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ASSIGNEMNT BRIEF

Course No.: STEM II LAB

For use with the following qualifications:

- HTU Technical Degree in Engineering

- HTU B.Sc. Degree in Engineering

Assignment Brief Number: 1

Version 1

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Assignment Brief
Student Name/ID
Number/Section
HTU Course Number and Title 10303130 / STEM LAB
Academic Year 2021/2022
Assignment Author Eng.Sereen Alzu’bi
Course Tutor Eng.Sereen Alzu’bi
Assignment Title Assignment. No.1
Assignment Ref No 1
Issue Date 5-6-2022
Formative Assessment dates 5-6-2022 / 19-6-2022
Submission Date 19-6-2022
IV Name & Date Eng.Saif Siouf

Submission Format
Submission should be provided by a separated final formal report/Softcopy. Include student’s
name, and ID, assignment’s name, submission date and the declaration form with the cover-sheet
of the final report.

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO1 Exploring principles and basic operation of electrical, electronic, mechanical and dynamic
systems with their applications in their respective fields
LO2 Developing and producing various prototypes using CNC lathe and milling machines;
investigating the different machining factors that affect the quality of manufactured products;
improving the practical and theoretical skills of producing such prototypes using plastic
molding techniques.
LO3 Conduction of experiments and analysis of different data obtained from the wind tunnel,
alternative energy and wind turbine/ windmill facilities using the appropriate software such as
MATLAB.
Investigation of parameter changes on a system and practically applying the theory of
instrumentation. Developing basics skills to validate an experiment.
LO4 Designing solutions for real-world problems strongly grounded in the scientific method
utilizing technology and engineering concepts learnt during the module. Getting used to use more
digital manufacturing techniques, learn to design, use and export Laser cutting machines, 3D
printers and PCB making machines.

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Assignment Brief and Guidance

Guidance:

1- Include your name and student ID on the final report. For example, JohnDoe_17120024.docx,
the final report should be typed using computer and not hand written.

2- If plagiarism is detected between two or more reports the students’ mark will be capped
“Failed”.

3- The final report should be concise, where the quality of your comments on each of the tasks will
have a strong influence on the marks awarded.

4- Remember, the objective of the assignment is to assess understanding rather than the ability to
simply reproduce analytical procedures and this requires you to explain the steps in your analysis.
No waffle!

5- Whenever, the task asks you for writing a Software such as (MATLAB or EXCEL), make sure
that you include your code and all steps in the report, comment your code to show your steps and
explain them.

6- Whenever, the task requires plots, make sure to include them in your report, assure that all your
figures/plots are well labelled and numbered in the report.

7- The final report’s style, ordering, and coversheet are allocated “Pass” mark.

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Scenario: You are currently training at a large engineering firm in Jordan Amman, and the management wants to
examine all of its trainees to see who qualifies to join the company after the training period passes. For that
examination, the management have selected multiple problems, in which all the trainees are familiar with since
they were part of the team that solved them during their internship. This examination was set by the company to
gauge each trainee’s understanding of different real-life problems. The examination includes three parts, Electrical
& Electronics, Energy, and Mechanical fields, to make sure that all of their employees have the general engineering
skills and capabilities, which allows them to understand and be able to communicate with engineers and technicians
from different backgrounds.

Task (I) Exploring Electricity and Electronics:

Part A) Perform the following connections using the provided kits. (Practical)

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Part B)

1- Talk about the main uses of relays, and the difference between their NO and, NC contactors.

2- Design a circuit that employed the relay to activate a pump only when a normally closed relay was pushed
while also turning off a red led.

3- Give me real-world examples of how we may employ transistors in our daily lives, and feel free to use
any sketch.

4- In your own words, describe the working principle of LDR? Feel free to use any sketch.

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Task (II) Wind Turbine:

Consider the following table:

Fan Wind Angle Angle Angle Angle Angle Angle Angle

Speed speed (0) (15) (30) (45) (60) (75) (90)
Low 8.20 -0.35 0.21 0.69 1.2 4.70 5.0 0.11

Medium 9.70 -0.60 0.40 1.17 2.0 6.78 7 0.03

High 11.7 -1.09 0.5 1.22 2.3 8.80 9.1 0.42

A- Using MATLAB or Excel, plot the voltage values vs the angle for the different wind speeds.

B- In your own words describe the performance of the wind turbine from the graph.

C- What are the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy sources such as wind or solar?

D- Write down the main components of a wind turbine and describe its function you can attach a sketch for an
illustration

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Task (III) ) Alternative Energy:

Execute preliminary research on the limitations of employing alternative energy in Jordan, such as energy
storage issues or others (minimum two paragraphs and list your references)

Task (IV) CNC Mill and CNC Lathe:

1- Using the CNC milling machine, carve a 5cm x 5cm wax block with your name initials, using
ERAS BOLD ITC font, inside a grooved polygon; list the steps in detail.

