Conference Session

Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

biological experimentation. Page 13.254.3Table I: Schedule of experiments for Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Laboratory Week Lecture Laboratory 1 Introduction, microplate reader spectrophotometer software demo 2 Sterile technique. Bacterial Experiment 1 and mammalian cell Pouring/streaking plates morphology Cell mass determination Microscopy Wet and dry mounts Trypan

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

accessible to the disabled (2004).The 2007 international FLL competition, coordinated by FIRST LEGO League International, isprojected to include 10,600 teams and 106,000 children from 31 countries7. This is an increaseof 18% over the previous year’s participation rate. The FLL growth in Georgia has been evenmore dramatic, with the Figure 1--Number of Georgia Teams Registered with FLLnumber of Georgia teamsregistering with FLL 300increasing from 48 in 2004 250to 244 in 2007, for anaverage increase of 75% per 200 # Teamsyear for each of the last 5 150years (Figure 1). ClearlyFLL is a highly successful

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

, placing facultyinvolved in visualization-based research at a disadvantage. Future analysis of the data gathered in this study will concentrate on the institutionalramifications of accepting visualization as a university-wide resource. References1. Clark, Aaron C., and Matthews, Brian. “Scientific and Technical Visualization: A New Course Offering thatIntegrates Mathematics, Science and Technology.” Journal for Geometry and Graphics, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 89-98(2000).2. Clark, Aaron C., Wiebe, Eric N., and Hasse, Eleanor E. Scientific Visualization: A New Basic in Design andTechnology. Presented at the Design and Technology Association3. Clark, Aaron, Matthews, Brian, and Wiebe, Eric

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Dhruba Baishya, University of Michigan - Flint

Tagged Divisions

International

other professionals around the globe. Our survey data and Page 13.647.2statistical observations strongly favors towards acceptance of the above hypothesis. Page 1 of 15This paper is divided into four parts – first, brief analysis of related previous work in this area,and the motivations behind this study; second, survey methodology, questionnaire and sampledata; third, statistical analysis of survey data; and fourth, author’s conclusions andrecommendations.BackgroundGlobalization of engineering education is being considered as one of the priority areas byemerging

Conference Session

Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 13.850.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Lessons Learned from Minority Computational Science Research and Education Project Dr. Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian and Dr. Z.T. Deng Department of Mechanical Engineering Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762 Xiaoqing.Qian@aamu.edu, Zhengtao.Deng@aamu.eduAbstractThis paper describes lessons learned from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsoredminority computational science research and education project at Alabama A&M University(AAMU). Project strategies, activities and outcomes were evaluated in the following areas:(1) High Performance Computing Research and

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

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First-Year Programs

13.625.2 1MethodologyThe perception instrument presented in Figure.1 has twenty questions and was given to thestudents during their first and last lecture periods. Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, and 17 provideinsights in areas that are negative towards global warming. Questions 8 and 18 were included tosee if elected officials or their parents might have had some influence on their thinking.Questions 6, 7, 10, and 16 involved intuitive thinking on the part of the students. Question 19was included to see how interested students are to learn about global warming. The rest of thequestions involved various global warming issues that appeared to be real from the data beingpresented through the common text

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Bradshaw, U.S. Naval Academy; Jack Nicholson, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

experimentation. ThedsPIC Inertial Navigation Unit (Figure 1) acquires and processes various sensor data to betransmitted to an external control unit such as a microprocessor board or PC, for purposes ofstate estimation and navigation. The navigation system can be configured by the external controlunit to meet the user application and to provide a high-level of sensor information.Figure 1 – A top view of the complete Inertial Navigation Unit. The three Analog Device’sADXRS300 gyros, MicroMag3 magnetometer, 3 volt backup battery, power supply, andcommunications port are visible.Hardware DescriptionThe dsPIC Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) utilizes a Microchip dsPIC30F4013 digital signalprocessor to gather sensory data from analog and digital sensors for

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

important goal of thecapstone experience is for students to function as biomedical engineers in a realisticmedical setting. The unique aspects of our approach are: 1) the relationship between theexternal mentor and students and 2) the process of identifying and defining the capstoneproblem. Rather than beginning the capstone with a pre-defined problem, the studentswork with the mentor in his or her medical setting (e.g., operating room, clinic) toidentify several relevant, biomedical challenges. The students then work with input fromthe mentor to choose the problem that is best suited for the design project. The studentsare responsible for framing this medical problem as an engineering problem. A great dealof emphasis is therefore placed on the

