Overview
Boundary layer theory in fluid flow, energy and momentum transfer, dimensional analysis, correlations. Heat exchanger design and combustion technology including modelling and design.
This course covers the physics of fluid dynamics - how fluids interact with solids in flow situations - and how this can be used to understand heat transfer by convection. Conduction and radiation heat transfer are also addressed, as well as how fluid dynamics and heat transfer relates to real applications and key components of energy systems such as pumps, compressors, and heat exchangers. This paper is fundamental for further work in the areas of process engineering, energy production and conversion and sustainable energy technologies.
About this paper
| Paper title | Fluids and Heat Transfer |
|---|---|
| Subject | Energy Management |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,243.65 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- EMAN 201
- Recommended Preparation
- MATH 203
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
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- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
- Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 5th Edition, Welty, Wicks, Wilson and Rorrer, John Wiley & Sons
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
After completing this paper students will be able to:
- State the conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy and apply these laws to solve problems of energy systems
- Analyse incompressible and compressible flows in pipes and channels
- Understand the principles of pumps, fans and compressors and analyse performance of pumping systems
- Apply flow-measurement devices to measure flow rate, pressure and velocity of fluid flows
- Understand theories of conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer and heat exchangers and solve heat-transfer problems