Virtual Laboratories
These are
browser-based virtual laboratories (VLs). The
first three are complete laboratories that can be run similar to physical laboratories. Students can plan
experiments, collect and analyze data, and write laboratory reports. Each
student or student group has different values for the parameters that are
attempting to obtain by collecting data. The VLs include descriptions of the
equipment and documentation on how to use the VL. Students must create a log in and password to
use a laboratory. Students can save data and return to use a VL again without
losing any measurements already made. Contact us at learncheme@gmail.com with questions or suggestions or to obtain an instructor account.
Virtual Catalytic Laboratory prepared by Neil Hendren and John L. Falconer |
Enzymatic Reactors Virtual Laboratory (coming soon) prepared by Neil Hendren and John L. Falconer |
Control of a Single-Stage Distillation Column Virtual Laboratory (coming soon) prepared by Neil Hendren and Scott Rowe |
Other interactive
simulations, although not prepared
as VLs, could be used as VLs. Students can use these simulations to generate
data, which can be analyzed, and reports can be written. However, they do not
save data, nor do they provide different conditions for each user. These simulations
were programmed in Mathematica and the simulations can be used offline with the
free Wolfram
CDF plug-in. An example of a separations simulation that
could be used as a VL is the Multi-Stage Batch Distillation.
Multi-stage Batch Distillation |