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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. K. Gupta; M. R. Scanlon

has used the AFM to study the wear properties of dental composites. A third BS/MS Page 3.400.3student used the techniques of robust design to evaluate the environmental degradation ofcomposite materials.The materials laboratories have also attracted several undergraduate students to pursueindependent research projects. One student is using the Instron system to evaluate the effect ofvarious surgical techniques on the fatigue properties of bones. Another student performedindependent research on CV joints in automobiles. A third student used the AFM to compare thesurface properties of several indirect dental composites. Much of this work has

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1998 Annual Conference

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Francis J. Doyle III

enable convenient access to the assignmentschedule (bypassing the Serf login) and also to provide back-up access in case the Serf servermachine was off-line. Second, the main course page provided a link to the login page for the Serfpackage.Interface to MATLAB Help for Lab ComponentA central component of this particular course is the use of MATLAB & Simulink for processsimulation and control design. The package PCM (Process Control Modules) [7], developed bythe author, has been used as both a required laboratory component of the course (at PurdueUniversity), and as a take-home exercise (at the University of Delaware). In addition, many ofthe homework exercises require the use of MATLAB and/or Simulink. Consequently, the course

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

to help familiarize students. To assist students who had not createdtheir own home page, a description was distributed with the course notes, and special instructionwas given through extra help sessions in the computer laboratory. Tutorial guides weredistributed to the few students that had not used Mathcad previously, and many of these weretaking EGR 103 simultaneously. In addition, the textbook was accompanied by a guide tosolving statics problems using Mathcad. Introductory tutorials for Working Model weredistributed to all students.2.2 THE NOTESThe statics and mechanics of materials course (EGR 209) was offered in the previous year usingWeb based presentation in lectures [4]. And, the notes were improved based on student feed-back[5

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ron Bailey; Richard DeBlasio; David Freeman; Rommel Simpson; Devdas Pai

-generated senior-level design courses. Mahajan andMcDonald (1997) have developed an integrated laboratory sequence. In this paper, we areattempting to demonstrate how we have synthesized these excellent concepts into a hands-onexperience of value to the entering freshman students. The rest of this paper discusses ourapproach to this problem, the implementation of our approach, and student feedback and Page 3.438.1perceptions of our efforts to date.ApproachAn industry-sponsored course entitled "Aluminum-Based Product Design and Manufacture" hasbeen offered to senior level undergraduates and entering graduate students at this Universitysince 1994

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Hess

can be set up in seconds in a typical academic setting: anundergraduate electronics or power laboratory or in a classroom. Equipment for thisdemonstration is fairly simple and common in an academic environment: a transformer that steps120V single phase down to a safer level, such as 12 Volts, and an oscilloscope with standardvoltage probes and clamp-on current probes. A special cable helps in capturing the current waveform. The cable is a short, three-wire,16 gauge or larger, extension cord, approximately 20 cm in length with the outer jacket strippedoff a portion of its length, but with the individual insulation intact on the three insulated innerwires of the cord. Enough of the outer jacket should be removed to permit the clamp-on

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Winfred Anakwa; Sean Gregerson; Robert Weber

interface board and a personal computer is used as a test bench platformfor real-time system identification. The recursive least squares algorithm is implemented onthe TMS320C30 digital signal processor to determine the coefficients of the plant transferfunction in real-time using input-output data from the plant. The program for identificationcan be called from the Matlab environment. Three system identification examples arepresented. I. INTRODUCTIONA system which facilitates rapid identification of the transfer function of a control systemplant is a useful tool in a control laboratory. A system which consists of a Texas InstrumentsTMS320C30 digital signal processor (DSP), a custom-built analog interface board

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

Processes II course, senior-level students are expected to applyprocess tooling and quality knowledge gained in previous courses to the planning of componentmanufacture and assembly of a product. A few new processes are introduced to the studentsthrough use of standard lectures. The design exercise traditionally employed in the classinvolves use of teams which develop different aspects of planning which must coordinate witheach other to ensure a viable set of plans for the overall product.There are several drawbacks to this traditional method of instruction. Laboratory facilities arenot available to give the students hands-on experience with the advanced processes that they arestudying. Selection of the technologies to include in the course was an

