Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faouzi Bouslama, Zayed University; Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University

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Educational Research and Methods

laterassessed by faculty members. The LOs are observable demonstrations of student learning thatoccur after a significant set of learning experiences. Typically, these demonstrations orperformances reflect what students know, what they can actually do with what they know, andtheir confidence and motivation in demonstrating what they know.Although the OBE2,3 is a very promising approach which answers the needs for students to haveskills that can make them competitive once they join the workforce, there are a number of issuesthat need to be carefully addressed for the OBE to be successful and to have efficientimplementation. Issues such as the evaluation and the assessment of the student’s work, the

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Bryan Pearce, University of Maine-Orono

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Civil Engineering

consisting of presentations to clients, plan development, and marketingmaterials.This paper will discuss how project management tools are introduced to civil engineeringstudents and how these skills are utilized in developing the preliminary capstone proposal.BackgroundThe development of CIE 413 Project Management was based on several TC2K/ABET criterion 2objectives. Each of these objectives helped formulate the strategies used to present projectmanagement topics in both active and reflective learning methods. The objectives that wereapplied included: a. demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their discipline, b. apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

curriculum in general, and 6. The outcomes of teaching, as reflected in student learning.8The method or methods selected should be tuned to assess the desired aspects to beevaluated. The evaluator should also be selected with the end in mind—it should besomeone with expertise in evaluating the desired aspect(s).Time is also an important consideration. Faculty members are very busy and reluctant tocommit to excessively time-consuming projects. Many successful peer review projectsrequire a surprisingly small time commitment. A time commitment on the order of a halfhour per week or less is typically feasible—any program requiring significantly more Page

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javad Hashemi, Texas Tech University; Sachin Kholamkar, Texas Tech University; Naveen Chandrashekar, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University

semester of 2005. This classconsisted of 64 students. While this laboratory class consists of six experiments, analysis wasperformed only on 4 experiments as only four virtual labs (Measurement of Hardness, Coldrolling, Metallography and tensile testing) are available at this time. At the beginning ofsemester, the students were asked to fill out an evaluation sheet in which they indicated theircurrent GPA. They were also asked to complete the Index of Learning Styles Questionnairedeveloped by Soloman and Felder of North Carolina State University(http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html). This survey asks a series of questionsbased on which a student can be identified as a) Active or reflective learner b

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

9100 students, about half traditionaland half non-traditional students. Most of the students on campus work in addition to attendingschool. The campus is primarily a commuter campus, but does have some residential students.Some of the concerns in the student surveys reflect the issues and priorities of this type ofstudent population. A primarily residential campus may find that other concerns have a higherpriority for their students. Purdue University Calumet Enrollment 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 Full time 5000

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Ricky Lewis, Northeast Guilford High School; Oliver Lewis, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

because it behaves the same way; it is reflected by amirror and is blocked - or more accurately, absorbed by non-reflecting surfaces. A simpleexample for the gas analyzer is the spectrometer. A spectrometer is an optical instrument for measuring properties of light. The measuredvariable is often the light intensity but could also be the polarization state, for instance. Theindependent variable is often the wavelength of the light, usually expressed as some fraction of ameter. Spectrometer is a term that is applied to instruments that operate over a very wide range Page 11.833.2of wavelengths, from gamma rays and X-rays into the far infrared

Conference Session

Computer and Information Technology-Related Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Owen Wesstrom, Keystone Communications; Chris Root, PSU/Harrisburg; Kyle Noss, Benatec Associates, PA

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

through free space. Propagation coefficient, reflection coefficient, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and their use in analysis of RF systems and devices. Introduction to Antennas, as the interface device between transmitters, receivers and free space. Table II RF Experiments Signal analysis using spectrum analyzer Network analysis using of network analyzers S parameter characterization of RF networks Characterization of various RF components, including filters, mixers and couplesThe

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

1990’sin order to stream line the majority of its’ data collection and display the majority of itsdata in one easily accessible location. However, how each department chose to mold thisdata into the requirements of ABET’s Self Study differed from program to program. Inthe 2003 accreditation cycle, however, many Stevens’ programs liked what EngineeringManagement was doing and chose to have their Self-Studies reflect much of the formatand data used by the Engineering Management Program. Although similarities betweenprograms can be noted for 2003, it should be stated that several of Stevens’ programs alsohad individual data displays and analyses of their own as well.As mentioned above, much of the data was collected through a university-wide

