A Unique Leak Detection Precursor Capstone Design Project For A Hands On Senior Level Design Experience

This paper describes a design project for the senior level Fluid and Thermal System Design course, which is a precursor to the Capstone Design Project at Oakland University. The Fluid and Thermal System Design course is geared to taking students through the entire taxonomy of the design process; from knowledge, comprehension and application, to analysis, synthesis and finally evaluation. The leaktest design is the first design project of the course, and involves all of the aforementioned steps of the design process. The project is carried out during the first seven weeks of the semester, working in teams made up of three to four students, with one being the team leader. Results of the students’ design experiences will be presented in this paper.