Chemical Engineering Experimentation over the Internet

Eric Nuttall

University of New MexicoJim Henry

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Pedagogy

Aspects to explore

Technology

Pedagogy

"High-tech, high-touch." Megatrends, Naisbitt (1982)

Teaming at a distance

Ownership of learning materials

Richness of data, Colton (2003)

Pedagogy

Aspects to explore

Technology

Aspects to explore

Resource sharing (SAVE $$s)

(space, equipment, supplies, maintenance)

Richness of equipment & experiment menu

for all universities

Pedagogy

Aspects to explore

Technology

teaching and research in controls systems and unit operations laboratories:

-- a three-tank level control system (UNM)

-- a twelve-tray distillation column (UTC)

-- a shell-and-tube heat exchanger (UTC)

-- a gas-fired water heater (UTC)

Technology

teaching and research in controls systems and unit operations laboratories:

-- a three-tank level control system (UNM)

-- a twelve-tray distillation column (UTC)

-- a shell-and-tube heat exchanger (UTC)

-- a gas-fired water heater (UTC)

Three tank system

http://www.amira.de/

Three tank system

http://www.amira.de/

Three tank system• Control Toolbox for the three tank system

http://www.amira.de/

Three tank system

http://www.NI.com/LabVIEW/

teaching and research in controls systems and unit operations laboratories:

-- a three-tank level control system (UNM)

-- a twelve-tray distillation column (UTC)

-- a shell-and-tube heat exchanger (UTC)

-- a gas-fired water heater (UTC)

The column

The control panel

The Results Graphs (selected)

The Results Data (selected)

UTC

teaching and research in controls systems and unit operations laboratories:

-- a three-tank level control system (UNM)

-- a twelve-tray distillation column (UTC)

-- a shell-and-tube heat exchanger (UTC)

-- a gas-fired water heater (UTC)

The Results Graphs (selected)

The Results Data (selected)

teaching and research in controls systems and unit operations laboratories:

-- a three-tank level control system (UNM)

-- a twelve-tray distillation column (UTC)

-- a shell-and-tube heat exchanger (UTC)

-- a gas-fired water heater (UTC)

The System

The control panel

The Results Graphs (selected)

ThanksUTChattanooga’s

Center for Excellence in Computer Applications

UNM’sEric NuttallLomesh DuttaCSC LabNASA

- PURSUE Project

UNM does not have supportfor continuing the Coordinated Systems and Control Laboratory

This work at UNM is not continuing

Sad News

More details, all web links--

http://chem.engr.utc.edu/AIChE/Labs