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Lab at home: 3D printed and low-cost experiments for thermal engineering and separation processes in COVID-19 time

Publicated to: Education For Chemical Engineers. 36 24-37 - 2021-02-12 36(), DOI: 10.1016/j.ece.2021.02.001

Authors:

Larriba, Marcos; Rodriguez-Llorente, Diego; Canada-Barcala, Andres; Sanz-Santos, Eva; Gutierrez-Sanchez, Pablo; Pascual-Munoz, Gonzalo; Alvarez-Torrellas, Silvia; Ismael Agueda, V; Delgado, Jose A; Garcia, Juan
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Univ Complutense Madrid, Dept Ingn Quim & Mat, Grp Catalisis & Proc Separac CyPS, Avda Complutense S-N, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has meant that face-to-face teaching activities have had to be replaced by distance learning. Experimental laboratories have been replaced, in most cases, by the utilization of experimental data or by simulations. In this work, we have designed four laboratory experiments to be conducted by students of thermal engineering and separation processes during confinement by COVID-19 at home, to maintain competence acquisition and learning outcomes. A mixed methodology of the educational models of autonomous learning and cooperative learning has been used in obtaining the experimental data and writing the laboratory report. Installations for thermal engineering have been 3D designed and printed and are aimed at studying the heat transmission by conduction and convection in heat exchangers. This work describes in detail the activities carried out and shares the files used in the 3D printing of the installations. The laboratory experiments of separation processes are focused on the removal of a dye (rhodamine B) from an aqueous solution by liquid-liquid extraction and adsorption. A survey made to the undergraduate students has confirmed that the methodology and installations designed have been satisfactory for their expectations on the acquisition of knowledge and skills in both subjects. (c) 2021 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

3d design and printingCovid-1Distance teachingExperimental laboratoryRhodamine-bSeparation processesThermal engineeringWate

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Education For Chemical Engineers due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 17/44, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Education, Scientific Disciplines. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Chemical Engineering (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-21:

  • WoS: 17
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-21:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 86 (PlumX).
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Awards linked to the item

The authors are grateful to Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid for financial support of Projects P2018/EMT-4341 and PR65/1922441, and to Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades for finan-cial support of Project CTM201784033R. Gonzalo Pascual-Mu oz, Diego RodriguezLlorente, and Andres CaadaBarcala thank Min-isterio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades for awarding them an FPI grant (PRE2018-084805) and FPU grants (FPU18/01536 and FPU19/01451) , respectively. Authors also thank Universidad Com-plutense de Madrid for financial support of Innova Docencia Project (2020/78) . The authors would like to thank the undergraduate stu-dents for their participation in the surveys and for their proposals to improve the designed installations. The authors would also like to thank Andres Curto for his participation in this project.
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