Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 19:09:28
Major
Mechanical Engineering - Cooperative Education
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2016
Abstract
The simulation wind tunnel program created for this project is implemented within a larger, National Science Foundation funded project titled Zipping Towards STEM: Integrating Engineering Design into the Middle School Physical Science Curriculum. Over the course of the next two years, all Akron Public School 8th grade students will go through the Zipping Towards STEM project curriculum. The students will be exposed to the typical steps of engineering design (computer modeling, simulation, building, and testing) and learn about the fundamentals of aerodynamics through the design of their own Soap Box Derby mini-cars. The virtual wind tunnel will be used during the simulation portion of the curriculum to show the 8th grade students how performance prediction software is used during the engineering design process.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Nicholas Garafolo
First Reader
Dr. Scott Sawyer
Second Reader
Dr. Ajay Mahajan
Recommended Citation
Goldberg, Devon A.; Pierson, Emma; Hein, Brandon; Hein, Jeremy; and Flohr, Greg, "Zipping Towards STEM: Simulation Wind Tunnel" (2016). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 383.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/383
Included in
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Commons, Other Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons