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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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3 10 4 8 9 5 5 6 7 MOTOR MOTOR Test Section Test Section (a) Inlet Pressure Taps (b) Outlet Pressure Taps Figure 1: Simple Wind Tunnel Pressure Tap ModificationsRecently a simple means to modify existing educational wind tunnel facilities was presented andused to successfully demonstrate certain duct flow (stream

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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b. Coupled-tank level control system projectFigure 2. Key instrumentation and controls concepts/methods tied to the two multi-week design projects.All these concepts were presented in lecture sessions within the context of the coupled-tankcontrol system design. Whenever possible, the lecture topics were tied to the concurrent designproject that emphasizes hands-on experience in the lab. At the same time, whenever possible,concepts/methods from lectures were incorporated into project activities to help the studentsmake the connections between theories learned from the classroom and their applications on areal-world system.A. Project OverviewA coupled-tanks level control system was utilized in this course project for a number of reasons:1

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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are needed to see this picture. (b) Figure 2. (a) Screen shot of the Altera® SOPC builder, the Nios II processor, (b) Micro- controller block diagram.The temperature is measured with an Analog Devices TMP37 analog temperature sensor. Ananalog to digital converter from Analog Devices, AD7821, is used to convert the analogtemperature reading into a parallel digital signal. The heating element, as mentioned earlier, is amodified hair dryer. The hair drier is modified such that the high and low settings can be toggledon and off through the use of relays. The “cooling elements” are simple 80 mm 12 VDC fans.Two fans used are, one blowing air into the enclosure and

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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stays entirely within its travel lane around corners. b) Robot stops within 0.05m of stop lines. c) At an intersection, robot exhibits less than 10 seconds of delay when intersection is clear. d) Robot completes passing maneuver around a stationary obstacle (of similar size to robot) within the modular section maintaining a safety buffer of 0.1m in front of and behind obstacle. e) Robot perpendicular parks in a designated parking spot.2. Required modified basic traffic rules are as follows. a) Robot stops between 0.1m and 0.25m behind a stopped lead vehicle. b) Robot travels at least half its maximum speed on straight-aways.3. Optional modified basic navigation rules are as follows

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

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project(s) for other groups of students. b. One or more areas are relevant to faculty’s personal research interests and faculty is/are willing to mentor one or more groups of students to continue the research. 3. Assuming positive answers to Step #2, the interested faculty develops a Progressive Research Project Master Plan. The Plan for a progressive research project must identify desired outcomes that can be achieved by successive groups of students in a series of 3- month research projects. This should be based on the results Step #1. Ideally this is done in conjunction with the students who completed the initial project. 4. Faculty, with students who have completed their project(s

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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work. The Pre-Study Survey is provided in Appendix B. 3. A Post-Study survey of attitudes used many of the questions from the Pre-Study survey and some additional questions aimed at determining the students’ experience in the laboratory during the term. The Post-Study Survey questions that were not on the Pre- Study survey are listed in Appendix C.The average age of the study group is 26.8. Two thirds of the study group has a job and work anaverage of 18.5 hours per week. The high fraction of working students is consistent with theurban location and university mission of access. The study group consists of 58 percent civilengineering majors, 38 percent mechanical engineering majors and 4 percent from other

Conference Session

Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University

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CPressure Ratio: 3.4Specific Fuel Consumption: 1.18Engine Oil: Turbine Oils meeting military specification Mil-L-236993C (Exxon 2380 Turbo oil and Aeroshell 500)Approved Fuels: Commercial Grades: Jet A, Jet A-1, Jet B, Kerosene, Diesel, Heating fuel oil #1 or #2 Military Grades: JP-4, JP-5, JP-8 Page 13.662.5 Figure 3. Schematic of Jet-Propulsion Cycle and Cut Away of SR-30 EngineEngine Sensor Location and Data

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy

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AC 2008-1376: FOOTBALLS, ROCKETS, AND LEGOS: A HANDS-ONAPPROACH TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF ENGINEERING DESIGNEDUCATIONJoel Dillon, United States Military AcademyJose Salinas, United States Military Academy Page 13.618.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Footballs, Rockets and LEGOs™: A Hands-on Approach to Enhancing the Quality of Engineering Design EducationAbstractME450, a course developed to provide a capstone design experience to non-engineeringmajors at the United States Military Academy at West Point, has for three yearssuccessfully presented the mechanical engineering design process to students enrolled inhumanities, social sciences, life

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Measurement Computing, http://www.measurementcomputing.com/ 2. B. Brey, “ The Intel Microprocessors 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, and Pentium Pro Processor Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing,” 7th edition, Prentice Hall, 2005 3. ADC0808/0809 datasheet, http://www.national.com/ds/DC/ADC0808.pdf 4. H. Broberg, EET302 laboratory manual, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne 5. DAC0808/0809 datasheet, http://www.national.com/ds/DA/DAC0808.pdf 6. Likert, Rensis (1932), "A Technique for the Measurement of Attitudes", Archives of Psychology 140: pp. 1- 55 Page

