Teaching Materials (1-20 of 70)

1. Classroom Resources

   Teaching Materials | 10 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s):: NACK Network

2. Carbon Nanotube Fracture

   Teaching Materials | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Christine M Aikens, George C. Schatz, Marcelo Carignano

   Due to their mechanical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hold promise as nanoreinforcements in a variety of composites. As a result, numerous theoretical and experimental studies have been performed in order to understand the behavior of CNTs under axial tension. Whereas quantum mechanical...

3. Science Alternatives for K-12 Education - Synchronous & Asynchronous Instruction Tools & Lessons

   Teaching Materials | 16 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s):: Christina Crawford, NEWT Center

   The goal of SAKE is to help K-12 teachers make engineering design accessible to students of all social-economic levels while social distancing measures are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All tools and suggestions provided have been determined useful by K-12 educational leaders who...

4. Teaching Nanotechnology across the Undergraduate STEM Curriuculum

   Teaching Materials | 05 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: David W. Mogk, NNCI Nano

   This is a website designed by the NNCI site at Montana State University in collaboration with the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College . This website has been developed to meet the need of introducing nanotechnology education across the STEM curriculum: For...

5. Solid Oxide Hydrogen Fuel Cell

   Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2019

   Solve the steady-state radial diffusion equation in a cylinder to calculate the flux through a tubular fuel cell, then set up the equations to calculate the oxygen concentration field inside the fuel cell and the total power produced.

6. Radiation in Hall–Héroult Cell Aluminum Smelting

   Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

   Estimate heat flux from the graphite anode of a Hall-Heroult cell for smelting aluminum, and discuss uniformity of temperature across the anode.

7. Heat Transfer, Cost Modeling and Process Selection

   Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

   Case study of polymer matrix composite process selection between resin transfer molding and chopped fiber injection molding, including heat conduction to calculate solidification time and technical cost modeling.

8. Growth of Precipitate Particle from Super Saturated Solid Solution

   Teaching Materials | 22 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

   Use integral analysis to derive growth paramters for a precipitate particle during heat treatment.

9. Floating Bubbles Out of Molten Glass

   Teaching Materials | 21 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

   Balance drag and buoyancy forces to determine the size of the largest bubble remaining in a container of molten glass after a certain amount of time.

10. Plate Glass Casting

    Teaching Materials | 21 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Viscous flow of two layers down an inclined plane to model floating liquid glass on liquid tin.

11. Spreadsheet Finite Difference Model of 1-D Unsteady Conduction

    Teaching Materials | 19 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: David Dussault, Adam Powell

    Use a spreadsheet to estimate temperature history across a PMMA plate immersed in a hot fluid.

12. Nitriding of an Iron Thin Film

    Teaching Materials | 19 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Calculate nitrogen concentration profile during diffusion into a finite thin film of iron using error function and Fourier series solutions.

13. Heat Loss Through Furnace Window

    Teaching Materials | 19 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

    Solution of steady state heat conduction with approximate radiation boundary condition, the applicability of which is tested.

14. Iron Oxidation

    Teaching Materials | 19 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    During iron oxidation, calculate the oxide layer thickness over time, and compare to the case with 1% titanium added.

15. Finite Differences in Heat Conduction

    Teaching Materials | 19 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Calculate computational work required to model heat conduction using finite differences with explicit timestepping.

16. Radiation in Electrostatic Levitation

    Teaching Materials | 15 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Calculate total power radiated between square plates and a levitated spherical droplet, and discuss heat conduction mechanisms in the droplet.

17. Radiation in facing Target Sputtering

    Teaching Materials | 15 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Calculate radiation viewfactors and rates of heat transfer between plates in a facing target sputtering apparatus for depositing yttrium-barium-copper oxide superconducting thin films.

18. Tank Drainage Through a Rising Tube

    Teaching Materials | 14 Aug 2019

    Calculate pressures and velocities in a water tank draining through a tube which rises slightly after exit.

19. Multicomponent Evaporation I: Evaporation of Volatile Impurities During Electron Beam Melting

    Teaching Materials | 14 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Calculate conversion efficiency for electron beam melting for removal of lead, cadmium and zinc impurities from titanium.

20. Multicomponent Evaporation II: Evaporation of Alloying Elements from Titanium

    Teaching Materials | 14 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Evaluate effects of differential evaporation of titanium and its alloying elements aluminum and vanadium on electron beam melting and evaporation processes.