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Thermodinamics: Turbines, Compressors and Pumps

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Overview:: This presentation shows the thermodynamics involved in machines like turbines, compressors and pumps. It develops the core concepts of energy equations working in these devices. It contains theoretical presentations and three examples.
Type of Material:: Presentation
Recommended Uses:: It could be recommended for courses on mechanical engineering topics. Useful for traditional and hybrid/blended teaching
Technical Requirements:: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers were used to access the material. It seems that all facilities are active for any browser.
Identify Major Learning Goals:: The video is addressed to students of mechanical engineering degrees interested in learning about working machines like turbines, compressors and pumps.
Target Student Population:: Grade School, High School, College General Ed, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: Basic knowledge of physics.

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Strengths:: The presentation shows how turbines, compressors and pumps work. The presentation deals with the behaviour turbines, compressors and pumps, applying mass and energy conservation. Three examples are included. Contents are presented in a clear and concise manner. The contents are core concepts in basic thermodynamics and fluid flow in engineering courses. Information is provided accurately and summarizes well the main ideas.
Concerns:: Lacks interactive quizzes or self-assessment tools for learners to verify understanding in real-time.

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Strengths:: The material could be used for self-learning as well as a supplementary material in traditional or blended/hybrid courses on basic thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. The learning objectives are clearly stated. Physical phenomena and explanations concerning turbines, compressors and pumps are presented using text, pictures and animations, easy to understand. In includes equations explaining the relation between the main parameters involved in the mass and energy conservation that improve the video.
Concerns:: No concerns.

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Strengths:: The presentation is a standalone material, easy to use. Only connection to the Internet and link to the video repository is needed. It can be reproduced in computer, iPad and smartphone. Visual design of the presentation corresponds to a succession of pictures as the explanations are given.
Concerns:: As corresponds to video materials, limited interactivity.

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The material is hosted on YouTube and is freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. It respects user privacy in accordance with YouTube's standard policies.
The content is appropriate for a general audience of engineering students and contains no offensive material.
The channel appears to be actively maintained, and the links provided in the description to other videos were functional at the time of review.

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