2- Fabricate the symmetrical curved shown below using the Lathe CNC machine with a 38mm length.
List the steps in detail.

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Task (V) Plastic:

1- Categorize the following items to the corresponding molding method: Extrusion molding,
compression molding, blow molding, injection molding, or rotational molding.

a) plastic plates b) Side visor (Car part) c) Water bottles

d) Dowel rods e) Canoe

f) Rubber Boot g) joint h) Cable trunk

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2- In your own words, Discuss another type of molding that was not covered in class, using
examples and comprehensive explanations. Discuss its benefits and drawbacks, as well as
the cost and practicality of production.

Task (VI) Wind Tunnel:

Given the following data

Airfoil A
Angle (degrees) Lift (grams)
0 3
3 28
5.5 52
8 76
12 96

The surface area of airfoil A is (length * width*2) = 0.0273 sq. Meters

Wind speed = 28km/h
The dynamic pressure =1/2 ∗ 𝑝*𝑣2
𝑝 ∶ 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒, 𝑣 ∶ 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑

1- Fill out the following table (Show your calculations)

Airfoil A
Angle of Lift reading in Dynamic Surface Area Lift
attack (Kg) pressure coefficient

2- Plot the lift Coefficient vs Angle

3- Suggest two changes in the experiment that will make the values of lift force different

Task (VII) Exploring mechanics:

Part A) Friction
1- Discuss in detail what is the difference between static friction and kinetic friction, what we measured in
our lab, and how we measured it.

2- Explain why our method to measure and calculate the coefficient of friction consider better than
exerting a force on the object.

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3- Talk about the factor that affects the value of friction force.

4- Calculate the coefficient of three different objects that start moving at the following angles: 15
degrees, 36 degrees, and 70 degrees at the same surface.

5- A 4.0 kg block is pulled from rest along a rough horizontal surface by two forces, the first one is
20N in the left direction, and the second one is 6 N in the right direction. The coefficient of static
friction is 0.253. (g=9.81m/s). Answer the following: - Will the block move, or will it remain at
rest? – under the current external load, what is the magnitude of the friction force and the
maximum friction force? – under the same external load but along an inclined surface with an
incline angle equal to 35.5 degrees what is the magnitude of the friction force and the maximum
friction force?

Part B) Gears

1- Find the gearing ratio for the given gear train assembly
2- Given that the speed (ω) of the driver gear is 150 RPM find the speed of the blue gear

3- discuss the benefits of using gears and give an example from our life talk about it in detail

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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
M1: Student is able
P1: Student is able to to understand and
understand and taste taste the physical
the physical meaning meaning behind
LO1 Exploring principles and
behind speed and Torque and/or
basic operation of electrical,
gearing. tangential force.
electronic, mechanical and
dynamic systems with their
M2: The student is
applications in their respective
able to understand
fields
and calculate static
friction forces and
the needed
coefficients
LO2 The Study and analysis of P2 Ability to clarify M3 Deep
different Alternative Energy the concept behind understanding of the
Sources, their part and effects on his topic. presented topic. D1 Ability to justify the relation
the environment. between systems components
M4 Identifying and the interaction between
renewable system them.
components
functionality.
LO3 Conduction of experiments P3The student is able M5 The student is D2 The Student is able to
and analysis of different data to calculate the lifting able to understand differentiate between power and
obtained from the wind tunnel, coefficient and Drag airflow around energy and calculate the energy
alternative energy and wind coefficient of an air curved and convicted needed and consumed by a
turbine/ windmill. foil. surfaces. system.

LO4 Designing solutions for real- P4 The student Is M6 The Student is D3 The student is able to
world problems strongly grounded able to take able to design a complete a full task from
in the scientific method utilizing measurements and given task inside the designing to have a physical
technology and engineering calibrate the machine. machine CAD and model.
concepts learnt during the module. Export a working
Getting used to use more digital P4 The Student is GM code.
manufacturing techniques, learn to able to install the
design, use and export Laser working piece
cutting machines, 3D printers and correct.
PCB making machines.

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STUDENT ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND DECLARATION

When submitting evidence for assessment, each student must sign a declaration confirming that
the work is their own.

Student name: Assessor name: Eng. Sereen Al-Zu’bi

Issue date: Submission date: Submitted on:

5th of June, 2022 19th of June, 2022

Program:

HTU Course Name: STEM Lab II HTU Course Code: 00102102

Assignment number and title: Assignment #1

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and
students who break the rules, however innocently, may be penalized. It is your responsibility
to ensure that you understand correct referencing practices. As a university level student,
you are expected to use appropriate references throughout and keep carefully detailed notes
of all your sources of materials for material you have used in your work, including any
material downloaded from the Internet. Please consult the relevant unit lecturer or your
course tutor if you need any further advice.

Student declaration
I certify that the assignment submission is entirely my own work and I fully understand the
consequences of plagiarism. I understand that making a false declaration is a form of
malpractice.

Student signature: Date:

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