Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Dynamics Laboratory (Day 2)

On Thursday, June 26, the EIL students worked on two laboratory assignments from 1pm to 3:30pm (with a 30-minute break) in the Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Dynamics Laboratory in the Diamond.  The two learning outcomes of the first laboratory assignment that focused on heat engines were to i) visualize the conversion of heat to mechanical work using a simple apparatus, and to ii) calculate the efficiency for a heat engine.  The two major learning outcomes of the second laboratory assignment that focused on heat exchange were to determine i) the entropy production for both hot and cold streams, and ii) the total rate of entropy production for the Hilton heat exchanger apparatus.  Both of the lab assignments were designed by Dr. Robert Woolley, Multidisciplinary Education, University of Sheffield. 

Before the afternoon labs, Dr. Robert Woolley and Prof. Stephen Beck helped answer students' questions regarding review problems that Prof. Dickerson assigned.