Undergraduate Course: Thermodynamics 3 (MECE09010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mechanical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course presents thermodynamics as a real world subject and insists that there is a pattern to working with thermodynamics which is summarised as Principles, Properties, Processes. This pattern is applied to a variety of machines and devices including turbines, reciprocating compressors, nozzles, power cycles, air conditioning systems and cooling towers. A final separate section introduces the basic ideas of heat transfer. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Tutorials either Tue 11.10-12:00 or Wed 11.10-12.00. |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Thermodynamics 3 | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. Apply the First Law to simple closed and steady flow systems using appropriate property data from tables, charts and equations.
2. Use a simplified theoretical model for reciprocating compressors to estimate the performance of these machines and explain the limitations of the theory.
3. Use velocity triangles to determine the work transfer in axial flow impulse and reaction turbines.
4. Use one-dimensional compressible flow theory to determine the gas velocities and flow rates in choked and unchoked nozzles.
5. Use the First Law to analyse the performance of simple power plant.
6. Give a qualitative explanation of some of the implications of the Second Law for these plants.
7. Use the simple theory of mixtures of ideal gases and vapours to calculate the performance of plant such as air conditioning systems and cooling towers.
8. Carry out simple heat transfer calculations involving conduction, convection and radiation.
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Assessment Information
Examination 80%
Practicals (laboratory) 20% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jia Li
Tel:
Email: J.Li@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tina Mcavoy
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
Email: Tina.McAvoy@ed.ac.uk |
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