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

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Fall ‘07 — Senior 14 3 4 3 0.83 1.11For the sophomore-level course, a decrease of knowledge scores is observed only rarely and anaverage increase of 1.02 score points for students’ knowledge was obtained. For the senior-levelcourse, knowledge gain was limited to only a few topics, but significant in those areas.Particularly strong average incremental gains were obtained in the primary objectives of thelaboratory exercises: speed is proportional to voltage (+1.44), torque is proportional to current(+1.61), and a dynamometer measures output mechanical power (+1.17), however the greatestincremental gain in knowledge concerned the optoswitch (+1.69).B. Assessment of Student Confidence in Applying

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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classsize. The student group projects are listed below and are shown in figures that then follow.Automatic Cabling Design project assignment is shown in figure 1-A. The actual student groupwork is shown in figure 1-B. This project determines the actual cable size that will meet thegiven parameters. Page 13.310.5DC Motor System Load project assignment is shown in figure 2-A. The actual student groupwork is shown in figure 2-B. This project determines which motors are required to “run” to meetthe given load.Automatic Power Factor Correction project assignment is shown in figure 3-A. The actualstudent group work is shown in figure 3-B. This project

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

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Course Contest Course Class Semester Participants Contest Notebook Note- Structure Site Grading Structure Format books 1 Spr. 1995 19 A D campus K hand 3 Page 13.1283.4 2 Spr. 1996 21 A E campus K hand 3 3 Fall 1996 22 B F campus L hand 9 4 Spr. 1997 21/24 C

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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comprehensive and robust package will examine theDynamic Characteristics of Free and Harmonically Forced Systems with and without Damping.The modes of vibration are linear with Mass, Spring and Damper in a vertical orientation. Thecapabilities incorporated in the design of the associated apparatuses allow for adjustments ofthe values of: a) mass, b) damping coefficient, c) spring constant, d) the setting of the InitialConditions, e) control of the frequency, and f) the amplitude of the driving forces. Theapparatus will be interfaced with Matlab and Pcvkqpcn"KpuvtwogpvÓu"NcdXKGY1VernierÓu"NcdSwguvto measure system response and display the results both numerically and graphically. Studentsin a Vibration, Control Systems, or a measurement related exercise

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John DeBusscher, University of Michigan

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educationalvalue, and the statistics is provided of student evaluation of the VIs as learning tools in the lab.1. IntroductionTo bring automatic, computer-controlled experiments into teaching laboratories, especially at theintroductory level, where they must be accessible to every student, might be a dream of many labinstructors. There are several challenges on the road to its fulfillment, both on the technical andpedagogical sides. The technical ones include: (a) availability of proper test and measurementinstruments along with computers, (b) successful choice of software, (c) its adaptation to theneeds of Instructional Laboratories, and – nearly inevitable – (d) debugging. The mainpedagogical challenge is to find the wise balance between traditional

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DELOS Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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AC 2008-748: A MICROCONTROLLER APPLICATIONS COURSE AND THEFREESCALE’S MICROCONTROLLER STUDENT LEARNING KITChiu Choi, University of North Florida Page 13.58.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Microcontroller Applications Course and Freescale’s Microcontroller Student Learning KitAbstract – This paper describes the improvement of a microcontroller applications course by theadaptation of a new microcontroller development tool- Freescale’s microcontroller studentlearning kit with CSM12C32 module for the course. This paper also describes the pedagogy forthis course and the student evaluation results. The microcontroller applications

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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thetechniques used for the adjustment of observed measurements. Perhaps it was just the result ofinnate judgment that resulted in the methods for adjusting measurements to agree with knownphysical relationships. For example, it is obvious that the sum of the interior angles in a circle asshown in Figure-1 must be equal to 360º. Σ (A + B + C + D) = 360º A Plane Geometry of a Circle Page 13.1252.2 D B Fig 1 C (Defined relationship

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DELOS Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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POLY command, between the potential across the resistor in Figure 3 (b) and the potential across the circuit elements in Figure 2. The initial potential on the capacitor is zero which constitutes the initial condition C(0) = 0 #/cell. Formulation of an equivalent circuit model that encompasses the dynamic behavior of thesystem is not unique. Figure 3, parts (a) through (e), illustrate the generation of the variouscircuit parameters associated with the network shown in Figure 2. Branch current and nodepotential relationships to specific parameters or variables are indicated on the circuit diagrams asrequired for clarity. Figure 3. Equivalent circuits for generation of parameters and branch currents for

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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MURAT OKCAY; BILGEHAN UYGAR OZTEKIN