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ratan Kumar; Bill Watt

initiated in several courses. The idea of detecting orpreventing mistakes early on lends itself not only to the laboratory classes but to some classroomlectures as well. Currently the students of mechanical engineering technology at the Universityof North Texas take about eleven technical courses that have a laboratory attached to them. Thecourse were it can be first initiated is the first manufacturing course encountered viz.Manufacturing Processes and Materials. Here the students are introduced to conventionalmanufacturing tools, equipment and processes. Many of the equipment used are equipped withpoka-yoke devices but there are many areas were mistake proofing can be further extendedspecially for teaching purposes. Similarly during the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Earl A. Evans; Susan L. Murray

Books and articles (on-line or Self-study, library hard-copy), web instruments On-line sources of course information Computer simulation, lab kits, On-line laboratory modules and Lab work remote control of instruments simulations Electronic mail for 1 to 1 communication Interaction with tutors and Groupware, web, list serve, between student and teacher and teaching assistants electronic mail vice-versa Chatrooms for group interaction

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

George G. Karady; Daniel Tylavsky

manufacturer-supplied videos that describe the equipment and its operation in detail. Suchdetail students find boring and tedious. The videos we are using are supplied mostly by theelectric power utility industry and describe how of the equipment is used and functions in a reallife environment.The following videos are used at ASU:x Generator and large motor coil manufacturing.x Transformer maintenance.x Circuit breakers. Power Plantsx Transmission systemx Kenatta substation. Page 3.601.6 63. Laboratory exercises and site visitTo appeal to active learners, we add a laboratory component to our

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Morgan Hooper, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Paper ID #42612Board 133: Work in Progress - A Pilot Course on Effective and EnduringAdvocacy: Leading with Compassion in STEMJacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology Jacqueline Tawney is a Ph.D. candidate in GALCIT (Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology). Jacque is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and a leader and organizer for many student groups. In the Kornfield group within Caltech’s Chemical Engineering department, Jacque researches associative polymers, their rheological properties, and their potential for agricultural and industrial

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Assessment and Continuous Improvement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary D Steffen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Omonowo David Momoh, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

continuous improvement initiatives with resulting improvement measures. Records of faculty discussions resulting in the analysis of SO achievement and program enhancements derived from this assessment. • Criterion 5. Curriculum: Sampling of student work that provides evidence that topical areas supporting the elements listed in Criterion 5, in the General Criteria, or Program Criteria are covered. Examples of significant student design or capstone courses. • Criterion 6. Faculty: Only information of faculty changes after self-study submission. • Criterion 7. Facilities: Any facility changes after self-study submission, laboratory safety procedures, or inspection reports. • Criterion 8. Institutional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunice Chow, WestEd; Linlin Li, WestEd; Nagarajan Akshay, University of California San Diego; Alec Barron, University of California, San Diego; Susan Yonezawa, University of California, San Diego; Victor Hugo Minces, University of California, San Diego

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

these disciplines in integrative ways. The parallels were highlighted with the rise ofacoustical research in the 19th century, which led to the creation of laboratory-generated soundsfor experimental purposes [2]. These sounds, neatly described with mathematical formulas,allowed a systematic exploration of human acoustic perception. To study hearing, scientists tookto using sounds like electronically generated sinusoids, acoustically resonating tuning forks, andelectronic sirens [2]. This line of scientific inquiry on the effects of music and sound continues tointerest psychologists and neuroscientists in their studies on musical acoustics and itsrelationship with human memory, emotion, and language, among others [3], [4], [5]. Similarly,this

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Hicks; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 2022, pp. 1-6.[3] A. A. da Conceic'ão et al., "Internet of Things Environment Automation: A Smart LabPractical Approach," 2022 2nd International Conference on Information Technology andEducation (ICIT&E), Malang, Indonesia, 2022, pp. 01-06.[4] J. Agrawal, O. Farook, Z. Anderson, and D. Walker, “Internet of Things (IoT) Laboratory,”2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June 2019.[5] S. Rowland, M. Eckels, and R. Sundaram, “Laboratory Instruction and Delivery of a PilotIoT Course,” 2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference, University of Toledo, Ohio. March2021. https://peer.asee.org/36345[6] L. McLauchlan, D. Hicks, M. Mehrubeoglu and H. Bhimavarapu, “Enabling Remote StudentLearning of Technologies,” 2023 ASEE Annual

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Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

Acceptance TestingEach team was required to demonstrate the performance of their design for the “customer.”Course faculty played the role of the customer. The faculty emphasized that it does not matter ifthe prototype worked previously, it must work at the time of the demonstration.Customer acceptance testing was performed with the protype mounted to the computer-controlled test fixture that was used to test both static and transient performance. The fixturecould be driven one step at a time (0.9°) to test the static performance of the tilt sensors.Stations were set up in the laboratory for various other required tests to be witnessed by thecustomer. The prototypes were each weighed as shown in Figure 11. The input current drawnfrom the 5V power

