| Unit name | Thermofluids |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENG20009 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Hales |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
MENG10004 Engineering Science (or equivalent) EMAT10100 Engineering Mathematics 1 (or equivalent) |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Energy exchange and fluid flow is at the heart of engineering. This unit introduces students to modern energy technology and equips students with the skills necessary to understand the fluids that we interact with every day of our lives. The knowledge built up through this unit will enable students to solve problems related to our society’s sustainable access to energy, which is completely dependent on processes of fluid flow and energy exchange. A combination of teaching fundamental engineering methods and analysing specific applications is employed so that students have the technical skills required to design equipment and processes, whilst being able to understand the context of their application and its impact on wider society.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Recognise and describe the basic frameworks of thermofluids and the characteristics of different types of energy exchange and fluid flow
2. Describe the relationships between different types of fluid flow and energy exchange (the associated assumptions and fundamental science are important)
3. Explain the limitations of the different approaches to calculating flows
4. Analyse engineering problems surrounding energy technology, including sizing sustainable energy storage devices and identifying fluid forces, by making simplifying assumptions and selecting suitable calculation approaches
5. Implement calculation procedures related to heating, energy and the flow of fluids.
The unit will be delivered via a blend of asynchronous materials, synchronous sessions and laboratory sessions.
The unit will be assessed using a single summative examination. Feedback will be provided to students via formative assessment elements during the year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MENG20009).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
