Area: |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
6.0 |
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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: |
3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): |
302246 (v.2) ChE 221 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Properties of fluids. Pressure of a fluid. Streams of fluid. Fluid dynamics. Energy of a fluid stream. Laminar and turbulent motion. Equations of fluid motion and solution of equations of motion. Dynamic similarity of flows and dimensional analysis. Motion of bodies through fluids. Motion of fluids through pipes. Velocity profiles in pipes. Flow through a change in section. Flow of gases through nozzles. Two-phase flow. Flow through porous media. Filtration. Fluidisation. Pumps and compressors, positive displacement machines, centrifugal machines, axial-flow. Machines and ejectors. Machine and system characteristics. Measurement of flows - impact, venturi and orifice meters. Flow through pipes and fittings. Design of pipe systems and pressures in pipelines. Sedimentation theory. |
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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: |
30301 Chemical Engineering |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Not Online |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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