OPEN ENDED LABORATORY PROJECT INSTRUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Open-ended experiment employs out-come based education. It is a student-centered learning

philosophy that focuses on empirically measuring student performance, which is called
outcomes. Thus, in this open ended laboratory project, a problem will be given to a group of
student to solve or complete by conducting certain experimental work within a specified time.
Student should actively participate in discussion either in or out lab class.

TASK

Students are required to design an apparatus that can measure head loss occurs along the piping
system. Students will be divided into small group and each group consists of 4-5 students. Each
group is required to do the following task:
i. Design and fabricate an apparatus that can measure head loss occur along piping
system.
ii. Construct a lab/experiment instruction for that apparatus. The lab/experiment
instructions should consists of :
a. Title
b. Objective
c. Learning outcomes
d. Theory
e. List of Equipment
f. Experiment Procedure
g. Result
h. Discussion
i. Conclusion
j. References
iii. Provide a full report for that apparatus including sample of data.
iv. For the purpose of presentation, each group is required to provide A3 laminating
poster.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Evaluation criteria are as follows:

i. Proposal 20% (Group)
ii. Lab/Experiment Instruction 20% (Group)
iii. Weekly Progress 20% (Individual)
iv. Full Report 20% (Group)
v. Presentation 20% (Individual)
PROJECTS MILESTONES

This project will be conducted in 6 weeks with full supervision of Lab Instructor and Lab
Technician. Students are expected to design a new experiment but all technical expects of
equipment, tools, and lab resources must be consulted by the Lab Technician.

WEEK ACTIVITY
1 Students will be divided into small group and each group consists of 4-5 students. Each
group is required to propose their open ended laboratory project.
2 All groups are expected to come up with their apparatus design
3 Fabricate an apparatus
4 Do an experiment and construct lab/experiment instruction.
5 Produce experiment full report
6 Project presentation

LIST OF EQUIPMENTS

The tools required are as follows;

i. Hydraulic bench
ii. Water pump
iii. PVC Pipe
iv. Elbow or bend
v. Expansion and contraction
vi. Valve
vii. Pressure gauge or manometer tube
viii. PVC Glue
ix. Cable tie
x. Steel or wooden plate

REFERENCES

1. Yunus A. Cengel and John M. Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals and

Applications, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 2014.
2. Bruce R. Munson et. al., Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 10th Edition, Wiley, 2013.
3. Frank M. White, Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2011.
4. Merle C. Porter, Mechanics of Fluid, 4th Edition, Cangage Learning, 2012.
5. John F. Douglas, Fluid Mechanics, 6th Edition, Prantice Hall, 2011
6. Robert W. Fox, Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, John Wiley, 2012.