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ASME 2024 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting collocated with the ASME 2024 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability (FEDSM2024). Volume 1 : Fluid Applications and Systems (FASTC); Fl / Sangjin Ryu.
ASME Digital Collection Conference Proceedings Available online
ASME Digital Collection Conference Proceedings- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryu, Sangjin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flow visualization--Congresses.
- Flow visualization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5 pages)
- Other Title:
- ASME 2024 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting collocated with the ASME 2024 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
- Place of Publication:
- Anaheim, California, USA : American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2024.
- Summary:
- Visual popular culture provides various engaging examples for teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). As one genre of visual pop culture, Japanese animation, or anime, has steadily gained popularity in the United States. Since anime is not constrained by reality, this separation from reality offers unique opportunities to use anime to teach the key principles of fluid mechanics. I have been using fluid-mechanics-related examples found in anime not only for formal fluid mechanics education but also for informal STEM outreach activities. In this paper, I present examples found in One Punch Man. In this anime, Saitama is a superhero who can defeat any monsters and supervillains with a single punch. However, he cannot kill an irritating mosquito although he swats the insect with his hands. I use this scene as an example to explain the flow caused by a moving object due to the no-slip boundary condition and the stagnation point of the caused flow. Then, I recommend Saitama to use a fly swatter based on the aerodynamics of the fly swatter. The aerodynamics of the swatter head is related to the boundary layer and extended toward the olfactory antenna motion of lobsters. Since Japanese animation is widely enjoyed by people around the world, it has rich potential as a source of novel fluid mechanics examples that connect with students' interests and thus capture their attention.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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