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CBU Engineering Lab Facility

Siripong Malasri, Randel Price, Yeu-Sheng Shiue, Asit Ray, Eugene McGinnis, Ali Pourhashemi, K. Madhavan, Joseph Londino, and John Ventura

School of Engineering Christian Brothers University

650 East Parkway South Memphis, TN 38104

Abstract In May 2002, the Assisi Foundation of Memphis committed a $3M grant to Christian Brothers University (CBU). Almost $2M of this grant goes toward acquiring new engineering lab equipment and about $60,000 toward the renovation of the Saint Benilde Hall lab building. CBU is raising another $400,000 to cover the cost of the renovation. The renovation project was finished in September 2003 and new equipment has been acquired since 2003 and will continue to 2005. This paper describes the new engineering lab facility at Christian Brothers University. Introduction Surveys of engineering students and faculty for several years indicated that the engineering lab facilities at CBU needed to be upgraded. In the 2001-2002 Academic Year, the School of Engineering submitted a proposal to the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. The Foundation has granted almost $2M for engineering lab equipment. The equipment has been acquired since 2003 and will continue to 2005. The Foundation also has committed about $600,000 toward the renovation cost of the engineering lab building, Saint Benilde Hall. CBU has also committed an additional $400,000 to complete the renovation. The renovation began in April 2003 and was completed in September 2003. The implementation of this grant provides a state-of-the-art engineering lab facility for undergraduate engineering education at CBU. Engineering Lab Facility @ CBU Engineering labs are located in three buildings: Nolan Engineering Center, Saint Benilde Hall, and Saint Joseph Hall as shown in the campus map below (Figure 1).

o Nolan Engineering Center: Computer Aided Design & Drafting Lab, Computer Aided Engineering Lab, Forensics Lab, Steel Design Lab, UNIX Workstation Lab, Wireless PC Lab, and Rapid Prototype Lab

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o Saint Benilde Hall: Composite Materials Lab, Controls Lab, Electronics Lab, Environmental/Biochemical Lab, Geotech Lab, Heat Transfer/Fluid/Aerodynamics Lab, Instrumentation Lab, Manufacturing Lab/ Development Shop, Polymer/Packaging Lab, Process Control/Mass Transfer Lab, and Solid Mechanics Lab

o Saint Joseph Hall: Microprocessor Lab

Figure 1. Campus Map

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Each laboratory in newly renovated Saint Benilde Hall has a generous supply of power outlets as well as gigaspeed network connections. Lighting and environmental issues have been carefully addressed to ensure that students will have a functional and pleasant educational environment. Assisi Equipment Budget Table 1 below shows equipment budget from the Assisi Grant.

Lab 2003 2004 2005Computer Aided Engineering $52,500 $5,000 Computer Aided Design & Drafting $42,000 Controls $1,700 Electronics $50,000 $33,000Environmental/Biochemical $28,700 $53,700 Forensics $70,000Geotech $36,500 Heat Transfer/Fluid/Aerodynamics $5,000 $207,100 $134,700Instrumentation $20,000 Manufacturing/Development Shop $174,000 $104,000Microprocessor $42,000Polymer/Packaging $225,000 $160,000Process Control/Mass Transfer $102,500Rapid Prototype $37,000 Solid Mechanics $47,800 $90,000Engineering/Science Software $20,350 $24,650 $27,750

Total $213,550 $817,450 $763,950Grand Total = $1,794,950

Facility Tour Slides The following slides were shown during the lunch hour at the MAESC 2004 Conference. They show existing equipment as well as new equipment from the Assisi Grant.

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CBU Engineering LabsCBU Engineering Labs

MAESC 2004 Conference

Nolan Engineering CenterNolan Engineering Center

Computer Aided Design & Drafting LabComputer Aided Engineering LabForensics Lab

Steel Design LabUNIX Workstation Lab Wireless PC Lab Rapid Prototype Lab

Saint Benilde HallSaint Benilde Hall

Composite Materials LabControls LabElectronics LabEnvironmental/Biochemical LabGeotech LabHeat Transfer/Fluid/Aerodynamics Lab

Instrumentation LabManufacturing LabPolymer/Packaging LabProcess Control/Mass Transfer LabSolid Mechanics Lab

