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Learning Engineering Material Selection and Design Process Using an Engine Dissection

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Problem Solving and Hands-On Teaching (NEE)

Tagged Division

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Page Count

9

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43389

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https://strategy.asee.org/43389

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147

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Craig Altmann Virginia Military Institute

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Abstract

During the fall 2022 semester, the Mechanical Engineering department at the primary authors institute was interested in implementing a hands-on project in their Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course. The goal of the project was to provide new students an exposure to mechanical engineering through means of reverse engineering and experimental data collection. It was decided upon that the project would be based around a 10 hp Briggs and Stratton engine. In the projects students disassembled a set of engines and had discussions about the material selection and engineering design choices made. Then, using an identical engine, performance measures were collected using a small engine dyno. In this paper, the implementation of the project along with the learning outcomes from the project are presented. The results and conclusions drawn from a reflective assignment will be provided to express how students perceived their knowledge gained from the project specifically in the area of engineering design and analysis.

Altmann, C. (2023, June), Learning Engineering Material Selection and Design Process Using an Engine Dissection Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43389

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