| Area: |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: |
25.0 |
| Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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| Lecture: |
2 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: |
2 x 2 Hours Quarterly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
308800 (v.1) Thermodynamics 236 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: |
This unit will not be available until 2006. Second Law and corollaries. Thermodynamic temperature scale, isentropic efficiency. Steam plant cycle and plant performance improvement, gas turbine plant cycle and plant performance improvement. Air/moisture mixtures and Psychrometry. Refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning. Heat conduction and convection. Thermal resistance and thermal network. One-dimensional heat flow in plane wall and radial systems. Heat transfer coefficient. Heat loss from pipes and critical insulation, extended surfaces and fin analysis, heat exchanger analysis. Log mean temperature, heat exchanger effectiveness and thermal radiation. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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| Field of Education: | 030701 Mechanical Engineering |
| Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
