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Using a Toaster Oven for a Transient Heat Transfer Lab

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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

ETD - A Technology Potpourri III

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40394

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https://peer.asee.org/40394

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566

Paper Authors

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Fredrick Nitterright Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Assistant Teaching Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Penn State Behrend. Research interests in include manufacturing technologies and manufacturing cost analysis.

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Robert Edwards Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Leeann Reynolds

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Abstract

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At Penn State Behrend the heat transfer lab is part of a 4 credit heat transfer course for the mechanical engineering technology students. The equipment budget for the lab has typically been low, and commercially available equipment is typically very expensive. In order to provide a quality lab experience for the students, several common, low cost pieces of equipment have been used for the lab exercises. There are two reasons for this. Student learning in the lab tends to improve when they do not have to spend time trying to understand the operation of an unfamiliar looking devise. Students can concentrate on the concept rather than the devise. The other reason is that the common devises are inexpensive. This helps to stretch the equipment budget for the lab, which helps to provide a broader range of lab experiences for the students. Over time, many such exercises have been developed and are being regularly used. With the help of these devises we can provide labs which address many of the core concepts being taught in the, but some important concepts have not yet been addressed. This paper gives a brief overview of the current exercises. It then describes new equipment which should begin to be integrated into the current lab curriculum in fall of 2020. An internally funded undergraduate research grant has provided some funds for student assistance on this project.

Nitterright, F., & Edwards, R., & Reynolds, L. (2022, August), Using a Toaster Oven for a Transient Heat Transfer Lab Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40394

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