Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student should be able to make calculations on pipe flow, pumps, fans and hydro turbines as well as on conduction, convection and radiation.

Content

Basic fluid dynamics
Pipe flow
Pumps, fans and hydro turbines
Heat transport through conduction and convection in planar and cylindrical geometry
Convection calculations with dimensionless quantities
Thermal radiation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Can qualitatively apply Bernoulli's equation and make simple calculations using this equation.
Can calculate pipe friction for single pipes.
Can interpret pump and fan diagrams and make simple calculations based on these.
Can calculate heat flow rates by radiation, conduction and convection.
Can describe how a black-body spectrum depends on temperature.
Can, in typical calculations, use correct symbols and present the calculation fairly systematically.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Can explain the meaning of the quantities and concepts of major importance in fluid and heat transport, as well as how these quantities depend on each other.
Can do calculations for pipe systems with pumps, turbines and minor losses.
Can calculate equilibrium temperatures in situations with several simultaneous heat flows.
Can calculate temperature profiles in multi-layered walls.
Can do calculations for heat exchangers with constant U-values.
Can explain the principles of thermography.
Can use computerized tools to efficiently analyze and describe relationships in fluid and heat transport.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Can calculate the U-value for a heat exchanger based on the flow conditions in simple geometries.
Can make calculations on the thermal radiation spectrum.
Can derive relationships in flow and heat transport.
Can use computerized tools to make mathematically more complicated calculations in fluid and heat transport.

Qualifications

None