Student staff partnership to create an interdisciplinary science skills course in a research intensive university

This paper reflects upon the development of a multidisciplinary lesson plan aimed at developing science skills for Physics and Astronomy, Geographical and Earth Sciences, and Chemistry students at a research intensive Scottish university. The lesson plan was co-developed with a small group of staff and undergraduate students from these disciplinary areas. The authors discuss the rationale and process for developing the course, drawing upon literature relating to students and staff co-creating curricula in higher education. The authors conclude by offering suggestions for the academic development community about ways in which this kind of collaboration can be supported at local and institutional levels

Fan Performance Analysis for Rotor Cooling of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machines

The thermal management of an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) machine is essential because it determines the machine’s continuous power output and reliability. In this paper, a secondary cooling method is proposed using rotor cooling which allows better thermal management on the permanent magnets that are attached to the rotor. This will reduce the potential of the machine failing due to magnet demagnetization and degradation. Thermal analysis via Lumped Parameter (LM) networks is usually sufficient in predicting the motor’s thermal behaviour. However, the accuracy of the prediction can be increased especially for devices with complex flow regions by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In this study, the fan blade was attached to the rotor of a Yokeless and Segmented Armature (YASA) machine for flow validation and then three different fan blade designs from other engineering applications were tested. The evaluation includes the flow characteristic, power requirement and thermal characteristic for the AFPM’s rotor cooling applications. Additionally, the Rotor Cooling Performance Index (RCPI) is introduced to assess each fan design performance.Publisher Statement: © 2017 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works

Launching a Journal About and Through Students as Partners

Editorial of first issue of the International Journal for Student as Partners

The Fan Design Impact on the Rotor Cooling of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machines

Thermal management of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) machines is essential because it determines the machine’s continuous power output and reliability. Also, thermal management is required to avoid catastrophic failure due to degradation. To help meet this challenge, a secondary cooling method can be integrated into the rotor, which can yield improved machine performance and reliability. Thermal analysis via Lumped Parameter (LM) networks is usually sufficient in predicting the thermal motor behaviour. Accuracy can be further increased with the help of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), especially for devices with complex flow regions. In this paper, the fan blade was attached to the rotor of a YASA machine for flow validation, and then three different fan blade designs from other engineering applications were adopted, in order to compare the flow characteristic, power requirement and thermal characteristic for AFPM cooling applications

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