Advanced Fluid and Thermal Engineering unit (ENG412)

Introduction

This unit consists of two parts: advanced fluid and thermal. In the fluid part, you will explore the governing equations of incompressible viscous fluid flow in differential form and investigate a range of topics such as laminar and turbulent flow in boundary layers, pipes and channels. Compressible flow theory is introduced and used to solve problems involving compressible shock waves, flow choking, and flows involving friction and heat transfer. You will also learn applied methods in computational fluid dynamics and complete a major design assignment focused on sustainability with an emphasis on efficiency and loss minimisation in fluidic systems. Thermal engineering will explore the advanced power cycles, refrigeration cycles, gas mixture and psychometrics for evaluating air-conditioning system. The thermal part should develop students’ ability to observe, formulate and solve problems in applied thermodynamics. It also provides an essential foundation for persons intending to continue with postgraduate research and development work in the field.

Summary

Unit name	Advanced Fluid and Thermal Engineering
Unit code	ENG412
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Engineering
Discipline	Engineering
Coordinator	Professor Xiaolin Wang
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Honours

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate experimental performance of thermal and fluid systems to meet technical requirements.
• Apply theory and established methods to solve complex fluid mechanics problems.
• Apply theoretical and experimental methods to investigate, analyse and critically interpret fluid mechanics results.
• Analyse power and refrigeration cycles and engineering problems involving air-vapor mixtures.
• Evaluate the performance of air-conditioning and industrial thermodynamics systems.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

ENG311 AND ENG313

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Lectures: 3 hours per week (1x2 hr and 1x1 hr) and 39 hours in total Tutorials: 1 hour per week and 12 hours in total. Practical: Four lab practices, two thermal labs in approx. weeks 4 to 7 and two fluid labs in weeks 9 to 11 depending on student numbers (the detailed schedule will be discussed according to the actual student numbers). Site visit: One site visit to the UTAS medical building (2 hours in week 10 or 11).
Assessment	Mid-semester test (20%)|Final Exam (40%)|Laboratory practice and reports (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Cengel, Y. A, and Boles, M. A., Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 9th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2019. (or previous and latest edition) Cengel, Y.A., Turner, R.H., and Cimbala, J.M., Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences,  McGraw-Hill, 2016. (or previous and latest edition) These have been ordered for the bookshop, and these or earlier editions are available on reserve in the Library. An alternative text (with less material) is Cengel, Heat and Mass Transfer or a Cengel text combining Thermodynamics and Heat transfer.

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