A partial studio model for teaching undergraduate heat transfer

Author

Ribando, Robert J. ; Norris, Pamela M. ; Scott, Timothy C. ; O´Leary, G.W. ; Smith, Andrew N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech., Aerosp. & Nucl. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

154

Abstract

A new partial studio model for teaching undergraduate heat and mass transfer is described. Students are exposed to modern numerical algorithms and visualization techniques while learning the fundamental principles of heat transfer in an interactive PC-based classroom setting. As part of this project seven software modules were developed for numerical simulations of fundamental heat transfer and fluids processes. The modules combined the ease and attractiveness of Visual Basic user-interfaces with the power and speed of Fortran numerical routines. Color-contour and other visualization schemes were generated from Fortran using the common Windows 16-bit graphics functions

Keywords

computer aided instruction; engineering education; fluid dynamics; heat transfer; mass transfer; numerical analysis; teaching; Fortran numerical routines; Visual Basic user-interfaces; common Windows 16-bit graphics functions; fluids processes; heat transfer; interactive PC-based classroom setting; mass transfer; numerical algorithms; partial studio model; software modules; undergraduate teaching; visualization techniques; Aerospace engineering; Cogeneration; Education; Heat engines; Heat transfer; Laboratories; Numerical simulation; Software packages; Visual BASIC; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3348-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1996.569933

Filename

569933