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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International

large part on who is asking. Different people atthe university may well have different reasons to pursue (or not) international collaboration.Hunter2 reported on American efforts and Knight & deWitt3 shared international perspectives onboth such reasons and the condition of internationalization. Page 11.438.2Perspectives matter • Institutional (President) The position promulgated by institution Presidents and senior leadership is usually readily discernable in documents such as a Strategic Plan. Additionally, these positions are often reflected in the comments made by such leaders when addressing senate meetings, convocations and other gatherings of faculty and students. Note that, in the

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giri Venkataramanan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Annette Muetze, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

remark on theimpact of the experience as it has been observed with the first generation course participants.Furthermore, other similar activities that have been developed as a result of this course are alsodiscussed.II. Effective PedagogyThe Kolb’s learning style inventory (KLSI) is based on the concept that the learning processfollows a cycle of activities consisting of four distinct segments, namely (a) feeling (throughconcrete experience or CE); (b) thinking (through abstract conceptualization or AC); (c)watching (through reflective observation or RO); and (d) doing (through active experimentation Page 11.101.2or AE)9,10. It is readily

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Christian Thomsen, Technische Universitat Berlin; Marc Wilke, Technische Universitat Berlin

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Women in Engineering

highnumber of women applying for a trainee program at planetaria but also by the amount of womenwho, during their studies of Physics, choose Astronomy as elective course. This preference isalso reflected in the general numbers of women in Physics; 10 % of all Physicists are womenwhile 30 % of all graduates and scientific assistants in Astrophysics are female.For a more detailed overview of the model course Bachelor & Master of Natural Science seeappendices A and B.Bachelor & Master of Intercultural EngineeringThe requirements engineers have to meet have changed dramatically during the past years. Amodern engineer is not a Gyro Gearloose anymore, who is sitting in his/her garage developingnext-generation computer chips, but rather employees

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

position indicator, electric motorcycle, and a smart garage. Details of theseprojects can be found in Reference 10. From the results of this study, some significantshortcomings were observed. Although the authors were able to successfully simulate anintegrated product development paradigm in their courses during that semester, this experiencefell short of a true simultaneous engineering experience in one key aspect; the presence of directcompetition between student teams that reflects a real world scenario. In addition, someshortcomings such as common meeting times and variety in complexity of product designs wereidentified. As a result of this, the authors decided to overcome these drawbacks by proposing thatall teams solve an identical problem

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Student Assessment of LearningGains (SALG), student generated portfolios containing individual reflective statements by eachstudent8, and statistical data from the formative quizzes. The statistical data from formativequizzes is used primarily to improve formative evaluation and the level of in-class assignmentsrather than to measure summative changes in student learning.The Student Assessment of Learning Gains is used to analyze student perceptions of teamfunction, the case study, the design projects, written reports, and peer evaluations. SALG resultswere compared with one page reflective statements from each student given in the projectreports. A qualitative review of personal statements and SALG responses was performed toassess student

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

assignments, which consisted of weekly in-class exercises centered on the course topics, • Contributions to an online discussion board whereby students were required to answer questions or make comments on a given topic, • Entry into a weekly reflection journal, designed to document the student’s pre- reading ideas or beliefs based on personal experience, readings, discussions from the previous class sessions, or ambiguous issues discussed during the course, • A group semester project (3-4 students per group), which consisted of developing a plan to implement training in a fictitious business unit and an example of a complete training module to

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Environmental Engineering

. The work load can be overwhelming for even the most committed group of volunteers.- Project progress tends not to be steady, as members may put project work on hold for academic or work obligations.Improvements that could be made include addressing the above drawbacks. Additionally, aproject evaluation process should be developed. Although student reflection was encouragedthrough journaling and group discussions, a formal process for student reflection could beincorporated. Finally, a language requirement would improve communication between the teamand the partner community, thereby enhancing the exchange of information and the collaborativerelationship.At UCSB where a service-learning program is not available for engineering students

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walid Elshorbagy, United Arab Emirates University; Mir Azam, Chuden_Cti; Kouichi Taguchi, Chuden-Cti; Tetsuya Ichikawa, Chuden_Cti; tomohiko terasawa, Chuden_Cti

