Slug flow simulator: A tool for the teaching and learning of two-phase slug flow regime in vertical columns

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2007

Authors

Tiago Sotto Mayor (Author) Other; Alexandra M F R Pinto (Author) FEUP; Joao B L M Campos (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Engineering Education

Vol. 23 No. 3

Pages: 598-607

ISSN: 0949-149X

Publisher: Dublin Institute of Technology Tempus Publications

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-DH7

Abstract (EN): The learning-oriented approach, with its emphasis on student engagement, has been implemented in a course that utilizes a slug flow simulator (SFS), in the context of research assignments that complement traditional engineering lectures. The course is a Master's degree in Theoretical and Applied Fluid Mechanics, at the Engineering Faculty of Porto University (Portugal). The goal is to engage students proactively in the learning process, so as to enrich their learning experience and foster knowledge retention. The main features of the simulator are presented (main windows, input parameters and monitored variables) and the potential benefits of its use are discussed A series of tasks of increasing complexity are proposed, covering both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10