A New Asset for Mechanical Engineering Programs
"Physical Experiments in Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics" is a collection of 25 experiments designed for use in mechanical, nuclear, and aerospace engineering programs where they directly fit into an undergraduate heat transfer lab, thermodynamics lab, or a combined thermal science lab. Instructors can select experiments that provide coverage of thermal science topics and/or data reduction schemes not currently in their laboratory.
Additionally, or alternatively, these experiments can be used as a laboratory component in heat transfer and thermodynamics lecture courses. When used with a lecture there is an immediacy benefit in that an experiment, which demonstrates a given topic, can be assigned immediately after the topic is introduced.
For schools wishing to start a thermal science lab, these experiments can launch a new laboratory. In any of these applications the experiments can strengthen students’ experimental and data handling skills as required by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET).
