Industrial Energy Management Curriculum

Implementation of an energy management curriculum involves cooperative efforts among students, faculty, and local industry engineers. Two successful initiatives have occurred. The first focuses upon committing an entire class to one industrial site. On site instruction regarding thermodynamics, system analyses, mass transfer, plant operations and energy economics is followed by focused data collection and analyses. Students become cognizant of real world engineering and are expected to contribute toward improved site energy management. The host industry supports community/university relations, previews cooperative education students, and occasionally, adopts class generated cost avoidance ideas.