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

side of the basin then reflects back from thenorthwestern boundary hitting the eastern side of the Qatar Peninsula. Higherdiurnal tide ranges appear in some parts of the northern end of the Gulf and theeastern side of Qatar. The diurnal tides develop as a result of the combined tidewaves entering from the eastern boundary and the one reflected back from thenorthwestern end. Snap shots of simulated water level and velocity field wereproduced for summer conditions at three-hour intervals [18] covering one day(June 9th, 2002). The plots explain how the tidal propagation affects the flowdirection in different areas of the Gulf.A Harmonic Analysis was conducted to show the distribution of amplitudes andphases of the four tidal constituents. Similar

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Mitchell, Tulane University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

materials. Note the awkwardness of “biological materials”in a list that includes such succinct terms as “metals,” “ceramics,” and “polymers.” Why not justcall them “biologics?” Such is the nomenclature preferred by one author11, which will beadopted here. (Biologics refer to materials that are biologically-generated; e.g., soft and hardtissues, whereas “biomaterials” generally refer to materials of all classes that can be used inbiological applications; e.g., hip implants.) The drawback to this organizational scheme is that,as pointed out previously, textbooks are not generally organized in such a fashion. There isgrowing sentiment for this approach however, as reflected in a recent edition of one well-knownintroductory materials science text12

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Fasse, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

strongeragreement than disagreement. Page 11.280.5Perceptions of the Learning Experience in Online Discussion – Table 3The survey questions in this section reflect generally positive perceptions of the onlinediscussion, although there were many more “Neutral” responses (37% to 50%). The mostagreement (56%) responses were associated Question 11 about how online discussions providedopportunities for sharing opinions among students and instructor. A total of 49% disagreed inQuestion 12 that their peers’ online comments were not very valuable. Considering the largenumber of neutral responses, the agreement responses stand out strongly against thedisagreement

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Christopher Bosso, Northeastern University; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Nanotechnology sessions, students were asked to reflect on the Week 4 Kay: Regulation 101 or Regulation for Engineers potential societal implications of nanoscale research and manufacturing, including effects on worker safety, environment, and human Week 5 Barry: Manufacturing Polymer Nanocomposites health. In particular, students reflected on whether the touted benefits of nanotech come

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

method and set up, the groups conduct a 90-second run and countcompleted cookie treats. Before the next 90 second trial, the groups discuss how their assemblyprocess worked, and what changes they will make in the method and process to improve thethroughput. A second trial is done, with completed cookies counted. A handout is given outwith questions to prompt the teams to reflect about what they learned, how they might applywhat they learned to a manufacturing facility, what equipment would help, and any suggestions.This, then, provides the basis for a class discussion on what Industrial Engineering is, and whatthey have learned from this experiment.At MSU, groups of three to four students are given an assembled Lego motorcycle with enoughparts

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, andcontext in an ongoing process toward goal attainment or abandonment.Zimmerman12 expanded upon Bandura's11 work claiming that one's outcomes can be alteredthrough self-reflection and assessment culminating in personal efforts to self-regulate (self), byundertaking tasks to enhance achievement (behavior). This was later known as self-regulatedlearning. Zimmerman12 found that of the three constructs, environment was the most importantbecause it will either enhance or discourage student engagement and persistence. Consequently,using the premise of Zimmerman,12 contrasting the environmental variables (i.e., academicintegration or faculty distance) with the relevant self (self-efficacy and academic confidence) andbehavior (effort, critical thinking and

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University; Walter E. Thain Jr.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

knowledge required to compete in the moderntelecommunications industry.Our current capstone course, ECET 4850, was originally titled “Telecommunications Project,”wherein projects, such as the configuration of a specific router-based network, were initiallyassigned and then progressively evaluated at built-in milestones. Although a fewtelecommunications technologies -- e.g. VoIP via the routed network-- might be included in theproject course, a holistic format was lacking; a comprehensive, practical course reflecting real-life telecommunications solutions design and implementation was needed.II. Motivation for Creation of a Capstone CourseThe Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc. in its accreditation criteria5 states that“Capstone or

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Chris Burnham, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson; Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University

Mexico State University. General course objectives are to learn and applythe engineering design process and develop and apply skills used by successful practicingprofessional engineers, including critical (reflective) thinking, communication, anddocumentation. This course teaches the fundamental civil-environmental engineering principlesfor design of conventional domestic water treatment and wastewater treatment systems. One ofthe primary learning objectives of the course is for students to be able to apply fundamental civil-environmental engineering principles and perform fundamental calculations for designing watertreatment (physical-chemical treatment) and wastewater treatment (physical and biologicaltreatment) systems. Design problems are

