Minneapolis, MN
August 23, 2022
June 26, 2022
June 29, 2022
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10.18260/1-2--41681
https://peer.asee.org/41681
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Dr. May is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute. He researches online and intercultural engineering education. His primary research focus lies on the development, introduction, practical use, and educational value of online laboratories (remote, virtual, and cross-reality) and online experimentation in engineering instruction. In his work, he focuses on developing broader educational strategies for the design and use of online engineering equipment, putting these into practice and provide the evidence base for further development efforts. Moreover, Dr. May is developing instructional concepts to bring students into international study contexts so that they can experience intercultural collaboration and develop respective competences. Dr. May is President of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), which is an international non-profit organization to encourage the wider development, distribution, and application of Online Engineering (OE) technologies and its influence on society. Furthermore, he serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) intending to promote the interdisciplinary discussion of engineers, educators, and engineering education researchers around technology, instruction, and research. Dr. May has organized several international conferences in the Engineering Education Research field. He is currently program co-chair and international program committee member for the annual International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV) and served as a special session committee member for the Experiment@ International Conference Series (exp.at).
A variety of natural and engineered systems from blood flow to water distribution networks require energy loss calculations. In fluid mechanics for example, a remote lab can help to mitigate issues around available lab resources, which typically are limited at universities. Calculations of energy loss are consequently an important component of Fluids labs within several engineering majors. Using the interactive remote laboratory described in this paper, students are able to experiment in real time with the effects a pipe system has on energy losses. Making the lab equipment usable remotely, we are able to offer more and diverse options for self-guided experimentation experiences to the students. This BYOE paper will outline the design, build and implementation of such a lab in an introductory fluid mechanics course. The BYOE demonstration will include details on different aspects of the system. For example, users are able to control flow rate, valve function, and pressure port readings in order to develop friction factor versus Reynolds number plots (Moody diagram) and calculate minor loss coefficients for fittings. The presented experiment allows us to use such remote lab environments for a student-centered learning experience in a class that otherwise does not have a laboratory component. We will focus on the possible assignments that can result from the multiple configurations of inputs/outputs for the system. Finally, we will share first, preliminary evaluation data from pilot tests with students.
Banu, E., & May, D. (2022, August), BYOE: Energy Loss in Pipe Systems (iRL) Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41681
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