Title :
Ocean circulation in a rotating tank: An outreach project in fluid dynamics
Author :
Reckinger, Shanon M. ; Aca, Blanca ; Pitz, Katherine
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Dept., Fairfield Univ., Fairfield, CT, USA
Abstract :
This work presents outreach curriculum designed to expose high school students to research intensive fields such ocean modeling (or traditional fluid dynamics). The curriculum is for a five day learning experience and research project that presents the different ways to study fluid dynamics: theory, observations, experiments, and computations. Curriculum, resources, and results are all provided.
Keywords :
confined flow; education; fluid dynamics; oceanography; student experiments; computations; experiments; high school students; intensive field research; learning experience; observations; ocean circulation; ocean modeling; outreach curriculum; outreach project; research project; resources; rotating tank; theory; traditional fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Equations; Mathematical model; Oceans; Satellites; Fluid Dynamics; Outreach; Women and Minorities in Engineering;
Conference_Titel :
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1), 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Bridgeport, CT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5232-8
DOI :
10.1109/ASEEZone1.2014.6820678