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Xiufang Chen, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees

laboratory setting of the four target courses, this approach immerses students inactual engineering design challenges where a selection of metacognitive and problem-solvingstrategies is unfolded. With no additional software and hardware required, the game system canbe installed, configured, and run in any personal computer, making this development costeffective and easily transportable.INTRODUCTIONEngineering Circuit Analysis (e.g., Network I and II offered at Rowan University) is so-called“gateway” course within the curricula of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). It isfoundational in that many of the upper level courses have a heavy reliance on the application ofthe concepts from them, and therefore poor performance often discourages

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Richard S. Taylor, Muskingum University; William R Wilson, Muskingum University

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Design in Engineering Education

studentsaimed to find the maximum compression member and tried to minimize it by changing theirdesigns, which was indeed a redesign. That necessitates them to carefully examine their bridge’struss, which led them to better comprehend why the trusses are constructed the way they are.It has been observed that students enjoy and learn better from laboratory lectures when they areconnected together as a single project rather than a discrete set of unrelated exercises8. By meansof the bridge design project, students did not only perform an experiment with beams and loadcells but they used those equipments to test and improve their designs. They also had theopportunity to observe some reasons that caused the calculated and the measured values to bedifferent

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2557: TEAMING IN AN ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING COURSECordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cordelia M. Brown is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Dr. Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

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To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Libraries

courses for inner city residents are certainly not anew idea. However, the majority of these courses have been focused on preparing highschool students for science courses 1-3 and on resources to support the teachers thatinstruct these students 4. Usually, these courses focus on introducing basic scientificconcepts and laboratory skills. Many formal adult education programs exist (i.e.continuing education) that are committed to a formal agenda (i.e. a diploma or degree). Ifthere are programs offered that provide access to the academic institutional approach toteaching and learning for underprivileged/disadvantaged/inner city adults they are notwell advertised.BackgroundThe Science 101 course at the University of British Columbia provides an

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuemin Zhao, China University of Mining & Technology; You-jun Tao, China University of Mining & Technology

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International

, and it has been important base for personnel training and scientificresearch of mineral processing in China, and has a higher international outstanding academicand influence. The major has achieved outstanding achievement in undergraduate teaching,experiments and practice teaching. It has two national content courses of ‘mineralprocessing subject’ and ‘concentration plant design’, six of them are top-quality coursesof Jiangsu; Laboratory of mineral processing is the key laboratory of ministry of education.And in 2009, it was awarded as national experimental teaching demonstration centers withmining engineering and safety engineering, and it has formed a training system of mineralprocessing to adapt the new century. Nearly 60 years

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University; Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

University in San Luis Obispo we have taken the position that magnetic designis a critical design skill set to electrical engineering that it has had for a long time a technicalelective course in magnetic design5. The course is numbered EE 433 entitled “Introduction toMagnetic Design” whose description is as follows6. Design of magnetic components. Fundamentals of magnetics, magnetic cores, design of power transformer, three-phase transformer, dc inductor, ac inductors, dc-dc converter transformer design, actuators. Use of commercially available software. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: EE 255&295 or consent of instructor.In 2008, the course underwent a major revision to cover more applied topics and to introducenew laboratory

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

van (weather permitting) • Activities inside the classroom (Activities are also conducted inside the school typically in the science classrooms or computer laboratories. A number of notebooks have been purchased and can be taken during a school visit in the event a school does have portable computers or a computer laboratory.) Figure 5: Indoor Classroom ActivitiesThe school visit duration depends on the nature of the request. Typical fifty minute classroom Page 22.610.7periods are popular. Multiple science sections maybe exposed to the activities on the same day.Visits are made to elementary

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Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham C. Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Blake A. Roskelley, CYS Structural Engineers, Inc.

