Hobart
This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
Thermal power cycles: Review of Carnot cycle, Otto and Diesel cycles. Advanced Brayton cycle, vapour cycle, actual brayton and vapour cycles, Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot efficiency..
Air-conditioning system: Refrigeration cycles, gas liquification, advanced refrigeration cycles and working fluids, gas mixture, Psychrometry,air conditioning systems, condenser and air compression.
Advance of renewable power and air-conditioning systems. Adsorption and absorption chillers, geothermal heat pumps, organic ranking cycle power generator and thermally driven desalination.
Summary 2020
Unit name | Thermal Engineering 2 |
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Unit code | KNE454 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Engineering |
Discipline | Engineering |
Teaching staff | |
Level | Honours |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Prerequisites
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | 3x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks), 2x3-hr labs |
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Assessment | Exam (60%), labs (15%), assignment, site visit and mid-semester test (25%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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