UNSW Handbook Course - Thermofluid System Design

Thermofluid System Design - MECH3601


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
	Course Outline: http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: MECH2612, MECH2712
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Basic concepts of heat transfer, units, dimensions, exchange mechanism. Steady state conduction, multi dimensional conduction. Structure of boundary layers. Internal and external laminar and turbulent forced convection. Heat exchanger design. Radiative heat transfer. Dimensional analysis. Modelling of turbomachines and thermal systems. Experiments and heat transfer measurements.

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