ATTENDANCE TO THE LABS IS MANDATORY
Week I
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Group 1 |
Group 2 |
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Michael Andrle |
Tola Adeogba |
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Wany Chong |
Jamaine Brown |
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Phillip Cormier |
David Kaczmarkiewicz |
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James Mavricos |
Joseph Krause |
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Michael Szymczak |
Stephanie Louttit |
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William Lubelski |
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Group 3 |
Group 4 |
Thu 6pm-9pm |
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Sean Burley |
Raymond Beale |
Kimberly Butcher |
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William Goodfellow |
Martin Jay |
Gregory Hartman |
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Eric Sheer |
Angelina Hinklein |
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Kirk Lefort |
Robert Czapla |
Danelle Schrader |
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Tucker Patnode |
Vishnu Reddy |
Ashish Shah |
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Christopher Wirz |
Brent Manz |
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Week II
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Group 6 |
Group 7 |
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Akito Jiju |
Jason Bhatti |
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Shashikanth Kaluvala |
Anthony Clarke |
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Ali Kamyab |
Adam Johnson |
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Soichiro Ota |
Jarrett Kaczmarski |
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Erik Peterson |
Jeremy Kruger |
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Wern Yam |
Brian Robson |
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Group 8 |
Group 9 |
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Seth Fleitman |
Edward Demauro |
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Jordan
Hough |
Stacy Dipasquale |
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Justin Malpiedi |
Philip Gott |
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Joseph Pawell |
Wan Rock Lee |
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Kevin Ruggirello |
Dick Pang |
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Aziz Michel Naim |
Philip Trinca |
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Week # |
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Laboratory Content |
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1 (9/12-9/16) |
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Determination of Lift on a NACA
Airfoil |
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2 (9/19-9/23) |
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Lab #1 |
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3 (9/26-9/30) |
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2-D Airfoil Drag |
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4 (10/3-10/7) |
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Lab #2 |
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5 (10/10-10/14) |
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<>Boundary Layers and Flow
Instability Lab #3 Lab #3 Lab #3 Lab #3 Lab #3 |
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6 (10/17-10/21) |
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Lab #3 |
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR LAB REPORTS
GENERAL FORMAT:
Writing a good report involves some artistic capabilities. Type the
report on one
side of an 8 1/2 by 11 inch size paper. Divide into sections with a
heading on
each section properly labeled. There is no "gold standard"
which dictates the format of an engineering report or the sections in
the
report, however, in this course the preferred mode will include at
least the
following suggested sections: a) Abstract b) Experimental Apparatus and
procedure c) Results and Discussion d) Conclusions and
Recommendations e) References f) Appendix. Do not include in
your report lab notes, handout, rough data (other than your original
data
signed by the T.A.) or any other irrelevant material. Anything extra
which you
believe that can really add to the report can go into the Appendix
(e.g. A
neatly written Table which aided in the construction of a Figure in the
report
and can provide more accurate values in case necessary).
WRITING STYLE:
It is true that in different engineering practices you will have to
adapt
yourself to different writing styles depending on company policy (or
teacher
requirements) due to a variety of reasons including, but not limited
to,
accountability and liability. In this laboratory we will use the style
which
has been developed by Pneena Sageev and recommended in MAE 334. If you
do not
have
a handout of the above referenced
material see
me or one of the TA's to obtain one. Be concise (i.e. precise and
compact), the
length of the report should be kept to a minimum in the spirit of
conciseness.
However, this does not mean lack of completeness.
SECTIONS
TITLE PAGE:
The title page should contain the following information: Title of
experiment,
Title of course, Date it was performed, Your name, Name of lab
partners, T.A.
submitted to.
ABSTRACT (10%):
A good abstract is a representative short version of your report. You
should
provide the reader with the most relevant information in the shortest
form
possible. It should include the objective and the major findings, key
parameters should also be included (e.g. Reynolds numbers, Airfoil ID,
etc.).
Try to limit the abstract to a maximum of 3/4 of a typed page.
EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS AND
PROCEDURE
(20%):
Do not copy the handout in your report. If you feel that you can
adequately
describe the apparatus in the text (to a novice reader) without a
Figure then
you can do so. However, experience shows that a sketch or a schematic
diagram
are very useful in conveying the information to the reader while
keeping the
text short. Nevertheless, a schematic diagram has to be explained also
in the
text. Describe the instrumentation which you used to obtain the data
and state
the accuracy (or precision) of each device and pay attention to
significant
decimal digits. State any obvious problems which you observed with the
given
instrumentation.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (40%):
In general experimental results are presented in tables, graphs and
photos and
it is the author's responsibility to choose the best possible form to
present
the results. Duplication is unwelcome and if you have a table and a
graph, for
example, which show the same result use your best judgment as to which
is
clearer. You may, however, insert the other result in the appendix for
further
clarification. In general figures and photos have to be as large as
possible to
show maximum detail (preferably they will occupy the entire page).
Also, it is
customary to insert the results in the place where they are referred to
in the
text. However, it is permissible to insert the results in chronological
order
(i.e. Fig 1, Fig 2, etc.) at the end of the results section. The graphs
have to
be computer obtained and not hand drawn. The abscissa and the ordinate
have to
be scaled properly and the axes have to be labeled. multiple curves on
the same
Figure have to be distinguishable and labeled separately. Each Figure
has to
have a title and it is customary (not mandatory) to put the title at
the bottom
of the Figure. In summary, a Figure has to be self contained and self
explanatory such that the reader will not have to refer to the text
back and
forth in order to retrieve the information from the Figure. Naturally,
each
Figure or Table have to be referred to in the discussion section.
In the discussion of the results you should pay particular attention to
whether
the results exhibited the expected(i.e., theoretical) trends and how
accurate
were the results in light of the limitation of the given
instrumentation and
test facility.
Questions and Homework: Answer any questions in the laboratory handout
or
homework assignments at the end of the results and discussion section.
Usually
they will carry a weight of 5% - 10% of the overall report grade
depending on
the particular lab.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
(25%):
You should state the scientific and engineering principles illustrated
in terms
of theory and experiments, the major findings, any errors, deviation
from
theory and possible candidates for such discrepancies. Any improvements
which
you think will lead to better examination of a phenomenon should be
stated as
recommendations.
REFERENCES (5%):
There is no universal format for a complete citation of material which
has been
consulted in a report. You should strive to provide the reader with the
maximum
information possible such that he can easily obtain it if needed. In
general
you should consult the policy of the report recipient as to the format
of the
references and keep the same format for all references cited. It is
customary
to provide the author(s) name (when available) the title, the name of
the book
it appears in or the name of the periodical, the volume number if any,
the page
number if any, the publisher's name if any and the year of publication.
In this
laboratory we will follow the format of the American Society of
Mechanical
Engineers.
APPENDIX:
Raw Data Sheet(s) - Neatly organize and tabulate the data taken in the
lab (may
not be applicable to all experiments). In addition to this version, you
are
required to submit a rough version of the data you have collected in
the lab,
signed and dated by the T.A.
Sample Calculations - Clearly outline calculation procedures, giving
equations
and values of physical constants used.
NOTE:
1. You may work with your group in obtaining the results. However, the
report,
including all graphs, tables, discussion, conclusions etc., MUST be
your own
work. (xerox copies of other students results and figures will be
heavily
penalized.)
2. ALL LAB REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO RECEIVE A FINAL GRADE FOR THIS
COURSE.