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 436-303 Fluid and Thermal Sciences

Credit Points

7.14

Coordinator

Professor A. E. Perry and Dr M.S. Chong

Prerequisites

436-200 Fundamental Fluid Mechanics, 436-204 Fundamental Thermodynamics and 200-level Mathematics

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials and laboratory work

Subject Description

On completion of this subject students should; be able to analyse inviscid flow of an incompressible fluid for simple boundary conditions and know where the concepts are applicable in practice; appreciate the application of Laplace's equation to a number of phenomena including fluid flow and heat conduction; know the basic characteristics of pumps and fans and their classification and how to match these with operating systems; have an understanding of the fundamentals of heat transfer under steady and unsteady conditions; have a working knowledge of heat exchangers and regenerators.

Topics covered include; basic introduction to inviscid flow with and without vorticity. Concepts of stream function and velocity potential. Basic equations of pumps and fans and their classification and characteristics; Thermal conduction in steady and unsteady conditions. Convection, Reynolds analogy and dimensional analysis. Free and forced convection. Radiation heat transfer. Heat exchangers and regenerators.

Assessment

One examination not exceeding three-hours. Tutorial tests, assignments and laboratory reports not exceeding 20 pages



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