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The successful practice of the profession of Mechanical Engineering requires a clear understanding of the relationship between engineering and engineering practice. An ability to recognise when a particular theory is applicable and an ability to accommodate the deviations from the theory that occur in the real world is essential. Some knowledge of a wide range of practical techniques, proprietary devices, materials, construction methods etc is also necessary. The engineer must be able to assess a complex situation, identify the critical elements and develop a workable, cost effective solution. All of this requires considerable self-confidence, and the ability to work with and lead teams.

The assessment in this course is competency-based. Students will achieve either a pass or fail for each assessment. Students need to pass all assessment items to successfully complete the course. These competency items form part of the USQ accreditation agreement with the accrediting organisation/s (where relevant).

This course aims at providing you with practical skills needed in many industrial processes. The course is designed to help you review and apply some of the basics of fluid mechanics and heat transfer to practical situations. You will conduct five tasks through which you will gain practical experience with flow visualization, measuring velocity of fluids (gases or liquids), pressures, forces due to fluids and temperature of a fluid or a solid. You will also learn how to experimentally estimate flow rates in pipes and ducts, head losses in fluid systems, and heat flux in steady and transient thermal systems. You will work as part of a team and will be given the opportunity to lead the team.

This course contains a mandatory residential school for external students and mandatory on-campus laboratories or practical classes for on-campus students.

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. conduct tests in accord with a general requirement;
2. measure a variety of engineering quantities of an importance to many engineering processes such as pressure, velocity, temperature, forces, flow rate etc;
3. report on and discuss your findings;
4. participate constructively in and lead a team.