addition to his PhD in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, Dr. Yadav also has Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Yadav has undertaken both quantitative and qualitative research projects and has a strong familiarity with both types of analyses. His research includes the use of case-based instruction in STEM disciplines.Gregory Shaver, Purdue University Greg Shaver is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He is also a graduate of Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering, having obtained a Bachelor's degree with highest distinction. He holds a Masters

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, The University of Georgia; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

349894.0Overall difference 245838.0DiscussionRecent advances in thermoelectric elements have been largely on materials in seeking to enhancethe figure of merit ZT5,6. The mechanical design done on this project provides a high potentialtowards higher enhanced TEs. As seen from the results, the TE leg size in particular makes adifference in heat flux distribution. Upon excitation by heat, the N-type material produced anabundance of “carrier” electrons in the material which are depicted by the flux in this project andas in equations 3 and 4 below. When energy balance is made between the two TE legs, overallgain is clearly shown in Figures 5 and 6. This is also supported by equation 5

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 25.1159.2The type of active learning in this research project differs from that of Dr. Felder in that itinvolves the use of hands-on activities. The hands-on activities are models that give a three-dimensional shape to the experiences and concepts that we know. The models allow the studentto touch, feel and play so that they can first solidify their knowledge of the concept and thenconnect it to a potentially new experience and concept. The hands-on activities were designedfor use in the fluid mechanics classroom to have the student move; first by getting up to get thematerials and second by having them build the model.The inspiration for creating hands-on activities for an undergraduate Fluid Mechanics coursecame from working with North

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew J. Ford, Cornell University; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

audio lever helical spring candies bathroom scale buckling strip (tension) car jack micrometer shadow projection Figure 2: Visual illustration of unique solutions showing distribution of choices at each critical deci- sion.developing their experiment proposals. Each team brainstormed three initial ideas and thennarrowed them down to one concrete proposal, which was then reviewed by instructional staff inmeetings with each team. Staff were instructed to use the guidance questions to structure theirfeedback and to refrain from suggesting specific solutions not considered by the studentsthemselves. Additional office hours specifically for help