Thermofluids 3

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

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Unit 1, Aerodynamics: Upon completion, students should be familiar with further theory of airfoils and gas dynamics in subsonic and supersonic flow; be able to apply shock expansion theory to the solution of flow in a variety of situations including prediction of lift and drag of two-dimensional bodies in supersonic flow; be able to apply Ackeret or linear theory to thin airfoils; and be aware of viscous effects, boundary layer and shock wave interactions.

Topics covered include theories of thin airfoils; gas dynamics in subsonic and supersonic flow; shock expansion theory; and boundary layer and shock wave interactions.

Unit 2, Thermodynamics: Upon completion, students should understand the principles of combustion in single and two phase fluids; comprehend the benefits and costs (including some environmental and management implications) of refinements in plant design and/or working fluid; and appreciate the complexity of real plant performance evaluation.

Topics covered include cycles of simple and compound compressors; gas turbines, influence of reheat, intercooling and design parameters; refrigeration, vapour compression and absorption cycles and gas liquefaction; steam plant, with superheating, regeneration and feed water heating; and spark ignition and diesel engines and their fuels.

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• ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals

• ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large

• in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline

• ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution

• ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance

• capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning

• intellectual curiosity and creativity, including understanding of the philosophical and methodological bases of research activity

• openness to new ideas and unconventional critiques of received wisdom

• profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship