About Heat Transfer in the Biblical Miracles
| Authors | Baukal, Charles |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015 |
| Proceedings | Proceedings of the 2015 Christian Engineering Conference |
| Place | Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA |
| Vol / Pages | pp. 157u2013168 |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/11k9zlyvaVh2XJeuoxg-btM7RZlgRQ-PN/view |
Type: Conference Paper
Tags: Christian Engineering
Abstract
Mechanical and chemical engineering students usually take heat transfer as part of their required coursework. They solve many textbook problems that are well-defined and have a specific answer. However, such problems are not representative of many real-world problems that are often ill-defined and don’t have an answer in the back of the book. One method that could be used to expose Christian students to such ill-defined problems is to analyze biblical miracles. This paper discusses several different potential types of analyses including qualitative, quantitative, and mechanism type. Some example miracles that could be analyzed are presented including the fire on Mount Carmel, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the fiery furnace. The results are also reported for a survey of Christian engineering students in a heat transfer class where biblical miracles were analyzed.