ME20015: Thermal power and heat transfer
[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 15%, EX 85% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Lab Experiment (CW 15%)
- Examination (EX 85%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- ME20015 Re- Assessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Description: | Aims:
To develop the students ability to apply the principals of thermodynamics, heat transfer to problems of engineering importance.
Learning Outcomes:
After successfully completing this unit the student will be able to:
* Describe the thermodynamic principles, characteristics of gas turbines, steam turbines and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) cycles.
* Undertake 1st and 2nd law analysis of energy flows and understand issues related to energy conservation and environmental impact.
* Solve simple heat transfer problems of individual or combinations of conduction in solids, convection and radiation.
* Interpret data from Steam tables and calculate the thermodynamic properties of gas-vapour mixtures.
Skills:
Problem solving; numeracy; working independently.
Content:
Steam plants (superheating, reheating)
CHP and combined cycles.
Gas turbines and jet engines (intercooling and reheating). Introduction to emissions and the environment.
Introduction to Heat transfer conduction in solids, convection and radiation)
Gas Vapour mixtures
Exergy and second law efficiency
Laboratory experiment.
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| Programme availability: |
ME20015 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB48 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB48 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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