Friday

Today is for Fluid Power presentations.

The take-home is due Tuesday.


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Fluid Power Wrap-Up

Yeah... I thought you'd go for a take home quiz...

To conclude our work on fluid power, I'm going to let you guys do some of the fun stuff...

Your assignment:

• Due first thing on Monday (02.09.09)
  
• Write a "test-style" question for each of the 4 Fluid Power Laws.
• Each question must include a clear problem statement and a diagram.
• example:

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Fluid Power

Today's assignment is NOT to be done in groups:

• Draw a schematic diagram (single view, not to scale) of your group's fluid power system.
• Label all of the items, subsystems, elements, and other stuff in your diagram.
• On a seperate sheet, write a paragraph about how the fluid power laws fit into your system. Consult the PowerPoints that I handed out for details on the laws.

btw: Your PoierPoints should be completed for tomorrow.


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Monday

Continue on with the fluid power research.

Each group should upload their work at the end of class.

These should be done by the end of class tomorrow.


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Lo Siento

Lo siento, pero no aqui hoy.

With that being said, you should all be hard at work with your Fluid Power research.

**Just a reminder**
I want to see your progress at the end of class Monday!
NO EXCUSES!!!


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Welcome Back

We're still working on the Fluid Power Activity today...

New Terms

Define the following:

• Accumulator
• Actuator
• Bernoulli's Law
• Boyle's Law
• Centrifugal
• Charles' Law
• Compressor
• Diaphragm
• Displacement
• Dynamics
• Filter
• Fluid
• Fluid Tank
• Hydraulic Fluid
• Kinetic Energy
• Pascal's Law
• Pressure
• Pump
• Reciprocating
• Regulator
• Statics
• Temperature
• Valve
• Viscosity
• Volume

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MIDTERM

Your comprehensive Midterm exam is scheduled for Wednesday @ 7:49a-9:10a.

You are permitted a 3"x5" piece of paper for the exam as a cheat sheet {equation sheet}.


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TGIF

Today we're focusing our efforts on completing Activity 4.2a.

Due by the end of class or first thing Monday morning.


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Thursday's quiz

In a comment to this blog...

Describe the following in your own words:

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation

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Wednesday

I'm sorry I'm still out... I look like a chipmunk...

Your assignment due Friday is Activity 4.2a Conduction and Convection

USE
LOGIN: ssca
PASSWORD: ssca

Read everything carefully. Do the best you can. Make approximations when necessary, just write everything down. The emphasis of the activity is on the process, not the precission.

I should be back tomorrow.


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Tuesday

Read over and begin he activity on convection and conduction that was passed out before break.

Thermodynamics

I'm not here today...

Your assignment today is to study heat transfer.

Your assignment has 2 parts.

ONE - Explore the following website:

• CLICK HERE TO BEGIN
  
• Be prepared for a quiz on this tomorrow.
  

TWO - Find internet images.

• Find and save at least one image from the internet which shows/ exemplifies each of the 3 main heat transfer modes: convection, conduction and raditation.
• 3 images total.
• Be prepared to share your findings.

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Merry Christams

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

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Heat engines

I'm not here today. 

This is your final day to finish gathering resources and information about your heat engines.

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Thermodynamics

MOUSETRAP RACES POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY!

Today we're going to introduce Activity 4.2b - Heat Engines.

Examples:

• Gasoline engine
• Turbine
• Refrigerator
• Heat pump
• Steam engine
• Jet Engine
• Stirling engine
• Diesel engine
• Heat Pump
• Fuel Cell

You will have time today and tomorrow to work with your group on this assignment:

• Monday - Research
• Tuesday - Research
• Wednesday - Mousetrap Cars
• Thursday - Put Posters Together
• Friday - Heat Engine Presentations

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Thermodynamics Definitions

Define the following in a comment to this Blog (DUE FRIDAY):

1. British Thermal Unit
   
2. Calorie 
3. Chemical Energy
4. Conduction  
5. Convection 
6. Density 
7. Elastic Potential Energy 
8. Electromagnetic Energy  
9. Gravitational Potential Energy 
10. Heat Capacity 
11. Heat Engine 
12. Infiltration  
13. Kinetic Energy 
14. K-value 
15. Mechanical Energy 
16. Nuclear Energy 
17. Radiation  
18. R-Value 
19. Thermal Energy 
20. Thermodynamics  
21. U-Value 
22. Work
    

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Happy Turkey Day!

Have a great break!

Stay out of trouble. Stay warm. Be safe. Have fun. Get stuffed.

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Don't forget that the Pulleys & Gears Activity is again DUE TOMORROW!!!

We're going to move forward with Couplings and Bearings.

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Gears of Sore

We really need to review review gears and cams...

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Review

Today, we're going to review Pulleys, Gears, & CAMS.

If there's time, we'll move forward with Couplings and Bearings.

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Mickey Mobile

Yesterday I handed out the assignment for the Mousetrap Vehicle.

I also handed out the PowerPoint on Cams.

For Friday, expect a quiz on Pulleys & Gears.

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Gears of Sore

Today, we're gonna review some of the high points of the PowerPoints.

Check out the following videos of Gears. 

I'll then assign the MouseTrap Car.

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Monday

GOOD JOB ON THE SMET PROJECT.

I'm not here today... So sorry.

Mr. Koutras should have given you your papers. Your assignment today is the following:

• Read the PowerPoint for Levers and Linkages.
• Read the PowerPoint for Pulley, Sprockets and Gears.
• Do the first half of Activity 4.1d Pulley and Gear Problems.
• Read the PowerPoint on Gears
• Finish Activity 4.1d Pulley and Gear Problems. 

Due Wednesday!

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SMET Test

We're testing our SMET projects today.

You're getting graded tomorrow:

1. Must have all 6 simple machines (0.5 pts/ machine)
2. Must properly transfer energy without assistance (-0.5 pts off/ "tap")
3. Must meet with other teams entrance/ exit (0.5 pts/ transfer)

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