Instructional Video14:07
Zach Star

What is Chemical Engineering?

12th - Higher Ed






In this video I discuss "What is chemical engineering?" To put simply, in chemical engineering you design processes to transport, transform, and produce materials. Chemical engineering is much more than just...
Instructional Video9:09
Zach Star

Aerospace Vs Mechanical Engineering - How to Pick the Right Major

12th - Higher Ed






Aerospace and mechanical engineering are often a common toss up for students because these majors are so similar. The classes you take for both these disciplines are ext

remely similar.

As an aerospace...
Instructional Video14:07
Zach Star

What is Civil Engineering?

12th - Higher Ed






In this video I discuss "What is civil engineering?" Most people probably know this major consists of working on bridges, buildings, dams, and so on. But you may not know that civil engineering is broken up into...
Podcast51:49
NASA

‎Houston We Have a Podcast: Test Pilot to Astronaut

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Scott Tingle, NASA Astronaut, talks about his education in mechanical engineering, his time in the Navy as a test pilot, and his astronaut training before his first mission to the International Space Station in December, 2017. HWHAP...
Instructional Video9:09
Zach Star

The Math Needed for Computer Science

12th - Higher Ed






Computer science majors have to learn a different kind of math compared to MOST other majors (with the exception of math majors, plus computer and software engineers). This kind of math is important especially for...
Instructional Video3:40
Curated Video

pump head pressure basics

Higher Ed
Pump head pressure basics, learn why pumps read pressure in height and call it head pressure
Instructional Video2:57
Curated Video

Pump NPSH Basics

Higher Ed
Pump NPSH Basics, in this video we cover the basics of Net positive suction head in pumps using simple terms to help understand the concept.
Instructional Video2:10
Curated Video

pump impeller basics

Higher Ed
In this video, we're going to discuss the basics of pump impellers. You'll learn what they are, what they do, and how they work.
Instructional Video2:09
Curated Video

Finned Tube Heat Exchangers

Higher Ed
Learn how finned tube heat exchangers work in this video on fin and tube heat exchangers basics showing application and how they work
Instructional Video7:35
Zach Star

Civil Vs Mechanical Engineering - How to Pick the Right Major

12th - Higher Ed


In this video I discuss "Civil Vs Mechanical Engineering." These two majors start off very similar in college but then become very different. Civil engineers branch off into their subfields including structural engineering,...
Instructional Video11:51
Curated Video

Pump Chart Basics

Higher Ed
Pump curve basics. In this video we take a look at pump charts to understand the basics of how to read a pump chart. We look at basic pump curve, head pressure, flow rate, pump performance, impeller size, efficiency, npsh, multi-speed...
Instructional Video
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Nothing to Sneeze At

9th - 10th
Lydia Bourouiba and John Bush of MIT's Applied Mathematics Lab used high-speed cameras and fluid mechanics to reveal why we've grossly underestimated the role of gas clouds in sneezes. [5:03]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Engineering #12: Stress, Strain, and Quicksand

9th - 10th
Learn about the topics of scales, mass and energy transfers, the no-slip condition, Newton's law of viscosity, Reynold's numbers, and stress and strain. [9:09]