Guiding Students in Determining Fluid Velocity Profiles: A Practitioner Research Study Exploring the Role of Kinematics of Fluid Flow in a Foundry-Guided Lesson

Hoda Ghassab; Priyanka Mahajan; Pedro E. Arce; Andrea Arce-Trigatti

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Conference: 2024 South East Section Meeting
Location: Marietta, Georgia
Publication Date: March 10, 2024
Start Date: March 10, 2024
End Date: March 12, 2024
Page Count: 10
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--45533
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/45533
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Hoda Ghassab Tennessee Technological University orcid.org/0000-0001-5010-0825

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Hoda Ghassab, a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant at Tennessee Technological University, specializes in chemical engineering with a focus on environmental applications. She has made noteworthy contributions to wastewater treatment in both her master's thesis and the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the realm of environmental health. Currently directing her efforts towards wastewater treatment using advanced oxidation processes, her research underscores a commitment to addressing environmental challenges through innovative solutions.

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Priyanka Mahajan Tennessee Technological University

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Priyanka Mahajan is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Modeling of Macromolecular Transport in Hydrogel Materials from Tennessee Technological University. Her research works delve into the modeling of how macromolecules traverse within hydrogel matrices. With 4.5 Years of Professional Experience as a Process Engineer in the Wastewater Treatment & Agriculture Chemical Industry, integrate practical insight into her research.

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Pedro E. Arce Tennessee Technological University orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-9942

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Dr. P. E. Arce is University Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Professor and Past Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at TTU, Cookeville, TN-Currently, he is a co-coordinator of the Grad Engineering Education Task Force of the TTU College of Engineering and a PI for a NSF-NRT Program for the transformation of graduate education across multiples disciplines and a the Food, Energy and Water Nexus.

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Andrea Arce-Trigatti Tallahassee Community College

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Dr. Andrea Arce-Trigatti holds a PhD in Education with a Learning Environments and Educational Studies concentration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research centers on program evaluation, education policy, and critical thinking and collaborative learning strategies. As a founding member of the award-winning Renaissance Foundry Research Group, she has helped to develop and investigate the pedagogical techniques utilized to enhance critical and creative thinking at interdisciplinary interfaces.

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Abstract

In general, textbooks focus primarily on the application of the conservation of momentum that begin directly with the calculation of the velocity profile and then jump into a discussion of important constraints that the velocity of the fluids must satisfy. In a recent publication by Tijaro-Rojas and colleagues (2016), a methodology termed Systematic and Integrative Sequential Approach (SISA) introduced the systematic incorporation of the constraints (as a building block of knowledge) for the students. However, the independent and important role of the kinematic of fluid flow in guiding students to acquire knowledge and skills to determine the velocity profile was not highlighted in this methodology. In this contribution we therefore expand on the critical role played by this subject in guiding students towards the application of observation skills, geometry, flow dimensions and total mass conservation in predicting the type of velocity functions as a prerequisite to the application of momentum conservation equations to determine the actual velocity profile. Adopting a practitioner-based approach, we leverage cycles of inquiry (Manfra et al., 2018) that are guided by the six elements of the Renaissance Foundry Model (herein the Foundry) to explore role of kinematics of fluid flow as implemented in a undergraduate engineering curriculum. In particular, we will identify the Challenge, review the fundamental concepts of the kinematics of the particle to formulate the Organization Tools, and identify related Resources to this challenge. Subsequently, Knowledge Acquisition will guide the understanding of important connections with the kinematic of flow, and then we will apply the Transfer of Knowledge to develop the fundamental aspects of the Prototype of Innovative Technology. This will be centered on a methodology useful to guide students in applying the concepts of kinematics of flows to obtain the fluid velocity functionality. The research will be illustrated with case studies relevant to the curriculum in chemical engineering in the context of ChE 3550, Fluid Mechanics, a core course in the chemical engineering curriculum.

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Ghassab, H., & Mahajan, P., & Arce, P. E., & Arce-Trigatti, A. (2024, March), Guiding Students in Determining Fluid Velocity Profiles: A Practitioner Research Study Exploring the Role of Kinematics of Fluid Flow in a Foundry-Guided Lesson Paper presented at 2024 South East Section Meeting, Marietta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--45533

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