Thermofluids 4

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Unit 1 Fluids Mechanics: Topics covered include; wing theory, Prandtl lifting line, three-dimensional effects, aircraft performance, propellers, jets and fans and pumps; waves, ship resistance; model testing; wave resistance, ocean waves, boundary layers, Navier-Stokes equations, Prandtl's assumptions, Laminar solutions, Von Karman's momentum integral equation; transition; turbulence; turbulent boundary layers, turbulent flow in pipes and ducts.

Unit 2 Thermodynamics: Topics covered include; mass transfer, air conditioning and refrigeration, applications to heating, cooling, humidification and dehumidification; combustion; equilibrium and rate controlled reactions, ignition, stability and flammability limits, detonation, premixed and diffusion flames, radiation in combustion, and pollution control.

Upon completion, students should have gained the ability to:

• Analyse and design a wide range of fluid mechanical devices and comprehend several fundamental engineering problems through analysing and studying boundary layers and turbulence;
• Understand the principles of operation and optimisation of combustion and air conditioning equipment for improved performance, including the quality of the air environment or workplace.

• One 3-hour end of semester examination, tutorial tests, assignments, laboratory reports. The weighting of assessment is:
• Unit 1; examination 35%. Tutorial tests, assignments and laboratory reports 15%.
• Unit 2; examination 35%. Tutorial tests, assignments and laboratory reports 15%.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• 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

• Understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development

• Understanding of the principles of sustainable design and development

• Expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so

• 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

• International awareness and openness to the world, based on understanding and appreciation of social and cultural diversity and respect for individual human rights and dignity