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Pre-Registered
Hands-on Laboratory Sessions
Phyziks is Phun
Seán M. Stewart1, Kevin Dean2
and Marinus Dirks2
1Core
Mathematics, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates
2Core
Physics, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates
 It
is sometimes said that mathematics is the queen and servant of
all science; physics is king. The collection of demonstrations
presented during this session will attempt to show that physics
can also be the jester and entertainer as well. These
demonstrations make use of ideas studied, documented and
proposed throughout the last two millennia. The earliest going
as far back to the first-century with Heron of Alexandria while
the most recent being a modern aerospace application of early
nineteenth-century engine technology. Some of these physics
demonstrations will appear to be both simple and obvious, while
others will be more thought-provoking and sometimes even
counter-intuitive. Participants will have the opportunity to
engage in a number of the demonstrations for themselves.
Code:
P4
Session Type:
Optional Lab
Session
Time:
15:30-17:00
Date:
Saturday 17 March 2007
Location: The Petroleum
Institute
 Spectacular
yet safe: Chemical demonstrations you can do to enliven your
chemistry teaching
P. Rostron and A. Abdelhamad
Core Chemistry, The Petroleum
Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
In this demonstration lecture, we
show how you can enliven your teaching of chemistry with
demonstrations that fire the imagination of your students. We
also discuss how to develop the skills you may require to be
able to perform these demonstrations in front of your students.
Code:
C4
Session
Type: Optional Lab Session
Time:
15:30-17:00
Date:
Saturday 17 March 2007
Location: The Petroleum
Institute
Teaching engineers the fundamentals
of thermofluids through experimental characterisation
Peter Rodgers
Mechanical
Engineering Program, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates
In the oil and gas industries, the
characterisation of fluid flows is of importance at every stage
of hydrocarbon production, from the extraction of crude oil to
the fabrication of derivative products. The Petroleum
Institute’s core measurement laboratory is equipped to permit
the characterisation of hydrocarbon flows, including the use
non-destructive laser diagnostics.
 In
this hands-on workshop, four simple experiments are presented
that undergraduate students have designed and fabricated to
permit investigation of a fundamental thermofluid phenomenon,
and to understand the sources of discrepancies between
predictions and measurements. Groups of three to four students
were assigned one experiment to design, build and test, over a
five weeks period. On
completion, a report was submitted documenting the work
undertaken and an oral presentation given. More importantly,
these hands-on assignments instilled into the students the needs
for time management and efficiency, the integration of
fundamental theories with hands-on experience in the laboratory,
and effective project management skills to the ensure successful
completion of the project. All experiments are safe,
cost-effective and easy to build.
The
objective of this workshop is to present two such experiments
for both fluid mechanics and heat transfer. After a brief review
of the basic principles of the theory involved and the teaching
strategy employed, the actual hands-on experiments are
presented.
 The fluid mechanics experiments involve are (i) jet
flow characterisation inside a cylindrical enclosure, with the
concept of Reynolds number for a jet flow and vortex flow, and
(ii) visualisation of fluid flow over a classical backward
facing step. The concept of separated flow region and
recirculation vortex flow is studied. In both experiments, fluid
flow is visualised using particle imaging velocimetry (PIV),
which is an optical method
used to measure velocities and related properties in fluids.
The heat transfer experiments involve measurement of the
convective heat transfer coefficient for (i) tube bank in cross
flow, and (ii) boiling/condensation unit. In both experiments
the measured results are compared against semi-empirical based correlations.
All hands-on experiments are undertaken for fundamental
geometries, which enables well-defined boundary conditions for
corresponding predictive analysis.
Code: Eng3
Session Type: Optional Lab Session
Time:
15:30-17:00
Date:
Saturday 17 March 2007
Location: The Petroleum Institute
Active
algebra: Hands-on
J. K. MacKinnon
University
General Requirements Unit, Information and Communication
Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab
Emirates
Using animated
models to demonstrate mathematical concepts greatly expands and
accelerates a student’s understanding of these concepts. This
workshop will provide the participants with an opportunity to
‘put math in motion’ and to make their own Geometer’s
Sketchpad demonstrations. In this hands-on session, there
will be ample time to practice techniques for animating various
components of algebraic/mathematical models. So, participants
will acquire skills for developing future moving models of their
own. Participants will take-away the projects made in this
workshop for potential use with their own math classes. Ideally,
participants will be those familiar with the interface, tools,
and menus of Geometer’s Sketchpad.
Code:
M2
Session
Type: Optional Lab Session
Time:
15:30-17:00
Date:
Saturday 17 March 2007
Location: The Petroleum
Institute |
