Teaching Materials (1-20 of 70)

1. Illinois ABE 446 Lecture 2: Synthetic Nanostructures

   11 Feb 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Kaustubh Bhalerao

2. Illinois ABE 446 Lecture 3: Quantum Dots and Polymers

   11 Feb 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Kaustubh Bhalerao

3. A Heat Transfer Calculation

   20 Mar 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

   Outline the steps required to calculate the temperature at the interface between a stationary solid and a fluid flowing past it.

4. Application of Integral Analysis to Semi-infinite Diffusion Couple

   01 Aug 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

   Apply integral analysis to semi-infinite diffusion couple.

5. Application of Integral Analysis to Semi-infinite Diffusion Couple

   20 Mar 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

   Apply integral analysis to semi-infinite diffusion couple.

6. Argon Quenching of Ni-based Alloy Cylindrical Bars

   20 Mar 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

   Calculate radiation viewfactors and power transferred between various parts of an zirconia physical vapor deposition chamber.

7. Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors

   30 Mar 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

   Derive expressions for productivity of plug flow and perfectly mixed continuous flow reactors, discuss quality, and describe advantages of batch reactors.

8. Blood Filtration

   30 Mar 2019 |

   Estimate flow rate of blood through two types of porous filter: an array of tubes and a packed bed of solid spheres.

9. Blood Flow and Vascular Deposits

   30 Mar 2019 |

   Analyze the effect of increasing fat deposit thickness on blood flow through human arteries.

10. Bottom Filled Mold

    07 Apr 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

    Calculation of mold filling times, with and without a constant height of metal in a riser. Problem uses modified Bernoulli equation for the mechanical energy balance and the students are asked to determine which resistances are significant.

11. Carbon Nanotube Fracture

    27 May 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Christine M Aikens, George C. Schatz, Marcelo Carignano

    Due to their mechanical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hold promise as nanoreinforcements in a variety of composites. As a result, numerous theoretical and experimental studies have been performed in order to understand the behavior of CNTs under axial tension. Whereas quantum mechanical...

12. Cast-a-Box: Casting Conditions and Macroporosity

    07 Apr 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    An illustration of three-dimensional finite difference simulation of heat conduction with phase change and complex boundary conditions, this requires students to adjust boundary conditions to make the top surface of a regular hexahedral "casting" to freeze last, eliminating...

13. Casting of a Cylindrical Part in a Thermally Resistive Mold

    30 Mar 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

    Use of integral analysis for development of approximate solution for solidification in cylindrical thermally resistive mold.

14. CD Injection Molding I: Navier-Stokes

    10 Apr 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    State simplifying assumptions which can be made regarding radial injection molding of liquid polycarbonate polymer into a CD mold, and simplify the cylindrical form of the Navier-Stokes equations accordingly.

15. CD Injection Molding II: Shear Stress

    09 Apr 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Solve the cylindrical Navier-Stokes equations simplified in Part I to give the velocity profile in radial injection molding of a CD, and calculate the shear stress based on this velocity profile.

16. Chemical Vapor Deposition

    28 May 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Calculate boundary layer sizes and deposition rate profiles along substrates on the bottom of a box-type chemical vapor deposition chamber.

17. Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor Design

    28 May 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Sketch the streamlines in a tube CVD reactor and propose a design change which would lead to more uniform deposition.

18. Classroom Resources

    10 Dec 2021 | | Contributor(s):: NACK Network

19. Continuous Casting Hydrostatics

    28 May 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Matthew John M. Krane

    A mixture of hydrostatics and the modified Bernoulli equation are used to determine the effect of fluid height in a tundish on the flow rate supplying liquid steel to a continuous casting mold.

20. Crystal-free Zone in a Glass-Ceramic Dish

    28 May 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Adam Powell

    Estimate the thickness of the crystal-free surface layer in a glass-ceramic dish by relating a heat equation solution to the T-T-T diagram.