| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GDNS or MENS
Overview
Thermofluids is the study of fluids (liquids and gasses) and their interaction with the environment. Engineers take advantage of the ability to perform tasks by changing the temperature of fluids or forcing them to flow. Through an understanding of how these processes occur, engineers are able to refine current practices and devise new systems which perform more efficiently, which is beneficial to the environment and the economy. This course recapitulates the knowledge of undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics and provides Masters students with an opportunity to develop advanced skills in the area of thermofluids by studying more complex systems and introducing more advanced analysis techniques to investigate the performance of individual components.
This course presents the fundamental concepts of fluid behaviour, both under static and dynamic conditions, and deals with heat, work and temperature and their relation to energy and entropy. This course is designed to enable the student to analyse and design any practical systems in which fluid is the working medium. The content of this course includes statics and dynamics of fluid flow, first and second law of thermodynamics, Inviscid fluid flow, internal viscous flow and turbomachinery. The course includes practical components which are mandatory, and students cannot complete assignment 2 without attending. Online students can do complete the practical components online (using RAL system), while on-campus students are required to attend the mandatory laboratories to complete the experiments.
Course learning outcomes
- Evaluate the efficiency of thermodynamics processes to reduce pollution and the impact on the environment;
- Evaluate how real thermofluid systems behave;
- Analyse the effects of static fluids on a system;
- Analyse the effects of viscosity on the behaviour of fluids in subsonic flows;
- Design turbomachinery systems through appraisal of pump specifications.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction | 5.00 |
| 2. | Energy and the first law of thermodynamics | 10.00 |
| 3. | Properties of pure substances | 7.00 |
| 4. | Energy analysis of thermodynamic systems | 20.00 |
| 5. | Entropy analysis of thermodynamic systems | 18.00 |
| 6. | Fluid statics | 10.00 |
| 7. | Internal fluid flow | 20.00 |
| 8. | Turbomachinery | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
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Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving 1 | No | 30 | 1,2 |
| Report | Yes | 25 | |
| Problem Solving 2 | No | 45 | 1,2 |