The wobbler steam engine: A connection between the past, present, and future of mechanical engineering

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 15505-15513

  Lenoir, H Joel ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE; FABRICATION SKILLS; SEMESTERS; WOBBLER DESIGN;

CURRICULA; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERS; MACHINE TOOLS; MILLING MACHINES; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STEAM ENGINES; STUDENTS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 5444256835     PISSN: 01901052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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