Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 3-hour lecture weekly
1 x 2-hour tutorial weekly
3 x 2-hour laboratories per semester
1 x 2-hour tutorial weekly
3 x 2-hour laboratories per semester
Enrolment not permitted
ENGR2751 has been successfully completed
Topic description
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; Hydrostatics; One dimensional flow of incompressible fluids; Continuity, momentum and energy equations; Laminar and turbulent flows in pipes, ducts and open channels; Dimensional analysis, flow measurements and fluid machinery. Thermodynamics: Basic thermodynamic concepts; properties of ideal gases and vapours; the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic cycles and efficiency. Heat Transfer: Introduction to conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer; Thermal insulation; Heat Exchangers.
Educational aims
This topic aims to ensure that the students understand the following:
- Modelling the flows of fluids
- Measurements of the flows of fluids
- Heat transferred to and from a fluid
- First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic cycles and their efficiency
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:
- Understand the basic properties of gases and liquids
- Write the relevant equations of motion for fluids
- Understand the basics of heat transfer
- Understand the implications of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
- Solve simple flow problems
- Understand how flow measurements are done in practice
- Determine the efficiencies of various thermodynamic cycles
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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