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Onyancha, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Matthew Derov, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

(Males = 175 and Females = 16)in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at a State University during the fall semesters of2006 and 2007. These students were all enrolled in a freshman level 3D Computer Aided Designgraphics course. The same questions were presented to all of the students and the solid and lineobjects and the types of objects were randomly mixed. The subset of PSVT questions consisted of 20 questions from the mental rotation of theobject section of the PSVT and 20 questions from the mental rotation of perspective section9. SeeFig. 1 for an example of a PSVT rotations question and Fig. 2 for an example of a PSVT viewsquestions. These categories were subdivided further according to the object shape and nature ofthe rotation

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

ofmany different codes is presented in Table 1.There are many other engineering disciplines at present, each with its own code ofconduct or ethics, which describes the responsibilities of the profession. Most focusheavily on the sense of responsibility engineering has towards employers, society ingeneral and towards other professional engineers.Engineering as a value-laden profession seeks to codify ethical behavior with variouscodes of conduct as put forth by different engineering societies. There are differencesamong the different codes but there are some striking similarities. The similarities exist inwhat has not been included in the ethical codes. While each does speak to the importanceof holding paramount the public safety, issues

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queen's University; Donna Riley, Smith College; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

course modules have been developed with approximately ten more to becompleted in the following two years. A listing and brief discussion of the existingmodules are presented.Module 1: The Gini Coefficient and Poverty in the U.SThis assignment is completed in the form of a Gini coefficient which is a measure ofstatistical dispersion most prominently used as a measure of inequality of incomedistribution or inequality of wealth distribution. It can be used to compare incomedistributions across different population sectors as well as countries, for example the Ginicoefficient for urban areas differs from that of rural areas in many countries (though theUnited States' urban and rural Gini coefficients are nearly identical). It is sufficientlysimple

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas; Lee Peddicord, Texas A&M; Jerome Davis, University of North Texas; Charles Bittle, University of North Texas; John Poston, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

of four years is needed to graduate an Engineering Technologist or Engineer, it is nottoo early to start the development of the academic programs required to produce required talent.The academic training alone is insufficient. All plant personnel must go through extensivetraining programs. In the United States, these training programs, which are accredited by theNational Academy of Nuclear Training (NANT) of the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations(INPO), can last up to three years. It is very helpful to the utility-employers if the perspectiveemployees can come into their positions with a background in nuclear energy and nuclear powerthat might shorten the onsite training required.Figure 1 shows an illustrative estimate of the manpower

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, represents a new and uniqueentrepreneurial approach to improving undergraduate education in the U.S.This paper shows how building an entrepreneurial ecosystem within and among engineeringschools, as exemplified by KEEN, will provide a strong foundation for graduating engineersentering organizations operating in an innovation-based economy. Ecosystems can be definedas environments with interconnected relationships influenced by a variety of factors. Anentrepreneurial ecosystem links people by vision, commitment, passion, and innovationsurrounding the achievement of a common goal.The paper has five objectives: (1) establish the need for an innovative and entrepreneurial talentpool coming out of U.S. engineering schools; (2) identify critical skills

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

and Assessments is made more manageable.We begin our data collection by designing an ACCESS databaseTo design an ACCESS databaseCreate a folder on the Desktop and call it ASEE 1. Start > All Programs > Microsoft > Microsoft Office 2. Select Microsoft ACCESS 2007 3. Select New Blank database 4. Save As with filename ASEE 2008 in the ASEE folder on the desktop. 5. Click Create Page 13.350.3 26. Click on the Views tab7. Click on Design Views8. Name the table PHY102 in the Save As box.9. The field name in the first row is ID10. ID field has a data

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University; Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

industrial representatives, after proper human subjects review board (HSRB) approval. Atotal of 55 subjects responded to the survey. The data analyzed indicated positive response toestablish the masters program in ECT at BGSU. On a Likert scale of 1 to 5, the three groups ofrespondents ranked 4.02/5.0 in favor of establishing a master’s degree. For a question on thetype of degree, 33.33 percent of the respondents indicated their interest for a Master of Science(MS) degree in ECT while 20.37 percent favored ECT specialization in Master of IndustrialTechnology (MIT), and 46.30 percent of the respondents did not have preference for the type ofdegree. The response to the interest in the inclusion of blended instruction of courses that arepartially

