Plant Facts
The simultaneous production of electricity and useful heat
Cogeneration
What two rules do we give to visitors on the walking tour?
1. Don't touch anything
2. Stay within the yellow lines
T/F ENGR1000 and ENGR1166 are required courses for engineering majors
False
This shop opened in 1953 and provides dairy treats made from local cows on campus.
UConn Dairy Bar
Newton's 2nd Law
F=ma
Adding heat to this liquid makes steam
Water
On the second floor "plaza", what two rooms can we point out on the left and right?
L: Tim's Office
R: Control Room
Engineering Seniors need to complete this course before they graduate
Senior Design
This part of campus used to be a mental hospital and has been long abandoned
Depot Campus
The ___ Law of Thermodynamics says energy cannot be created or destroyed
1st Law of Thermodynamics
What fuel do we burn in the Cogeneration Power Plant? Bonus points if you name two
Natural Gas and Fuel Oil (diesel)
What organization is UConn Cogeneration Tour Guides part of? Bonus 100 points per the next highest organization you can list
1. EA Tour Guides
2. Engineering Ambassadors (EA)
3. Vergnano Institute for Inclusion (VII)
4. College of Engineering (CoE)
5. University of Connecticut
Which building is the dean's office located?
2nd floor Castleman Building
UConn is the top #2 school for this major
UConn is a top-2 puppetry school, by virtue of being one of two schools in the United States to offer a major in puppetry. The university may soon become America's best puppetry school if West Virginia University completes the imminent shutdown of their program.
Chemical, Radiation, Sound, Mechanical, Thermal, etc. are all different forms of _______
Energy
What powers the chillers inside the Cogeneration Building?
Steam Turbine that runs off low pressure steam
These instruments are located both on the first floor and second floor near the HRSGs
Pressure Gauges
This event with a room full of employers is happening next week Tuesday and Wednesday 11am-2pm in Rome Commons Ballroom
Spring Engineering Career Fair!
The name of the hill near UConn with an abandoned ski lift
Horsebarn Hill
This unit measures the amount of electrical resistance an object has
Ohm
The name of the fuel nozzles INSIDE the HRSG to make extra heat/steam
Duct Burners
Following these steps down from the 2nd floor gets you into which building?
Central Utility Plant (CUP), "Old Cogen"
What is the name of the UConn research center focused on sustainable energy?
C2E2 - Center for Clean Energy Engineering
UConn bred these animals together to create the "coydog"
Coyote and Beagle
________ Principle says that as fluid velocity increases, pressure decreases
Bernoulli's Principle