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Can You Solve This Problem?

  • A valuable product was being sold as fast as it could be manufactured in a chemical plant. Management tried to increase production but was unable to do so. Analysis of each step in the production line showed that the bottleneck was the refrigeration unit. This unit was a simple heat exchanger in which the hot liquid stream was cooled by passing it through a pipe which contacted a cold liquid stream. Heat flowed from the hot stream through the pipe wall into the cold stream. Unfortunately the refrigeration unit (i.e., heat exchanger) was not cooling the hot liquid stream to a sufficiently low temperature for it to be treated effectively in the next processing step. What should be done?

(Adapted from Strategies for Creative Problem Solving, Prentice Hall, 2008. H. Scott Fogler and Steven E. LeBlanc.)


Research & News
  • New Computer Program Automates Chip Debugging
    Researchers have developed a technology that automates the diagnosis and elimination of design bugs and faulty wire connections in computer chips after they've been fabricated in silicon - normally a tedious, costly trial-and-error process. MORE
  • Nation's First Engineering Sustainable Systems Dual-Degree Program
    The nation's first dual-degree program in engineering sustainable systems will develop engineers who understand technology and the environment in which it operates. MORE
  • New Minor Prepares Students for International Work
    Michigan Engineering's first engineering minor will prepare graduates to succeed in a global workplace.MORE
  • Solar Car Team Makes Remarkable Recovery
    Following an unavoidable crash just one hour into the World Solar Challenge, the U-M Solar Car Team repaired its vehicle and made a remarkable comeback.MORE
BITS -- Brief Items
  • Knoll Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
    Former interim dean and Emeritus Professor Glenn Knoll received the IEEE Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievement Award "for contributions to the education of a generation of nuclear scientists and advancement of the science of radiation detection."
  • Apollo Astronaut Presents Scholarship
    Apollo 15 astronaut Colonel Al Worden (MSE '63, ScD Hon. '71) returned to campus to present senior Aerospace Engineering student Matthew McKeown with one of the 19 annual $10,000 awards from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
  • Senator Levin on Campus
    U.S. Senator Carl Levin visited Michigan Engineering last month for an update on College developments and to discuss new technology and entrepreneurship.
Alumni & Giving Opportunities
  • Alumni Weekend Survey
    Alumni Relations is gathering information about Michigan Engineering Alumni Weekend from a sample of alumni. Whether you attended this year's events or not, your input will help us to improve the experience. If you are contacted, your response would be appreciated.
  • 2008 Alumni Directory
    The College will publish a Michigan Engineering Alumni Directory in 2008--the first in a decade. The directory will appear online and in print. Look for email and printed details in the first quarter of next year.
  • Need a Job?
    The Engineering Career Resource Center can connect you with hiring companies and help you prepare for career transitions. MORE.
  • Matching Gift Opportunity -- Phase II
    Phase II of the President's Donor Challenge will provide $1 for every $2 of giving for graduate- and professional-student support. MORE
  • Last Chance for IRA Options
    Take advantage of some 2007-only IRA opportunities as you help the College.












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