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Frassica, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Philip Voglewede, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

incorporate a laboratory to reinforce the theory2. Important information andtransitional concepts are difficult to convey without practical application3. All too often studentsbecome frustrated by the bewildering task of trying to determine the real world relevance of thecourse. Typically, course curriculum is taught straight from a textbook like Ogata4 or Franklin etal5. Students memorize formulas, recognize patterns and regurgitate information during tests.Our primary objective was to inspire students to understand control theory by developing alaboratory experience for the course. Other objectives for incorporating the bioengineeringlaboratory into a controls course were to: 1) Describe how changing P, I, and D control gains will affect the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Becker, Montana State University

course.IntroductionA meaningful educational experience for an undergraduate intending to pursue a career in high-frequency / microwave electronics requires involvement in a curriculum that both stressesfundamental concepts and provides thorough exposure to modern design tools and techniquesroutinely used by experienced practitioners in the field. To meet this need, several universitieshave developed courses that allow students to design, simulate and test microwave components.However, there are two key areas in which many of these courses could be further developed: (1)students should be given an opportunity to use their newly developed component-level designcapabilities toward a system-level problem and (2) students should engage in activities thatprepare

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

for the direct examination or observation of studentknowledge or skills against measurable learning outcomes. ABET has been putting increasingemphasis on direct measures for a program to demonstrate its achievement of program outcomesand educational objectives. In this paper, an approach for assessment of course outcomes usingdirect measures is presented. The knowledge and skills described by the course outcomes aremapped to specific problems on homework and exams. Throughout the semester the instructorkeeps track of the performance of each student on each course outcome. At the end of thesemester students receive letter grades as usual. But in addition each student receives a “score”on the scale of 1-to-5 for every course outcome indicating

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cavicchi, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

switching circuit with protective diodes.In the PLC code, switches 0 and 3 open before 1 and 2 close. Thus with VAAbar << 0 V, there is,via diodes 2 and 1, already in place a voltage-limiting conduction path to discharge the inductorenergy. With contact potential of 0.6 V per diode, VAAbar is thus safely limited to –(5 + 1.2) V,and all associated solid state relays are protected. Figures 2a and 2b show, respectively, thesituation before and after addition of the diodes via oscilloscope traces of a PLC-driven steppermotor waveform. Notice that the spikes are of the polarity that Lenz’s law predicts (vself << 0upon opening of switches 0 and 3), with exceptions when there was probably some contactbounce that was captured. Students often

Conference Session

Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the building process, worked together to design the mostsustainable residence possible.The design charrette produced several good options. Students took those designs andbegan working with them to find a design that incorporated all of the natural energiesavailable on site and used as many of the energy efficiencies from the charrette options aspossible. The site design the students produced is shown in Figure 1.Figure 1The ground slopes to the south-west. There are mature trees that are approximately 30’tall on the south side of the lot. There are also a couple of mature trees on the northwestside. Rainwater from the gutters will be channeled to a rain garden that we’re building inthe low area on the southwest side. The rain garden is sized

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians Boot Camp

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

within theprofession by presenting papers at its meetings. Primarily due to the initiative of FrederickHutton, second secretary of the ASME, the society began publishing these papers and issuingthem to the membership. Prior to 1883, either the author or the Secretary of the Society wouldfirst read the paper in front of the assembly, then perhaps a few copies would be distributed forre-publishing by journals. According to Hutton, also an early historian of the organization,“Little argument is required to present the disadvantages of this system. The tedium of prosyreading is hard to bear. Many engineers are not trained to read pleasantly or to fill large hallswith the voice. Mathematical papers cannot be followed even by experts...”1 Hutton

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Chad Hager, University of Wyoming; Mike Yurkoski, University of Wyoming; Robert Lewis, University of Wyoming; Matthew Jespersen, University of Wyoming; Zachary Ruble, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

years we have used student designed and developed laboratory equipmentwith great success. Typically a student team will design and fabricate a prototype of anext –generation piece of laboratory equipment. Other students are then hired tofabricate multiple production run pieces of the equipment. Student developed laboratoryequipment solves two challenging problems confronting most engineering programs: 1)the need to update laboratory exercises and equipment without adequate funds and 2)satisfying Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requirements fora major design experience within the curriculum. In this paper we will briefly reviewprevious projects completed such as a Motorola HC12 microcontroller based teachingplatform, a

