Project Descriptions

Each of the projects described in this chapter are designed to be solved over the
course of a semester by an engineering team. The projects are listed with a recommended
number of team members.
Students who desire to work on these projects are referred to Chapter 1 for a
review of the design process, the nature of engineering design, design phases, codes and
standards, economics, product safety, the bid process, and especially project
management, project planning, internal documentation, and report preparation. The
student is encouraged to go through each of these topics and apply them appropriately in
the solution process.
Consideration should also be given to other parameters not discussed in Chapter
1, because they are important. These include: production processes, economic factors,
safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethical issues, and social impact.
It is also important to consider the total life cycle of the design. Specifically, how
will the design operate after 1 or 5 or 20 years? How will it be maintained? How will it
be used? How will it be marketed, and how will customer satisfaction be determined?
These things should be given attention as part of the solution

Titles of Projects

Projects with Three Engineers Fluid Heat

Mechanics Transfer
1 Fireplace Heat Recovery
2 Heat Recovery in a Sheetrock Plant
3 Design of a Baseboard Heater
4 A Sandblaster That Uses Ice
5 Domestic Fresh-Air Makeup System
6 Shaved-Ice Maker

Projects with Four Engineers Fluid Heat

Mechanics Transfer
7 Slab-Heated Warehouse
8 Hot-Water Dispenser
9 Personal Ice Maker
10 Greenhouse Climatic Conditions
11 Solar-Heated Swimming Pool
12 Economics of Fuel Tank Insulation
13 A Three-Ton Source of Cool Air
14 Heated Driveway Slab
15 A Potable Source of Cool Air for Golf Cart
Projects with Four Engineers Fluid Heat
Mechanics Transfer
16 Flash Freezing of Chicken
17 Automatic Solar Hot Dog Cooker
18 Cooling Tower for an Internal Combustion Engine
19 Solar Updraft Generation Unit
20 Human-Powered Distillation Unit
21 How Lather Machine
22 Apparatus for Illustrating the First Law
23 Shower-Head Testing Unit
24 Ice Skating Rink
25 Analysis of Energy-Efficient Methods in Home
Construction
26 Earth-Coupled Air Conditioning Unit
27 A Heating System for a Tank Car
28 Energy Recovery from a Generating Facility
29 Cooling Pond for a Power Plant
30 Heating of a Portable Review Platform
31 Analysis of a Piping Network
32 Steam and Air Supply Systems