421-230 Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

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At the conclusion of this subject students will have acquired an understanding of:

• hydrostatics and basic fluid flow;

• developed skills in solving simple problems involving both fluids at rest and in motion;

• acquired an understanding of the principles of mass and heat transfer and an appreciation of their relevance to a range of engineering situations.

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Basic definitions and fluid properties; fluid statics (including Pascal's principle, the basic hydrostatic equation, liquid forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy and stability of floating bodies); relative equilibrium; fluid kinematics (including steady and unsteady flow, streamlines, velocity profiles, continuity equation); the steady state energy equation; conduction, convection and radiant heat transfer; mass diffusion.

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