Integrating a Cogeneration Facility into Engineering Education

跨学科(99)热电联产是一个对许多行业的经济生存能力日益重要的领域。该项目将来自25兆瓦热电联产系统的实时数据和分析整合到化学和机械工程课程中。该项目加深了本科生对热电联产系统和电力相关问题的理解。此外，它还为快速分析此类系统提供了教育工具。整个课程中系统操作的垂直集成为高年级本科生提供了对全球问题的探索。工具是开源的，并利用标准平台，便于将来被其他机构采用。有关部门强调开展活动，有效地让代表性不足的学生群体参与进来。评估活动包括一个工业热电联产专家小组审查开发的材料。该项目是概述将实时数据整合到不同复杂程度的课程中的方法的模式。

Interdisciplinary (99)Cogeneration is an area of growing importance to the economic viability of many industries. This project integrates real-time data and analysis from a 25 MW cogeneration system into the Chemical and Mechanical Engineering curricula. This project enhances the understanding of cogeneration systems and power-related issues in undergraduate students. Additionally, it provides educational tools for the rapid analysis of such systems. Vertical integration of system operations throughout the curriculum provides exploration of global issues for senior undergraduate students. Tools are open source and utilize standard platforms for ease in future adoption by other institutions. The involved departments emphasize activities to effectively involve underrepresented student groups. Assessment activities include a team of experts in industrial cogeneration reviewing the developed materials. This project serves as a model for outlining methods to integrate real-time data into curricula at various levels of complexity.