ME20015: Thermal power and heat transfer
Academic Year: | 2019/0 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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Assessment Summary: | CW 15%, EX-OB 85%* |
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*Assessment updated due to Covid-19 disruptions |
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Requisites: | This unit is not normally available to visiting/exchange students. |
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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ME20015 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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