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Postgraduate Handbook 2009-2010 (archived)

Module ENGI41315: Thermodynamics and Turbomachinery

Department: Engineering

ENGI41315: Thermodynamics and Turbomachinery

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	4	15	Available in 2009/2010	None.	Durham

Tied To

H1K609: New and Renewable Energy

Pre-requisites

Renewable Energy Fundamentals

Corequisites

Advanced Engineering Design, Energy and the Environment, R&D Project

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To consider SI and CI engines and how they impact on the environment and other power sources for transport systems.
To introduce the principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics of turbomachines. To apply these to the analysis and design of various turbomachines.

Content

Complex Gas cycles
Practical Performance Parameters and design examples for SI and CI engines;
Petroleum fuel characteristics and alternative fuels
Burning properties and the nature of knock and rumble
Vehicle emissions and legislation
Adiabatic combustion, flame temperature and the effects of turbulence
Effects of Dissociation
Refrigeration cycles: Involving Flash Tanks and Cascade Techniques, Two- and Three Fluid Absorption cycles, gas cycles
Availability analysis
Fundamental concepts of turbomachinery
Velocity triangles
Wind turbine design and analysis
Reaction, flow coefficient and loading coefficient
Application to axial flow turbines and compressors
Application to hydraulic machines
Specific speed and machine system operation

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Ability to model IC engines cycle using air standard cycles A1, B2
Ability to carry out design calculations for engines A1, B2
Understand fuels, alternative fuels and the effects of combustion products on the environment. A1
Know how to use availability functions to increase a thermodynamic assessment of a process beyond a simple second law analysis. A1
Understand general principles that govern flow in all turbo machines. A1,C3.
Ability to design and analyse fluid mechanical aspects of hydraulic machines and their operation within a system. A1, A3, C3, B11.
Ability to design and analyse wind turbines and Wells turbines. A1, A3, C3, B11.
Ability to apply theories to a design project and write a report. A1, A3, B1, B7, B11, C2, C6.

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lectures to cover fundamental turbine technology theories.
Assignment to introduce design aspects of turbine technology.
Examinations to assess knowledge, understanding and application.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	30	weekly x 2	1 hour	30
Tutorials	19	weekly	1 hour	19
Practicals	1	1 per module	3 hours	3
Preparation and Reading				98
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	80%	Written Examination May/June	1.5 hours	100%
Coursework	20%	Coursework, Beginning of Easter Term	2,000 words	100%

Formative Assessment

Practical experiment and report.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.