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Integrating Molecular Dynamics Simulation as a Tool for Helping Student Understanding of Fluid Flow Concepts

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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

Computers in Education 10 - Technology 2

Page Count

9

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41322

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https://peer.asee.org/41322

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238

Paper Authors

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Baiou Shi Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Mechanical Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA, USA

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Siddharth Ravi

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Siddharth Ravi is a graduate of Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on simulating nanodroplet behavior when interacting with a substrate in different environments. He is an avid enthusiast of aviation and is in the process of earning a private pilot license.

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Dan Fenner

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Rand Garrity Penn State Erie

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Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulation has garnered tremendous attention nowadays as a computational tool to investigate the physical movement and molecular nature of fluids. Molecular dynamics related modeling and visualization software provide a new approach for high school and community college educators to help students understand fluid flow properties. In this study, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) participants developed a set of modules that can be applied at both the high school and college curriculum levels to explore the concepts of fluids (e.g., wetting and spreading kinetics, interfacial thermodynamics, droplet impact, fluid/particle mechanics, etc.) It was the goal of the RET participants to identify best practices for teaching classes such as physics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, etc. to explain fluid flow concepts through molecular dynamics simulation.

Shi, B., & Ravi, S., & Fenner, D., & Garrity, R. (2022, August), Integrating Molecular Dynamics Simulation as a Tool for Helping Student Understanding of Fluid Flow Concepts Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41322

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