Thermal Engineering Laboratory (B-113)

Description
:
This laboratory contains a variety of experiments and equipment that can be used to demonstrate various aspects of courses in thermodynamics and heat transfer .  In the formal laboratory class work, emphasis is given to the analysis of errors that can occur in experiments in energy flow systems.  A typical scenario for this laboratory is that experiments are performed by small groups of students.  They then perform analysis of the data and describe the results in a report.  Often times a design exercise is included in the work.  The laboratory is such that it is also used for experimental research on a limited basis.  In the past this has included a variety of heat transfer and fluid flow studies.

Faculty Point of Contact: Robert Boehm (x4160, boehm@me.unlv.edu)

Function of Facility: 10% research, 90% instruction

Major Equipment, Instrumentation and Capabilities:

 
-A variety of temperature measurement devices.
-An instrumented refrigeration system.
-Several experimental models that can be used for heat transfer and thermodynamic measurements.
-A fully controlled heat exchanger experiment, and several other items.
-Several of the experiments are set up for computer data acquisition.



Major Areas of Expertise:
 
Thermodynamics;
Power and cooling systems and components;
Heat transfer.