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NUS – TU/e Educational Cooperation Jetse C. Reijenga. Multidisciplinary Project work Design a Photovoltaic Refrigerator, (Stirling cooler vs. DC compressor) Client: Global Cooling (USA) 2 Groups: NUS (7) and TU/e (6). MDP educational goals work with Projects
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NUS – TU/e Educational Cooperation Jetse C. Reijenga Multidisciplinary Project work Design a Photovoltaic Refrigerator, (Stirling cooler vs. DC compressor) Client: Global Cooling (USA) 2 Groups: NUS (7) and TU/e (6)
MDP educational goals • work with Projects • deal with practical problems • applying combined technical knowledge • localizing and acquiring new knowledge and information • working together in a team with other students with different background • develop and apply communicative skills • specifically for MDPi: cooperating with a parallel group abroad
Staff involved • Prof. Wang, Chi-Hwa (Chem. Eng. NUS) • Prof. Yu, Liya E. (Chem. Eng. NUS) • Drs. Hendry Siepe (Center Sustain. Technol) • Dr. ir. Jetse C. Reijenga (Chem. Eng. TU/e) • Support • Global Cooling (USA) • NUS Dept Chem Eng Env Chem, UROP Fund, CACHE • TU/e Depts: Chem Eng, Physics, Mech Eng, Center Sustain. Technol.
Student participants • Fu Jia Hui, Chem Eng • Ng Chwee Lin Chem, Eng • Josephine Yeo Siew Khim, Chem Eng • Wuang Shy Chyi, Chem Eng • Ashwin Balasubramanian, Chem Eng • Chew Sin Yong, Jason, Chem Eng • George Ng Ming Horng, Chem Eng • Ronny de Ridder, Chem Eng • Maarten Blox, Chem Eng • Bastiaan Bergman, Physics • Arjan Buijsse, Mech Eng • Paul Scholtes, Mech Eng • Thijs Adriaans, Mech Eng
Time frame: • 17 weeks between 1 September 2000 and • 31 may 2001 (8 SP = 240 hours) • Communication: • E-mail • Videoconferences • ICQ chat • Sponsored equipment: • 2 refrigerators • Stirling cooler • DC compressor • 2 solar panels • Final VC presentation: • 31 may 2001, 16:30 Singapore time
Project phases • Fact finding • Research phase • Project plan • Prototype design • Test protocol • Interim report and presentation • Prototype construction • Testing phase • Performance comparison • Marketing phase • Final report and presentation
What next….. • Critical evaluation • Paper in Chem Eng Educ • follow-up project… • Other forms of (cyber-)cooperation…