Development of a Textbook on Compressed Air Systems
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Grant #: 03S-03
Principal Investigator: Michael Pate
Organization: Iowa State University
Mission Area: Energy Efficiency
Background
A textbook will be written for use in a university-level course on compressed air systems. This textbook will start with fundamentals of materials, mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and controls. An overview of compressed air systems including definitions, industrial applications will then be presented. The focus of the textbook will then shift, to applying engineering fundamentals and assumptions to components in order to derive working equations.
In addition to describing component operation and hardware, numerous engineering calculations will provide the students with a thorough understanding from an engineering standpoint of component analysis and design.
Tasks
1. Assist with performance of an extensive survey of textbooks widely used in other applied subject areas such as power plants, internal combustion engines, HVAC, etc. These other applied areas are similar to the area of Compressed Air Systems" in that they consist of a wide range of components, which make up systems, which can vary greatly in their design and application.
The student(s) will assist the Principal Investigator, to varying degrees, on a number of tasks related to background for the textbook. These may include specific components of the following, broader, tasks.
2. Interact with a wide variety of personnel, which have an interest in compressed air systems. Consultants, distributors, manufacturers, designers, plant managers, energy auditors, technicians, etc will be consulted to ascertain their concerns and needs relative to educating and preparing students to work as engineers on compressed air systems.
3. Discuss with industry representatives (e.g. members of the Compressed Air Challenge, etc) the knowledge level required and expected of newly graduated B.S. engineers so that these new employees can be productive engineers iin compressed air industries.
4. Interact with professors from other universities to promote and encourage the development and teaching of compressed air systems courses. The student(s) may assist the Principal Investigator with mechanical compilation of the textbook including typing, illustrations, etc.
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