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Architectural

Engineering Senior Project. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2008.5. (Humar 1990) Humar, J. L. “Dynamics of Structures.” Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 1990.6. (MathWorks 2009) MathWorks Inc. “Matlab 7 Getting Started Guide.” The MathWorks Inc. Natick, MA, 2009.7. (McDaniel and Archer 2009) McDaniel, C.C., Archer, G. “Developing a ‘Feel’ for Structural Behavior.” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2009. Page 22.682.88. (McDaniel and Archer 2010a) McDaniel, C.C., Archer, G. C. “Full-scale, Real-time Building Dynamics Laboratory.” 9th U.S. National and 10th

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Wagoner, Binghamton University; David Klotzkin, Binghamton University; E. White, Jr., Binghamton University

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NSF Grantees

students to get familiar with micro-fabrication 5. The substrate used for thisexperiment is a 4” silicon wafer. The master for the device is first created from a negative resiston the surface of the wafer. The microfluidic device is then molded in poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS). After molding the PDMS device and its glass cover are exposed to low-power oxygenplasma either in a plasma asher, RIE or PECVD and plasma-oxidized, then bonded together. ASEM of the channels is shown in Figure 4.6 Page 22.683.5 Figure 4. SEM of Microfluidic Device6Capstone Course Logistics Laboratory safety is the chief concern when introducing undergraduates to techniques

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

, while some others had.Since CAD has become a necessary skill for engineering technology majors, it should beincluded in a required graphics or drafting course if not as a stand-alone required course. Thecombined graphics and CAD course has the advantage of balancing theory and practice. It canbe a lecture and laboratory course in which students not only learn drafting theory andtechniques, but also practice CAD skills. One of the new approaches is to include CAD in afreshman design course which teaches fundamentals of engineering design, engineeringgraphics, and oral and written communication skills 1.In the past decades, developments in computer hardware and software have caused aninformation revolution and made significant changes in our

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. Chambers; M. B. Taylor; J. Iannelli; A. J. Baker

thedevelopment of computer laboratories for engineering mechanics. His research area is in Characteristics FiniteElement Methods for CFD and has published several articles in CFD. Mr. Chambers and he have pioneered atUTK the use of Internet-based distance education programs and developed the first Internet Governor’s School forManufacturing in the United States.A.J. BAKERA.J. Baker, Ph.D., PE, is Professor, Engineering Science, and Director of the CFD Laboratory at the University ofTennessee/Knoxville. He joined the faculty in 1975, following a research stint in aerospace industry, with thespecific goal to develop the graduate curriculum in computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer. He hasauthored more than 240 technical papers on the subject

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John R. Williams

this process using classical electron flow.4 Electrolytes are usually liquids that conductelectricity, although certain solid oxides can act as electrolytes as well as some vapors5,6. It isimportant that the students understand all of these concepts in order to evaluate the results fromthe laboratory demonstration. The tie-in between cold work, anodes and cathodes is then made,describing how cold work simply creates large numbers of anodes and cathodes, which areessential for galvanic corrosion to occur. The anodes are the grain boundaries and the cathodesare the grains7. As the anodes are consumed, the grains and boundaries exchange roles, reversingthe polarity. This interchange continues until the entire material has been consumed. Since

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1997 Annual Conference

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Patrick L. Walter

. Alpha Resources Technology Proposal Submission to Privatized Launch Systems, TCU, October 31, 1995.5. Final Alpha Resources Technology Report on Acceleration and Pressure Measuring System, TCU, May 2,1997. PATRICK L. WALTERThe author was employed at Sandia National Laboratories for 30 years before he accepted employment at TCU.The last portion of his work career at Sandia was during the Laboratories transition to greatly increasedindustrial interactions and customer focus. Aside from the basic design process, teaming and customer focus area large portion of TCU’s design program. Page

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1997 Annual Conference

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Thad Welch

Session 2432 Teaching Three-Phase Power ... A Low-Voltage Approach Thad B. Welch ASEE/United States Air Force Academy Abstract Any electrical power systems course that includes demonstrations and/or laboratoryexercises would benefit from a low-voltage three-phase power supply. Providing a low-voltagethree-phase power supply allows classroom demonstrations and “hands-on” studentparticipation in laboratory exercises without the danger associated with a 240 VAC system.Faculty and student surveys indicate that students would benefit from a

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed A. Bourham; Donald J. Dudziak

support provided by the Department of Page 2.449.4Nuclear Engineering and the Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Elleman Endoument is greatly appreciated.REFERENCES1. TORT-DORT: Two- and Three- Dimensional Discrete Ordinates Transport, version 2.12.14, RSIC Computer Code, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1995.2. I. Ariani, “Dropped Rod Method for Rod Worth Measurement,” Undergraduate Research Report, NCSU, (advised by P. Turinsky), November 1996.3. J.M. Doster, “Reactor Power Plant Simulation Code: CE 80+ Combustion Plant,” NCSU, 1996.4. J. Whitson, “Reactor Power plant Simulation Code Interface,” Undergraduate Research Report, NCSU, (advised by J.M