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792-171 Engineering | |
Credit Points | 5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Mr W Pyke |
Semester | 1, repeat 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | 2.5 hours per week |
Subject Description | The objective of this subject is to extend participants' ability to:
This subject covers the role of engineering in agriculture and develops the principles and explains the laws that are necessary to determine - agricultural machinery performance specifications, fluid behaviour for hydraulic power transmission, farm water supply specification, agricultural structure requirements. Topics covered will include: Performance - mechanical performance, hydraulic performance, pressure, flow rate, torque, power, velocity and speed, efficiency, stress, strain, voltage and current, measurement, accuracy, power transmission, engine cycles, engine components, engine performance. Fluid behaviour - pressure, flow-rate, head, head loss, pump and motor performance, pipe flow, pipe specifications, channel flow. Structural requirements- functional design, loads, materials. |
Assessment | Three half hour tests (20% each); four practical reports (10% each). |
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