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in Appendix B.7. DiscussionThe use of PIV technology in fluid flow research is well established and widely accepted.Results from the measurements provide very valuable information about the flow fields to theresearchers and engineers of multiple disciplines. Consequently the aerodynamic design of anautomobile can be improved and the combustion process in the engine inside the sameautomobile could be optimized. Nowadays the technology has also been applied in the area ofMEMS, biomedical, and physiological research and in many other areas.Fluid mechanics is a highly visual subject. During the teaching process one must take fulladvantage of this fact. FLOWEXTM ePIV gives the opportunity to achieve this to its full extentmaking this technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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interest while the instructor observed the students applying higher order thinking skillsto formulate, analyze, and generate a working solution for their projects [6, 7].In the fall semester of 2007, a second project experience was introduced into the 2 hour creditElectronics lab. This project had the following objectives:Provide students with the opportunity to: a) Apply the concepts learned from previous courses, especially Circuits I and II, b) Apply the concepts learned from their concurrent Electronics lectures and predefined lab experiments, and c) Challenge them to research, study and apply concepts from future course such as electronic communication circuits and RF

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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junction depth must beless than the diffusion length Lp of holes in the N material to allow holes generated nearthe surface to diffuse to the junction before they recombine. Similarly, the thickness ofthe P region must be such that the electrons generated in the P region can diffuse to thejunction before they recombine. b. Review of some photovoltaic production optionsThere are mainly two technology options for solar production: flat plate or concentrators.Flat plate technology includes crystalline silicon and thin films of various semiconductormaterials as well as organic polymers and nanomaterials. The concentrator technologyuses a system of lenses or reflectors to magnify and focus the incident solar illuminationsfor higher efficiencies1,2,3

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Science of Weights and Measures, 2005. Butler County Community College, P.O. Box 1203 • Butler, PA, 16003-1203.4. Metrology Education and Training – NCSLI Taking the Initiative, Cal Lab, The International Journal of Metrology, Oct-Nov-Dec 2007, C. Grachanen pp. 31-33. Article also included in The Standard, Vol. 21, No. 4, The Newsletter of the Measurement Quality Division, American Society for Quality, December 2007, C. Grachanen pp. 9-10.5. You Can Be a Metrology Ambassador! Metrologist, January 2008, C. Grachanen, pp. 22-24. Appendix B. Page 13.922.11Appendix A: Next Generation Education OutreachMeasurements

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helga Alexander, Keithley Instruments Inc

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level of uncertainty. Metrology regulations form the basis for national andinternational trade—we trust that a gallon of gas sold at gas station A is the same quantity as agallon of gas obtained down the road at gas station B, mainly because we know that legalmetrological requirements have to be enforced by the state by law. The same applies tointernational trade. How else can we be sure that a volt measured with a voltmeter produced inthe United States is the same quantity measured by a voltmeter produced in Germany (takinginto account the two instruments’ specifications, of course)? The lack of such assurance wouldbe a large obstacle to global trade.The need for international agreements on measurement units and standards as the basis for

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Liou, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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6. The fuel cell was used to power the propeller.The result was a fuel-cell powered boat that consistently produced a 0.63V for over 3minutes.Program OutcomesThe classes have been offered for over 7 years. The following data is summarized basedon this year’s (2007) exit interview of graduating students to observe the recent feedback.About 20 students were surveyed, and 10 feedbacks were received. The assessment isbased on the expected program outcomes. Two sets of questions were asked: A) How important is it to you? “Check a number between ‘1’ and ‘5’, with ‘1’ being not important, and ‘5’ being very important.” B) How effective is this program? “Check a number between ‘1’ and ‘5’, with ‘1’ being not effective, and ‘5

Conference Session

Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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b: characteristic length a: speed of sound Mach Number Ma = V / a V: speed of airplaneAn efficient wing has a large lift-to-drag ratio CL / CD. The lift force Lf of an airfoil can be alteredby changing the angle of attack α. This actually represents a change in the shape of the object, andthese shape changes can be used to alter the lift when desired. Various types of airfoils have beendeveloped over the years in response to changes in flight requirements. Typical shapes of airfoildesigns are sketched in Table 2 and the corresponding experimental lift coefficients CL

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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boundaries between engineering and technology, it became clear that engineers were not adequately prepared in laboratory techniques. ‚ By late 1990s ABET EC2000 appeared, requiring institutions to develop mission and objectives for each program, to develop outcomes that could be periodically assessed, and to continuously improve programs’ offerings.The new EC2000, referred to engineering laboratories as a significant part of engineeringeducation in 4 places; Design of experiment (3b), Use of modern tools (3k), Facilities (newcriterion 7), and Support (new criterion 8). Outcome 3.b, in particular, states that engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their students attain: an ability to design and conductexperiments, as

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Beardsley, Central Washington University

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