ME2512:03
Thermofluid Mechanics
Townsville
39 lectures, 21 tutorials, 18 hours practicals. First semester.
Available to engineering and science students.
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics – Thermodynamic properties. Closed and open systems. First law and second law of thermodynamics.
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics – Fluids at rest. Dynamics of fluid flow. Euler, Bernoulli and energy equations. Measurement of fluid flow.
Applied Thermofluids – Elementary thermodynamic analysis of gas and vapour cycles. Pipe flow: laminar and turbulent flow, pressure drop due to friction. Angular momentum equation and centrifugal pumps.
Learning Objectives:
- Fundamentals of Thermodynamics: enable students to deal with energy related problems in a quantitative manner. In particular, students should be able to use the principle of the conservation of energy in engineering applications and be aware of the limits of the energy conversion from heat to mechanical work;
- Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics: after completion of this section the students should be able to understand and solve a variety of problems involving: the pressure versus height relationship in a static fluid for a given fluid property variation; the resultant hydrostatic forces on plane and curved submerged surfaces (including buoyancy forces); the principle of conservation of mass; the Euler, Bernoulli and energy equations; simple flow measurement devices such a Pitot tubes and Venturi meters;
- Applied Thermofluids: basic understanding of important thermodynamic cycles. Ability to calculate simple pipe flow problems.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).