2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Work-in-Progress: Expanding Use of Affordable Transport Equipment — Fluidized Bed with Applications for Bio- and Chemical Catalysis

Presented at Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1

This paper reports on the development of a new fluidized-bed desktop learning module for chemi-cal engineering students. This new module will supplement a set of existing modules developed by our group in the fluid mechanics and heat transfer domains. Packed bed/fluidized bed instruction appears in most chemical engineering curricula, but hands-on exposure is usually relegated to sen-ior-level unit operations laboratories if the equipment is available at all. We have developed a sim-ple system with manometer ports for understanding pressure losses in particle beds; our system can eventually be used for safe low-low temperature catalytic processes that can be visualized with a color change. Classroom implementation strategies, accompanying conceptual-reinforcement ma-terials, and motivational strategies will be presented.

Authors

Zeynep Ezgi Durak http://orcid.org/https://0000-0002-5136-8011 Washington State University [biography]

Zeynep Durak is a graduate research assistant at Washington State University. She is working on the design and development of low-cost miniaturized hands-on learning tools to demonstrate heat transfer and fluid mechanics concepts. Specifically she is working on the development of a fluidized bed desktop learning module and its associated learning materials.
Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7382-9715 Washington State University [biography]

Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., and did his postdoctoral work at the University of Oklahoma where he also taught as a visiting lecturer. He has been on the Washington State University (WSU) faculty for 40 years and for the past 25 years has developed a focus on miniaturized hands-on interactive learning strategies. He has been recognized through two university-wide and one national AIChE innovation awards.
David B. Thiessen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-5914 Washington State University [biography]

David B.Thiessen received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado in
1992 and has been at Washington State University since 1994. His research interests include fluid
physics, acoustics, and engineering education.
Dr. Olusola Adesope Washington State University [biography]

Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is a Professor of Educational Psychology and a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructi
Oluwafemi Johnson Ajeigbe [biography]

Oluwafemi Ajeigbe is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, where his research interests include cybersecurity in industrial control systems, as well as the cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of active learning strategies in STEM classrooms. Oluwafemi received his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (2021) from Washington State University and a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering (2018) from All Nations University, Ghana.

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