Department of Mechanical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
ME10009: Thermofluids 2 |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 15%, EX 85% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | ME10009 Examination - Re-assessment only (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take ME10003 |
| Description: | Aims: To introduce the student to more basic equations of fluid mechanics and to apply the equations to engineering problems. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Understand the basic concepts of fluid mechanics. * Apply the continuity, momentum and Bernoulli's equations to engineering problems. * Use dimensional analysis. Skills: Problem solving; numeracy; working independently. Content: Stress and viscosity; fluid statics; pressure, forces and moments; fluid kinematics; continuity equation; Bernoulli equation; Bernoulli equation with losses and external work; momentum equation for a control volume; dimensional analysis and similarity; introduction to Flight. Thermofluids laboratory experiment. |