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineers. Thisprobably reflects their appearances on several types of television dramas including crime, law,mystery, and science fiction. The only two occupational roles in which the majority ofrespondents had not seen actresses were computer technician and engineer. This is certainly due,at least in part, to the comparative rarity that such roles appear in any variety of programming.When decisions are being made as to the careers to assign female characters in televisioncomedies, dramas, soap operas, and even commercials, having those characters portrayed asengineers or computer technicians would take advantage of a particular opportunity to establishwomen in technology as a part of the natural order of things.Table 1Question: Would you tell

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

for a complementaryfaculty reward system for professional oriented faculty in order to advance professional engineeringgraduate education for creative practice. The work by Schoen [Reflective Practitioner] also suggestsseveral professional characteristics that differentiate the creative work of the reflective practitioner in theprofessions from that of the work of research scientists.9A) Professional Scholarship of Engineering, Teaching, EngagementIn order to implement sustainable reform and to develop professional cultures that reward and encourageprofessionally oriented faculty in engineering, the National Collaborative Task Force believes that theterm scholarship should be defined in its broadest sense to include original creative work of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

intrigued them.As is by now well understood, however, the modern situation is different. All a student needsto do is demonstrate skills in math and physics in high school and they will immediatelybe told by their counsellors that engineering is a good fit. And the students, by and large,accept this and apply to college as prospective engineering majors. It is only after arrivingat college that they begin to wonder exactly why they said they wished to be engineers -whether it really is the right avenue for them.The intent of our work is to support the education of mechanical engineers in a way thatcomplements traditional engineering education, as reflected in courses such as dynamics,vibrations, and so on. In such courses, the aim is to transmit a

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Jamie LoBue, Carnegie Mellon University; Anne Fay, Carnegie Mellon University; Burak Kara, Carnegie Mellon University; Steve Spencer, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Ecological Perspectives, (Hoffman, R. and Palermo, D. eds.) Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.5. Palinscar, A. S., & Brown, A. L. (1986). Interactive teaching to promote independent learning from text. Reading Teacher, 39, 771-777.6. Scardemalia, M., Bereiter, C. & Steinbach, R. (1984). Teachability of reflective processes in written composition. Cognitive Science, 8, 173-190.7. Campione, J.C., Brown, A.L. and McConnell, M.L. (1988). Metacognition: On the importance of understanding what you are doing. In Research agenda for mathematics education: The teaching and assessing of mathematics problem solving (R.I. Chales and E.A. Silver, eds.) (pp.93-114). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.8. Schoenfeld, A.H. (1991). On

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

developmental models. The first centers on the requirement to better engage anincreasingly diverse learning community and the second is to develop better thinking skills. It isin the second area that a preponderance of research evidence suggests that universities fallwoefully short. On a 7 point reflective judgment scale1, students enter a university around level3.5 and matriculate with an average score of 3.8 - well below the theoretical optimum offered bybrain research and that level desired by industry.To address these concerns, the Industrial Engineering program at SDSM&T has embarked on along-term effort to reshape the existing curricular components by building developmentallyappropriate integrative threads throughout the undergraduate

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy; David Chew, University of Detroit Mercy; Krysten Dzwigalski, University of Detroit Mercy; Chris Keimig; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit Mercy; Tim Rourke, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

amount of reflected light. The light from the Sun that is not reflected is absorbed insidethe active region of the device. The active region in a solar panel consists of several very thin layers,some only a few atoms thick, of various types of semiconducting materials. The absorbed light generatesequal amounts of positive and negative electric charge inside the semiconductor and a built-in electricfield drives the charge through the circuit as direct electric current. The direct current (DC) is supplied toan inverter that converts it into alternating current (AC). The alternating current is supplied to the existingelectrical power grid of the building thus reducing the need for external power generation.ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER:RENEWABLE

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy; James Baughn, University of California-Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

various lines change as sliding bars are moved. • This reflects changes in cells which calculate humidity ratio • The cells are color coded to correlate to the color of the associated line on the psychrometric chart • For each of these lines, the independent property is dry bulb temperature (Tdb), and the dependent property is humidity ratio, ω.o Lower part: provides an initially blank range where the cadets construct their own psychrometric chart, based on the prevailing atmospheric pressure. Figure 3 provides a view of the lower portion of the worksheet after completion. When completed, this portion of the worksheet is used in conjunction with