Saint Joseph HallSaint Joseph Hall

Microprocessor Lab

Biochemical/Environmental LabBiochemical/Environmental Lab

BOD Incubator Drying Oven

Muffle Furnace Desiccator Centrifuge

Weight (Analytical) Balance

Kjeldahl Digestion Flasks Exhaust Hood

Sedimentation Columns Spectrophotometer

pH Meter D.O. Meter/Conductivity

D.O. Meter Six Paddle Jar Tester

COD Digestor Imhoff Cone

Safety Shower

Fermentation Setup

Forma Incubator

Sorvatt Centrifuge

Forthcoming EquipmentForthcoming Equipment

Balance/Vacuum (2004 - $8,700)Catalytic Reactors (2004 - $39,000)Data Acquisition System (2004 - $6,000)

Composites LabComposites Lab

Filament Winder

Mandrel Puller

Assembly Table

Cellophane Wrapper Cellophane Wrapper

Computer Aided Design & Drafting Lab

Computer Aided Design & Drafting Lab

High Speed Network Printer

Data Projector

Pentium III 450 MHZ PCs with 256 MB memory, 13 GB hard drive, 3.5” floppy drive, 100 MB Zip drive, 32X CD-ROM drive, 19” monitor, and 3COM 100Mbs network card


21 PCs (2004 - $42,000)

Computer Aided Engineering LabComputer Aided Engineering Lab

Pentium 4 PCs with 1024 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, and CD-RW drive

19” LCD flat screen monitor and optical wheel mouse.

Data Projector Screen


Artificial Intelligence Software (2005 - $2,500)

Controls LabControls Lab

Motor – Generator Set – Synchronous Machine – DC Machine – Terminal Boxes

Induction Motor and Circuit Breaker, and Terminal Box

Analog Oscilloscope Lab Power Panel 3 Phase –Single Phase - DC Adjustable Frequency Controllers for

AC Motor Speed ControlProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLC)


Tachometers (2004 - $1,700)

Electronics LabElectronics Lab

DC Power Supply 75 Watts – 2 Channel Digital Oscilloscope – Signal Generator – Digital Multimeter – Circuit Board –

4-8-16 Ohm Load Resistor 250-500 Watts

Digital Computer System for Lab Data Collection and Instrument

Control

Servomechanism Demonstration

Inverted Beam Digital Control System

Magnetic Levitation Demonstration


Instrument Set (2005 - $33,000)

Sokkia DT6 Electronic Theodolites Topcon DT-100 Electronic Theodolite

Forensics LabForensics Lab

Nikon DTM-330 Total Station Topcon TL-20 Optical Theodolite

Aluminum Tripods for Auto Levels

Topcon AT-G7 Auto Levels

Tripod for Total Station

Tripods for Theodolites

Grade Rods for Leveling Range Poles Prism Pole and Glass

100’ Steel Tapes 100’ Cloth Tapes

Chaining PinsPlumb Bobs on Gammon Reels


Total Stations (2005 - $40,000)GPS (2005 - $15,000)Imaging System (2005 - $15,000)

Geotech LabGeotech Lab

Consolidation Tester Unconfined Compression Tester

Triaxial Tester Permeability Tester

Field Density Tester Hydrometer Tester

Sieve Shaker Proctor Tester

Atterberg Limits Testing Equipment C.B.R. Testing Equipment

Drying Ovens Data Acquisition System

Forthcoming equipmentForthcoming equipment

Compactor & Accessories (2004 - $7,000)Sieve Shaker (2004 - $2,500)Utility Oven (2004 - $1,500)Buoy. Balance & Accessories (2004 - $3,000)

Heat Transfer/Fluid/Aero LabHeat Transfer/Fluid/Aero Lab

Open Channel Hydraulic Simulator

Packed Bed Particulate Fluidized Bed

Demonstration EngineWind Tunnel

Fluid Flow Through Pipes & Fittings(Computer Interfaced)

Double Pipes, Shell-Tube, & Plate Type Heat Exchangers (Computer Interfaced)

Bubbling Fluidized Bed

Smoke Tunnel

Renold Number Testing Machine

Bernoulli Hydraulic Bench

Centrifugal Pump Unsteady State Heating Tank (Computer Interfaced)


Heat Transfer Software (2004 - $2,300)Centrifugal Pump (2004 - $15,000)Combined Convection/Radiation (2004 - $8,000)Data Logging Software (2004 - $4,800)Extended Surface Heat Transfer (2004 - $4,700)Flow Sensor (2004 - $1,000)Hydrographs (2004 - $27,800)Hydrology System (2004 - $46,200)Jacketed Vessel (2004 - $6,900)

