308801 (v.1) Thermal Engineering Processes 331
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| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 2 Hours Once-only |
| Prerequisite(s): |
308800 (v.1)
Thermodynamics 236
or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Second Law and corollaries, Temperature Scale and 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. (1-D) Heat conduction in plane wall and radial systems, Thermal network. Convection and convective heat transfer coefficient. Heat loss from pipes and critical insulation. Extended surfaces and fin analysis. Heat exchanger analysis; Log Mean Temperature and effectiveness. Thermal radiation; Blackbody and Graybody behaviour. Shape factor; Radiation thermal resistance and thermal network. |
| Field of Education: | 030701 Mechanical Engineering |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2011 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
