fandomhigh | Applied Inventiontronics, Period 4

The classroom today was a bit different. The desks were all paired off, and for each set there was a strange spinny thing, a small set of tools and a question sheet.

Glitch was at the front of the class, standing at a bit of a distance from the desk. It might want some space after last week.

"Today, you'll be taking apart those mini sterling engines , putting them back together, and filling out the worksheet. Don't worry too much about the questions and just answer them as best you can. Sorry, but, you'll have to work in teams for it because I didn't have enough to go around." He gave them an apologetic smile. "When you're finished, bring it and your answers to my desk and pick up one of these packets to go over."

He picked one up from the top of the pile before finally sitting at his desk. "I'll be here to answer any questions during and after class. I'll be in my office tomorrow, too, if you need anything then." He sat back a bit and started to read over the packet again to refresh his synapses if there were any questions.

[ooc: OCD is ~~on its way~~ up like an upping thing!]

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So he knows you're there.

Any desk, step right up. Also where you'd decide on who to work with. Yay teams!

Edited 2008-01-28 08:56 (UTC)

No notes to be taken, really, but you could pass some or lament having to team up.

Try not to break it. You could, but, that would probably be a bad thing, generally speaking.

1. What materials are utilized in the sterling engine?

2. What is its power source?

3. Where else could a sterling engine be used?

Finished? Turn your stuff in, pick up a packet, ask some questions. You've got so many options now!

For the person who does the helping.

Glitch is there, not headdesking at all.

Going job hunting today (morning) and possibly a million other things if I'm lucky. I'll pick up pings when I get back, which should be before noon.

Also, you guys better start to love ThinkGeek.com, because I think you'll be seeing a lot of it in this class...

Zack Addy

Zack sat at the nearest desk, looking around for a partner.

*eyes the first wiki diagram*

I can't be the only one seeing something wrong with that...

Liir Thropp

Well, he does have a tendency to explain things. And while I think I should be able to do this...

"Do you have a partner yet?" he asked, looking around to make sure no one had already started moving towards Zack's desk.

...you're not.

"Not yet," Zack replied, gesturing next to him. "You have any experience with these kind of engines?"

It's a good thing he isn't. Mostly because of the bouncing Ozian in front of his desk.

He shook his head.

"Not even a little. I don't even know where to start."

Zack thought about it a moment. "The principle it's designed around might be a good place?" he suggested.

"You'd be more likely to know that than I would," he pointed out. "Even if we had this kind of thing in my world, I wouldn't know about it."

"Right," Zack said, looking over the notes. "Basically, it uses heat and cold to change the pressure of the gas in the cylinder here, then uses that change to power the movement of the piston here."

"And how does heat or cold change the pressure?"

Unfortunately, no one's been taught the basics of thermodynamics.

Willow Rosenberg

Willow was there, happy to be helpful.

Luckily (or unluckily depending on how you looked at it), Zack had a very thorough grounding in them and immediately started explaining.

Complete with diagrams.

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