Laws of Radiant Heat Transfer (2004 - $15,600)Linear Heat Conduction (2004 - $6,200)Plate Heat Exchanger (2004 - $4,000)Plunger Pump (2004 - $14,300)Pressure Meter (2004 - $1,600)Pump Data Acquisition System (2004 - $13,500)Radial Heat Conduction (2004 - $3,900)Radiation Errors in Temp. Meas. (2004 - $10,300)Service Unit (2004 - $7,000)Shell/Tube Heat Exchanger (2004 - $4,000)Tubular Heat Exchanger (2004 - $2,400)Unsteady State Heat Transfer (2004 - $9,900)

Axial Fan (2005 - $7,200)Axial Flow Turbine (2005 - $9,500)Centrifugal Compressor (2005 - $8,400)Centrifugal Fan (2005 - $8,700)Centrifugal Pump (2005 - $6,000)Gear Pump (2005 - $8,900)Heat Exchanger Service Unit (2005 - $14,300)Interface Console (2005 - $5,000)Pelton Turbine (2005 – $9,800)Power Meter/Supply (2005 – $3,400)Propeller Turbine (2005 - $19,700)Radial Flow Turbine (2005 - $8,400)

Series/Parallel Pump (2005 - $9,500)Turbine Service Unit (2005 - $5,900)Instrument Upgrade (2005 - $10,000)

Instrumentation LabInstrumentation Lab

Work Station with Scope, Digital Multimeter, Function Generator, and PC

Proto Board for Lab Experiments with Power Supply

NI ELVIS Workstation Creating Animated Agents Using Vox Proxy

Manufacturing Lab & Development Shop

Manufacturing Lab & Development Shop

Fadal VMC-15 Vertical Machining Center Band Saw

Power ShearTIG

Lathe Lathe

Vertical Mill Paint Booth

Surface Grinder

Drill Press

Drill Press

Drill Press Grinder/Sander Grinder/Sander

Grinder/Sander Grinder/Sander

Sheetmetal BendingManual Brake

SMAW Plasma Cutter OxyFuel Torch

Grinders/Sanders Saw

SawMIG

CNC Lathe Machine Axis Vertical Machine


Computers (2004 - $6,000)Elec. Balance (2004 - $2,000)Ultrasonic Gage (2004 - $7,000)Injection Molding Machine (2005 - $100,000)Programmable Furnace (2005 – $4,000)

Microprocessor LabMicroprocessor Lab

68HC1 Training Board and Computer Workstation

68HC11 Training Board


PCs (2005 - $42,000)

Steel Design LabSteel Design Lab

Steel Sculpture

Polymer/Packaging LabPolymer/Packaging Lab

Batch Reactor System with pH Meter Differential Scanning Calorimeter

Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (TA Instruments)

Modulated DSC, Refractometer & Optical Microscopes

Refrigerator Plate Viscometer (just arrived)


Computer (2004 - $2,000)Automatic Sample Table (2004 - $120,000)Corrosion Tester (2004 - $3,000)Laminating Press (2004 – $15,000)Packaging Design Software (2004 - $10,000)Tensile Tester (2004 - $15,000)

Altitude/Pressure Chamber (2005 - $30,000)Crush Tester (2005 - $15,000)Mullen Burst Tester (2005 - $15,000)Sample Preparing Tools/Fixtures (2005 -$10,000)Shock Machine (2005 - $60,000)Temperature Chamber (2005 - $30,000)

Process Control/Mass Transfer LabProcess Control/

Mass Transfer Lab

Distillation Column Fluid Level Process Control

Tray Drier

Steam-Air Cross Flow Heat Exchanger

Process ModuleGas Absorption

Aeration/Deaeration Experiment

(Computer Interfaced)


Evaporator & Data Collection (2005 - $63,500)Process Plant Trainer (2005 - $39,000)

Rapid Prototype LabRapid Prototype Lab

Dimension 3D Printer with 8”x8”x10” maximum build size and 0.01” or 0.013” layer thickness for use with ABS plastic

Pentium 4 PC with 1024 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, 19” LCD flat screen monitor, CD-RW drive, and optical wheel mouse

Solid Mechanics LabSolid Mechanics Lab

Impact Tester Fatigue Frame

Bridge Tester Concrete Compression Testing System

Mechanics of Materials Testing System


Direct Shear Test (2004 - $16,800)Impact Tester (2004 - $10,000)Twist/Bend Machine (2004 - $3,000)Universal Testing Machine (2004 - $18,000)Load Frame (2005 - $90,000)

UNIX Workstation LabUNIX Workstation Lab

SUN workstations with 650 MHZ CPU, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Disk

High Speed Printer

Data Projector

Saint Benilde Hall TourSaint Benilde Hall Tour

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