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Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Next Generation Desktop Learning Modules for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Education

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Demos and Interactives

Page Count

17

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41269

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/41269

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386

Paper Authors

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Aminul Islam Khan Washington State University

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Aminul Islam Khan Received his B.S. and M. S. from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Technology where he also served as a Lecturer and Assistant Professor. Currently, Khan is a Ph.D. candidate at Washington State University. He has been involved in multidisciplinary research including hands-on learning for STEM education, transport modeling in micro/nanoscale devices, and various inverse techniques including Bayesian inference, Monte Carlo methods,
neural network, and deep/machine learning for adeno-associated virus and liposome characterization. In 2020, he was awarded the best Research Assistant award by the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. Khan plans to pursue a teaching career upon earning his Ph.D.

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Olivia Reynolds Washington State University

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Olivia received her PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University in 2022. Her research is focused on the development and assessment of low-cost, hands-on learning tools for fluid mechanics and heat transfer. She plans to remain at Washington State University where she will teach the first-year engineering courses and develop the first-year engineering program.

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Mohammad Hossan University of Central Oklahoma

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David Thiessen Washington State University

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Bernard Van Wie Washington State University

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Prashanta Dutta Washington State University

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Abstract

In this paper we report on the development and testing of hands-on desktop learning modules for transport courses in the Chemical and Mechanical Engineering disciplines. Two modules were developed to demonstrate fluid mechanics-related concepts, while two other modules were created for energy transport in heat exchangers. These devices are small, inexpensive, and made of see-through polycarbonate plastics using injection molding. These desktop learning modules are particularly suitable for use in undergraduate classrooms in conjunction with lectures to illustrate the working mechanism of devices seen in an industrial setting. Experiments are performed to understand the flow behavior and heat transfer performance on these modules. Our results show an excellent agreement for hydraulic head loss, volumetric flow rates, and overall heat transfer coefficients between experimental data and the corresponding theory, justifying the design and use of these devices in the classroom. Furthermore, we have measured student learning gains through pre-and posttests for each module based on in-class implementations at different universities. Assessment of student learning outcomes shows significant improvement in conceptual understanding when these modules are used in the undergraduate class.

Khan, A. I., & Reynolds, O., & Hossan, M., & Thiessen, D., & Van Wie, B., & Dutta, P. (2022, August), Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Next Generation Desktop Learning Modules for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Education Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41269

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