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Thursday, May 21, 2015
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Blended Learning: Finding the Mix
- Location: Online
- Contact: CITS Instructional Development
- Description: This online workshop focuses on blended learning strategies and developing faculty abilities to successfully integrate online components of a course with face-to-face components Faculty are invited to engage in a 10 day asynchronous workshop designed to introduce blended learning techniques and facilitate faculty planning of a blended course. The workshop includes a focus on assessment to help faculty not only assess student learning outcomes, but also to assess how well the “blend” works to facilitate student learning.
- Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.wikispaces.net/Blended+Learning
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Mechanical Engineering MS Thesis Defense by Mr. Milad Rakhsha
- Location: Textiles Building 101E
- Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department
- Description: Mechanical Engineering MS THESIS DEFENSE by
Mr. Milad Rakhsha
DATE:
Monday, June 8th 2015
TIME:
2:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Textile Building, Room 101E
TOPIC:
Computational Fluid Dynamics in OpenFOAM for Passive Control of Flow Separation On NACA 63-018 Airfoil Using Vortex Generators and Leading Edge Tubercles
ABSTRACT:
Fluid flow analysis is carried out numerically on passive geometries as the means to control flow separation on airfoils. Specifically, the effect of vortex generators (VGs) and leading edge tubercles (LETs) are investigated on NACA 63-018 airfoil using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). On one hand, a modified airfoil with double-sided VGs is analyzed for the sole purpose of ultra-high solidity hydrokinetic vertical axis turbines that operate predominantly in the stall region at low tip speed ratios. On the other hand, a modified airfoil with LETs is evaluated as an alternative option to VGs. To this aim, OpenFOAM is used as the CFD package to model the flow over the airfoil in pre-stall and stall regions. A structured mesh in blockMesh dictionary is developed, which provides a powerful framework to study various VGs geometries and their locations parametrically, as well as LETs waviness in terms of wavelength and amplitude. The numerical simulations are carried out using the steady-state solver, simpleFoam, over angle of attacks (α) ranging from 0◦ to 18◦, with the flow behaving as steady at low α and pseudo-steady at high α. For the low Reynolds number of interest in this study, namely 5×105, the k−ωSST turbulent model offers the best performance in comparison to other turbulent models. The VGs and LETs geometries are configured optimally at one angle of attack in the stall region. Subsequently, the optimal configurations are adopted and tested over 0◦ < α < 18◦ in order to characterize the lift and drag coefficients of the modified airfoil with VGs and LETs. Results show an increase in lift-to-drag ratio in the stall region using double-sided and non-submerged VGs located at 10% of the chord length. However, the modified airfoil with LETs did not show improvement in lift, drag, and lift-to-drag ratio in comparison to standard shape airfoil.
ADVISOR:
Dr. Raymond Laoulache (rlaoulache@umassd.edu, 508-999-8540)
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Dr. Sankha Bhowmick, Dr. Alex Fowler
Open to the public.
All MNE students are encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact Dr. Raymond Laoulache (contact info above).
Thank you,
Sue Cunha, Administrative Assistant
508-999-8492
scunha@umassd.edu
- Topical Areas: University Community, Mechanical Engineering
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11:00 AM
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12:30 PM
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Increasing Engagement through Flexible Teaching and Learning
- Location: Liberal Arts Building 208
- Contact: CITS Instructional Development
- Description: LARTS 208 has been designed to support teaching that is conducive to involving students, actively in their own learning. Participants will explore several active learning strategies and scenarios and utilize the technology in the room to engage students and promote active and collaborative learning.
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
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2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
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New Employee Orientation
- Location: Foster Administration Building
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: Human Resources
- Description: On a monthly basis Human Resources partners with Campus Services and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to facilitate the University's New Employee Orientation session. This orientation is a mandatory session for newly hired benefited employees. It includes a review of key policies and procedures as well as campus resources that employees need to be aware of. Topics include:
- Human Resource policies and procedures
- Employee Perks
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/EEO roles and responsibilities
- Campus Services offerings
This session is an important element of the on-boarding process - your attendance is required.
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators
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10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
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Acalog Training for Editors
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 128
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: This class will allow Editors in Acalog to learn the appropriate procedures for updating information in the Acalog catalog.
Contact Verena Lisinski (vlisinski) at x8609 for more information or questions.
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
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2:30 PM
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3:30 PM
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Acalog Training for Editors
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 128
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: This class will allow Editors in Acalog to learn the appropriate procedures for updating information in the Acalog catalog.
Contact Verena Lisinski (vlisinski) at x8609 for more information or questions.
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
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