436-352 Thermofluids 3

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Students will be expected to be familiar with the material of 436-351 Thermofluids 2 and level 200 Mathematics.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Unit 1, Aerodynamics: On completion students should: be familiar with further theory of airfoils; be familiar with gas dynamics in subsonic and supersonic flow; be able to apply shock expansion theory to the solution of flow in a variety of situations including prediction of lift and drag of two dimensional bodies in supersonic flow; be able to apply Ackeret or linear theory to thin airfoils; be aware of viscous effects and boundary layer - shock wave interactions. Topics covered include: theories of thin airfoils. Gas dynamics in subsonic and supersonic flow; shock expansion theory. Boundary layer - shock wave interactions.

Unit 2, Thermodynamics: On completion students should: understand the principles of combustion in single and two phase fluids; comprehend the benefits and costs (including some environmental and management implications) of refinements in plant design and/or working fluid; and appreciate the complexity of real plant performance evaluation. Topics covered include Cycles of simple and compound compressors. Gas turbines, influence of reheat, intercooling and design parameters. Refrigeration, vapour compression and absorption cycles and gas liquefaction. Steam plant, with superheating, regeneration and feed water heating. Spark ignition and diesel engines and their fuels.

Assessment

One examination not exceeding three hours. Tutorial tests, assignments and laboratory reports not exceeding 30 pages. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of semester.