Hands-On Student Experience With Complementary CFD Educational Interface and EFD and Uncertainty Analysis for Introductory Fluid Mechanics

Volume 1 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Stern ◽  
Marian Muste ◽  
Tao Xing ◽  
Donald Yarbrough
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Mechanics ◽  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Third Party ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Computer Data ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The University

Development, implementation, and evaluation are described of hands-on student experience with complementary CFD educational interface and EFD and uncertainty analysis (UA) for introductory fluid mechanics course and laboratory at The University of Iowa, as part of a three-year National Science Foundation sponsored Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement - Educational Materials Development project. The CFD educational interface is developed in collaboration with faculty partners from Iowa State, Cornell and Howard universities along with industrial partner FLUENT Inc. and designed to teach CFD methodology and procedures through interactive implementation that automates the “CFD process” following a step-by-step approach. Predefined active options for students’ exercises use a hierarchical system both for introductory and advanced levels and encourages individual investigation and learning. Ideally, transition for students would be easy from advanced level to using FLUENT or other industrial CFD code directly. Generalizations of CFD templates for pipe, nozzle, and airfoil flows facilitate their use at different universities with different applications, conditions, and exercise notes. Complementary EFD laboratories are also developed. Classroom and pre-lab lectures and laboratories teach students EFD methodology and UA procedures following a step-by-step approach, which mirrors the “real-life” EFD process. Students use tabletop and modern facilities such as pipe stands and wind tunnels and modern measurement systems, including pressure transducers, pitot probes, load cells, and computer data acquisition systems (Labview) and data reduction. Students implement EFD UA and use EFD data for validation of CFD and AFD results. Students analyze and relate EFD results to fluid physics and classroom lectures. The laboratories constitute 1 credit hour of a four credit hour 1 semester course and include tabletop kinematic viscosity experiment focusing on UA procedures and pipe and airfoil experiments focusing on complementary EFD and CFD for the same geometries and conditions. The evaluation and research plan (created in collaboration with a third party program evaluation center at the University of Iowa), focuses on exact descriptions of the implementations, especially as experienced by the students. Also discussed are conclusions and future work.

scholarly journals Towards Scalable and Sustainable Active Learning in a Large Engineering Department

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen Rathlin ◽  
Eugene Li ◽  
Andrew Trivett
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Formative Experiences ◽  
The University

Abstract – Students entering undergraduate engineering programs lack the formative experiences of their precursors and are demanding more hands-on, practical, and engaging experiences as part of their education[1].  Starting in 2013, the University of Waterloo engaged in a pilot project to address these needs and to improve the student experience. This paper will discuss the challenges encountered in the establishment of the MME Clinic initiative, the implementation methods used to address these challenges, and lessons learned through the first four years of this project.  

Curation of the John and Phil Palmquist Archaeological Collection

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
John F. Doershuk ◽  
Warren D. Davis ◽  
John Palmquist
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Surface Survey ◽  
Private Collection ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The 2018 SAA statement encouraging collaboration between archaeologists and “responsible and responsive stewards” included recommendations epitomizing decades of established practice at the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA), a research center housing the State Archaeological Repository of Iowa. At the time the SAA statement was published, OSA staff were actively implementing a grant supporting transfer to the State Repository of the John and Phil Palmquist Archaeological Collection. This grant was designed to provide hands-on research experience for undergraduate students interested in archaeology and collections management while recording improved site locational data and artifact specific documentation, including on relatively rare (for the area) red pipestone artifacts. Although modest by some standards, the Palmquist Collection includes 860 artifacts from 26 locations recorded through 40 years of surface survey by the family in a portion of Iowa that is rarely the focus of professional archaeologists. This article provides a case study of responsible archaeological practice implementing SAA recommendations, including treating collector-collaborators with respect, encouraging collector assistance in the recording of finds, capturing research data from a private collection, and facilitating curation of privately owned materials. We include brief consideration of the impact of the Palmquist Collection on the understanding of southwestern Iowa archaeology.

scholarly journals Constructing a DC Brushless Motor- an Experiential Engineering Clinic Activity for Mechanical Students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Mohamed ◽  
Neil Griffet ◽  
Sanjeev Bedi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Brushless Dc Motor ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Brushless Dc ◽  
Brushless Motor ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The University ◽  
Clinic Activity

