MCEN3000 (v.1) Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Science Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Once-only |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
308801 (v.1)
Thermal Engineering Processes 331
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
308800 (v.1)
Thermodynamics 236
or any previous version
OR MCEN2001 (v.1) Fundamentals of Thermodynamics or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | 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 and heat exchanger effectiveness, thermal radiation. |
| Field of Education: | 030701 Mechanical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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