436-201 Thermofluids 1

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

100 level Mathematics

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Unit 1, Fluid Mechanics: Students should develop fundamental understanding of basic principles of fluid statics and dynamics, gain experience in practical methodologies, applied to the solution of engineering flow problems, and have ability to perform force and stability analysis in fluid statics; analyse control volumes analysis for continuity, energy and momentum balances; perform dimensional analysis; understand fluid resistance, drag and lift.

Topics include: fluid statics, static forces on submerged structures, stability of floating bodies; fluid dynamics; streamlines; pathlines and streaklines; conservation of mass, momentum and energy; Euler's equation and Bernoulli's equation; control volume analysis; dimensional analysis; incompressible flow in pipes and ducts; boundary layers; flow around immersed bodies; drag and lift.

Unit2, Thermodynamics: Students should develope an understanding of laws of thermodynamics and thermodynamic property relationships, apply these principles to engineering systems; non-flow and steady flow processes; understand second law limitations; formulate equations for process performance and cycle efficiency; carry out combustion analysis. Topics include: heat and work, ideal non-flow and flow processes; laws of thermodynamics; Carnot's principle, Clausius inequality, direct and reversed heat engines, thermal efficiencies; properties of pure substances, change of phase; representation of properties, steam and air tables; vapour equation of state, ideal gases.

Assessment

One examination not exceeding three-hours; tutorial, tests and assignments and laboratory reports not exceeding 20 pages