The Engineering Ideas Clinic initiative at the University of Waterloo focuses on designing, developing and implementing learning activities provide students with authentic, applied and hands-on experiences which integrate their learning, and expose them to genuine applications in support of their engineering science content.This paper focuses on “Constructing a Brushless DC Motor” activity which was piloted for second year Mechanical students in their “Electromechanical Devices & Power Processing” course. The main motivation behind designing this activity is the fact that the principles of electromagnetism are often taught in an abstract way, and students can struggle to link the concepts with real life applications. Hence the authors have developed this activity to materialize these abstract concepts to the students.Students in teams of three constructed a brushless DC motor, verify its construction and test its operation. In this activity students applied the principles in an experiential fun activity, compared the performance of their motors and worked collaboratively in teams.In this paper, the authors will share their experience in developing and running this activity. They will also share their observations on the students’ reaction and learning experience, as well as some comments from colleagues

The consolidation of microscopy technology into a university research support facility: Reflections on the 1980's and projections for the 1990's at the university of iowa

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 476-477
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Freeze Fracture ◽  
Freeze Substitution ◽  
Research Support ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Grade ◽  
The University ◽  
Support Facility

The University of Iowa Central Electron Microscopy Research Facility(CEMRF) was established in 1981 to support all faculty, staff and students needing this technology. Initially the CEMRF was operated with one TEM, one SEM, three staff members and supported about 30 projects a year. During the past twelve years, the facility has replaced all instrumentation pre-dating 1981, and now includes 2 TEM's, 2 SEM's, 2 EDS systems, cryo-transfer specimen holders for both TEM and SEM, 2 parafin microtomes, 4 ultamicrotomes including cryoultramicrotomy, a Laser Scanning Confocal microscope, a research grade light microscope, an Ion Mill, film and print processing equipment, a rapid cryo-freezer, freeze substitution apparatus, a freeze-fracture/etching system, vacuum evaporators, sputter coaters, a plasma asher, and is currently evaluating scanning probe microscopes for acquisition. The facility presently consists of 10 staff members and supports over 150 projects annually from 44 departments in 5 Colleges and 10 industrial laboratories. One of the unique strengths of the CEMRF is that both Biomedical and Physical scientists use the facility.

Faculty evaluation at the University of Iowa

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 332-334
Author(s):  
NS Logan ◽  
R Muston
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Evaluation ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
The University

Five Decades of Research Experience in Speech Anatomy and Physiology

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
David P. Kuehn
Keyword(s):  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
Speech Science ◽  
The University ◽  
East Carolina University

This report highlights some of the major developments in the area of speech anatomy and physiology drawing from the author's own research experience during his years at the University of Iowa and the University of Illinois. He has benefited greatly from mentors including Professors James Curtis, Kenneth Moll, and Hughlett Morris at the University of Iowa and Professor Paul Lauterbur at the University of Illinois. Many colleagues have contributed to the author's work, especially Professors Jerald Moon at the University of Iowa, Bradley Sutton at the University of Illinois, Jamie Perry at East Carolina University, and Youkyung Bae at the Ohio State University. The strength of these researchers and their students bodes well for future advances in knowledge in this important area of speech science.

Rheometers, Bioreactors, and Vocalization Forces: Using Basic Science Investigations to Help the Voices of Teachers

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Sarah Klemuk
Keyword(s):  
Basic Science ◽  
Tissue Growth ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Support Cell ◽  
Rest Periods ◽  
Collaborative Studies ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
The University ◽  
Science Investigations ◽  
Professional Voice

Abstract Collaborative studies at the University of Iowa and the National Center for Voice and Speech aim to help the voices of teachers. Investigators study how cells and tissues respond to vibration doses simulating typical vocalization patterns of teachers. A commercially manufactured instrument is uniquely modified to support cell and tissue growth, to subject tissues to vocalization-like forces, and to measure viscoelastic properties of tissues. Through this basic science approach, steps toward safety limits for vocalization and habilitating rest periods for professional voice users will be achieved.

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