Fundamental Thermal-fluid Science

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Fundamentals of thermodynamics – Basic concepts, including systems, state, processes, equilibrium, thermodynamic cycle; equation of state; First law of thermodynamics, application to closed system; Second law of thermodynamics, concepts of heat engine, refrigerator; Reversible and irreversible systems; Entropy; Entropy of substance. Heat transfer mechanisms – Heat conduction; Convection; Boundary-layer flow; Thermal radiation; Radiative properties; Thermal resistance of parallel walls and cylindrical walls. Kinematic of fluid motion – Properties of fluids; Streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines; Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions; Material derivative; Reynolds transport theorem; Velocity, vorticity, and strain. Control volume analysis – Mass conservation; Momentum analysis; Energy analysis. Fluid governing equations – Continuity equation, stream function; Momentum equations, stress tensor, constitutive equations, Navier-Stokes equations, Euler equations; Energy equation. Fluid Statics – Fluid pressure; Pascal’s law and pressure-height relation; Hydrostatic forces on submerged objects; Buoyancy. Fluid dynamics analysis – Bernoulli’s equation; Potential flow, elementary solutions, flow around cylinder, Kutta-Joukowski theorem; Couette flow; Pipe flows – Pipe flow characteristics; Viscosity; Reynolds number; Poiseuille flow; Friction factor; Minor loss. -- 1 of 3 -- External flows – Lift and drag; drag classification, bluff body and streamlined body; boundary layer; flow separation; Drag of flow passing flat plate; Drag of flow around cylinder. Forced heat convection – Nusselt number; Thermal boundary layer, Prandtl number; Force heat convection characteristics for flow passing flat plates, cylinders and spheres; Thermal analysis in circular pipes.

目标

1. To provide students with basic knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. 2. To develop students’ capability of analysing thermal-fluid problems.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion Pre-requisite: AP10005 Physics I and AMA2111 Mathematics I

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Teaching is conducted through class lectures and tutorials. They are aimed at providing students with integrated knowledge required for thermal-fluid applications. Technical/scientific examples and problems are raised and discussed in lecture and tutorial sessions. Teaching/Learning Methodology Intended subject learning outcomes to be covered a b c 1. Lecture    2. Tutorial   