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bok Kim, Div. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

biodegradable plastic films are also investigated forcomparison.IntroductionMany of today’s products are manufactured from petrochemicals and are notbiodegradable. As these products are based on petroleum-based synthetic materials, theyare a significant source of the environmental pollution and waste in nature.Biodegradable polymers, which are mostly derived from renewable resources, becomeattractive to address the sustainability of materials in commercial applications, since theyenter the normal geo-chemical cycle over intended life time.1, 2 In addition, thebiodegradable polymers can perform the intended functions as designed and can bemanufactured by most conventional plastics processing technology.3The demand for biodegradable materials in various

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Materials

topic leads to a discussion ofmaterials for green-building.7. Find the linear coefficient of thermal expansion at room temperature and absolute melting point for Cd, Pb, Mg, Al, Cu, Ni, Fe, Ti, Nb, Ta, and W. Plot the coefficient of thermal expansion vs. the melting point. What relationship do you observe? (Moderate Success)The melting points are listed in the textbook, but students have to find the linear expansioncoefficients from technical handbooks or the internet. Graphs typically look like the left side ofFigure 1, where the outlier is magnesium. A few students annotate their graphs with questionsabout the outlier.A widely repeated error on the internet is the coefficient of thermal expansion for Mg. Manywebsites list it at

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

engineering courses.We consider the ordinary differential equation given byx - y n2 x ? 0,%% (1)with the following initial conditionsx (t ? 0) ? x0 (2)x%(t ? 0) ? v0where x is a function of time, the dots indicate derivatives of x with respect to time, andy n2 is a quantity that is independent of time. Page 13.1364.2 This equation has been used to model a variety of physical phenomena. For example, itcan represent the motion of a mass, m, suspended onto a linear spring of stiffness k, whenlosses

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Konstantin Matveev, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

. One research project andoutreach activities are described in this paper.IntroductionAdvanced air-assisted marine craft, such as Power Augmented Ram Vehicles (PARV), Wing-In-Grounds (WIG), and Air Cavity Ships (ACS), can benefit many naval and civil applications,including landing/patrol/rescue missions, high-speed Sealift, Arctic operations, and shipping andrecreational industries. For example, a demand for these craft has been demonstrated by a recentBroad Agency Announcement of the Office of Naval Research.1 Due to complexity oftechnologies associated with high-speed motion at the air-sea interface and complex physics ofmulti-phase flows, traditional rigorous R&D approaches require enormous resources andsophisticated facilities. These

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University; Daniel Ewert, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

-- analysis, supervising design, specifications faculty sophomores: basic analysis; laboratory testing freshmen: data gathering; testing support Figure 1: Initial Concept for a Vertically-integrated Scholar TeamAcademic Integration and Growth of Learning through Innovation: During this period oftime, interest in innovation and collaboration was growing across the entire campus

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, ASCE; James O'Brien

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

desired state for the profession. The BOK implies the need for changes to theeducational and licensure processes of the civil engineering profession including the (1)accreditation criteria of engineering programs, (2) university curricula, (3) on-the-jobeducation and training of engineer interns, (4) NCEES Model Law/Rules, and, ultimately(5) state laws and regulations governing the licensure of practicing professionalengineers. Figure 1 shows the ASCE master plan for implementing ASCE Policy 465,and Figure 2 shows CAP^3’s organizational structure.The work products associated with this master plan, as well as the committees workingon these products, are briefly explained below. For a more detailed explanation, pleasego to www.asce.org/raisethebar

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Bardy, Grove City College; Erik Anderson, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ofinstitutions have built experiments for various heat transfer experiments.[1-6] In some casesstudents have built heat transfer experiments as part of a design project and then used theexperiment in a thermal fluids laboratory course.[7, 8].We have developed an experiment in free convection for MECE 352 adapted from one used inthe Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The State University of New Yorkat Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) (with permission). In the experiment, students take directtemperature readings from a vertical heated plate using thermocouples and a LabVIEW DAQinterface. The convective heat transfer coefficient can be calculated from the temperature profilenear the vertical plate and compared to analytically determined values. In