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Combined Heat, Air Moisture And Pollutant Simulations (Champs) For Buildings, Jianshun Zhang, Menghao Qin
Combined Heat, Air Moisture And Pollutant Simulations (Champs) For Buildings, Jianshun Zhang, Menghao Qin
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - All Scholarship
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More Carrot Than Stick: Encouraging Computer Programming In Thermal Design Projects, Kevin D. Cole
More Carrot Than Stick: Encouraging Computer Programming In Thermal Design Projects, Kevin D. Cole
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications
Students will do almost anything to avoid using thermal-property tables. In this paper, Matlab-based thermal-property software is described as an enticement for students to do computer programming in the design of thermal systems. Downloaded shareware was used for steam properties in a steam-cycle project, and an air-property package was developed for use with a gas-turbine project. Although the use of computer programming required considerable effort by both instructor and students, most students did gain a better appreciation of the utility of writing computer programs as part of engineering design. Student evaluations of the course were not significantly affected compared to …