1. Spring Lab Series ME 3264 Eng. 2 108D -Tom Mealy 2-2-17
Labs start this Monday. All students must attend their registered section.
Week 1 of labs all will do the Heat Engine. NO Labview needed. Teams numbers assigned.
Weeks 2-9. Based on your team number assignment you will do the lab based on the Lab Schedule.
The HW for that lab is due when you walk in to lab.
The Lab Report is due the FOLLOWING WEEK. Including those who may have a “bye” from doing a
lab they still must show up at the start of lab and hand in a report.
Week 10 all will do the Turbine Lab.
Any Labview files needed are all set on the \\MENAS \ME 3264 server and folder. Open the Labview file and go the Block diagram, double click the WRITE TO MEASUREMENTS FILE
Create a folder on your private drive, desktop. USB, etc. and a new file name to write data to.

2. Redirect where Labview writes the data
DO NOT change any other settings

3. All 8 stations Heat Engine Entrance
First Week of Lab
All 8 stations Heat Engine
Entrance
Station 5
Station 1
#1 Heat Engine
#1 Heat Engine
Station 2
Station 6
#1 Heat Engine
#1 Heat Engine
Station 3
Station 7
#1 Heat Engine
#1 Heat Engine
#1 Heat Engine
Station 4
Station 4
Station 8
#1 Heat Engine
You will be teamed up for the semester
Emergency Exit Only

4. Weeks 2-9 Rotations FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE
For Your Team
Entrance
Station 5
Station 1
#7 Soda Can
#4 PEM Fuel Cell
No Labview
Station 2
Station 6
#6 Heat Pipe
Station 3
Station 7
#1 Heat Engine
#2 Beam Vibration
#5 Fluid Flow
Station 4
Station 4
Station 8
#3 Heat Exchanger
Custom Program
Emergency Exit Only

5. The turbine is outside of Eng. 2.
Entrance
Last Week
All will do the Turbine
Station 5
Station 1
Station 2
Station 6
Station 3
Station 7
Station 4
Station 8
The turbine is outside of Eng. 2.
2 Groups per section will go out and get data
Emergency Exit Only

6. Lab 1
HEAT ENGINE

7. Pressure Volume Q in Q out 1 1. Start- No Mass 2. Add a Mass
3. Add Heat
Q in
4. Remove Mass 2 3
Pressure
5. Remove Heat
Q out 4 5
Volume

8. Electronic Turbine Meter/LABVIEW
Rotameter
Sight Gage
& Stopwatch
Venturi
4 ways to measure flow
#5 Fluid Flow
Which way is “right”? or “the best”??

9. Delta T of the fluids Flow rates Warm air Cool Water Cold air
Warm Water

10. 2 PEM Fuel Cells
Electrolyzer