Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

New bath house under construction (centre), with existing buildings to either side.

Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

Bath house under construction, as seen looking towards water from deck area.

Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

As seen looking towards water from deck area.

Bath house hip rafters, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

Timber framing to new bath house.

Bath house section, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

Section taken through new bath house.

Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

Timber framing to new bath house, as seen from beachfront.

Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

Timber framing to new bath house, as seen looking towards water from deck area (to be constructed).

Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

As seen looking towards water from deck area.

Bath house, Cleveland Point House, Cleveland

New bath house (centre), with existing buildings to either side.

The Equilibrium Flux Method for the calculation of flows with non-equilbrium chemical reactions

The Equilibrium Flux Method [1] is a kinetic theory based finite volume method for calculating the flow of a compressible ideal gas. It is shown here that, in effect, the method solves the Euler equations with added pseudo-dissipative terms and that it is a natural upwinding scheme. The method can be easily modified so that the flow of a chemically reacting gas mixture can be calculated. Results from the method for a one-dimensional non-equilibrium reacting flow are shown to agree well with a conventional continuum solution. Results are also presented for the calculation of a plane two-dimensional flow, at hypersonic speed, of a dissociating gas around a blunt-nosed body.

Bath house pavilion, Lake Weyba House, Sunshine Coast

South-West elevation. Paved seating area in foreground.

Bath house pavilion, Lake Weyba House, Sunshine Coast

Link to bedroom pavilion on right; roof of main pavilion on left.

Triple objective team mentoring: achieving learning objectives with chemical engineering students

A sophisticated style of mentoring has been found to be essential to support engineering student teams undertaking technically demanding, real-world problems as part of a Project-Centred Curriculum (PCC) at The University of Queensland. The term ‘triple-objective’ mentoring was coined to define mentoring that addresses not only the student’s technical goal achievement but also their time and team management. This is achieved through a number of formal mentor meetings that are informed by a confidential instrument which requires students to individually reflect on team processes prior to the meeting, and a checklist of technical requirements against which the interim student team progress and achievements are assessed. Triple-objective mentoring requires significant time input and coordination by the academic but has been shown to ensure effective student team work and learning undiminished by team dysfunction. Student feedback shows they value the process and agree that the tools developed to support the process are effective in developing and assessing team work and skills with average scores mostly above 3 on a four point scale.