NDLI: A Virtual Gas Turbine Laboratory for an Undergraduate Thermodynamics Course

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Michael, J. Benson Bret, P. Van Poppel Daisie, D. Boettner Arnas, A. O¨zer
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	Topics on gas turbine machinery have been successfully integrated into the thermodynamics course at the United States Military Academy (USMA). Because graduating cadets will encounter gas turbines throughout their service in the U.S. Army, it is important for all engineering students, not just mechanical engineering majors, to learn about gas turbines, their operation, and their applications. This is accomplished by four methods, one of which is an experimental analysis of an operational auxiliary power unit (APU) from an Army helicopter. Due to recent building issues, this gas turbine laboratory was improvised and offered as a fully digital virtual laboratory exercise. Since all undergraduate programs do not have the luxury of having a gas turbine laboratory, our experiences with the virtual laboratory are offered as an effective option. By digitally reproducing the laboratory setup, introduction, instrumentation, data collection and analysis, the virtual experience captures the essence of the laboratory. After viewing the web-based laboratory digital media files, students use one of two data sets, recorded from the data display panel in the real laboratory, in order to complete the laboratory report. While the tremendous advantage of actually seeing, testing, and analyzing the real engine cannot be denied, a well-planned and executed virtual laboratory adequately achieves learning objectives and provides students a unique opportunity to apply gas turbine fundamentals. An assessment of the virtual laboratory and results of student feedback are provided.
Sponsorship	International Gas Turbine Institute
Starting Page	859
Ending Page	864
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791841669
DOI	10.1115/GT2004-53489
e-ISBN	0791837394
Volume Number	Volume 1: Turbo Expo 2004
Conference Proceedings	ASME Turbo Expo 2004: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
Language	English
Publisher Date	2004-06-14
Publisher Place	Vienna, Austria
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Army Military systems Instrumentation Machinery Mechanical engineering Engines Thermodynamics Gas turbines Undergraduate students Students Feedback Experimental analysis Data collection Engineering students Testing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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