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MECH 4408: Thermofluids and Energy System Design Course
Outline
Instructor: Prof. Cynthia Cruickshank (Office: Minto 3038)
Email:[email protected]
Lecture: Wednesday, Friday 2:35 pm 3:55 pm Tory Building 342
Office Hours: After class and/or by appointment (please email me
and write MECH 4408 in the
subject line).
Course
Webpage:
This course will be supported by the cuLearn Course Management
System at
https://carleton.ca/culearn/.
Useful References
McDonald, A., Magande, H. (2012) Introduction to Thermo-fluids
Systems Design, John Wiley &
Sons, ISBN: 978-1-118-31363-3
McQuiston, F., Parker, J., Spitler, J. (2005) Heating,
Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Analysis
and Design, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-0-471-47015-1
Moran, M., Shapiro, H. (2008) Fundamentals of Engineering
Thermodynamics, John Wiley &
Sons, ISBN: 978-0-470-49590-2
Mitchell, J., Braun, J. (2013) Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning in Buildings, John Wiley &
Sons, ISBN: 978-0-470-62457-9
Dincer, I., Kanoglu, M. (2010) Refrigeration Systems and
Applications, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN:
978-0-470-74740-7
Bergman, T., Lavine, A., Incropera, F., Dewitt, D. (2011)
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass
Transfer, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-0-470-50197-9
Munson, B., Okiishi, T., Huebsch, W., Rothmayer, A. (2013)
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics,
John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-118-11613-5
Calendar Description
Integration of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat
transfer for design of energy conversion
systems. Chemical kinetics and mass transfer. Efficient
combustion, fuel cells and batteries. Efficient
operation and design of engines, power generators, boilers,
furnaces, incinerators, and co-
generation systems. Emerging energy systems. Prerequisite MAAE
3400 and MECH 4406.
Course Objectives
This course has been developed to bridge the gap between the
fundamental concepts of fluid
mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics and the practical
design of thermo-fluids
components and systems. This course focuses on the design of
internal fluid flow systems, heat
exchange systems, and the performance analysis of power plant
systems, refrigeration and heat
pump systems. This requires prerequisite knowledge of internal
fluid flow, conduction and
convection heat transfer and thermodynamic cycles. The
fundamental concepts are used as tools in
a design process to solve various practical problems presented.
While demonstrating the
application of fundamental principles, this course highlights
the use of manufacturers data to
select equipment and practical rules to underline their
importance in current practice.
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Course Outline (Tentative)
MODULE 1 Review of Thermodynamics, Fluid Flow and Heat
Transfer
Thermodynamic Properties, The First Law of Thermodynamics, Ideal
Gases, The Second Law of
Thermodynamics, Refrigeration, Heat Pumps, Entropy,
Thermodynamic Cycles, Psychrometrics.
General Aspects of Fluid Flow (The Bernoulli Equation, Viscous
Flow Theory, Flow in Pipes).General Aspects of Heat Transfer
(Conduction, Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer, Combined
Heat Transfer).
MODULE 2 Exergy and Second Law Efficiency
Exergy, Irreversibility, Exergy Destruction, Exergy Balance,
Second Law Efficiency, Application to
Power Generation and Heating and Refrigeration Cycles.
MODULE 3 Flow, Pumps, and Piping Design
Pump Types and Loads, Centrifugal Pumps, Combined System and
Pump Characteristics, Piping
System Fundamentals, System Design, Steam Heating Systems.
MODULE 4 Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design
Types of Heat Exchangers, The Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient,
The Convection Heat Transfer
Coefficients, Heat Exchanger Analysis, Heat Exchanger Design and
Performance Analysis, The Log
Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Method, The Number of
Transfer Units (NTU) Method, Heat
Transfer, Transport Coefficients, Design Procedures for Sensible
Heat Transfer, Combined Heat and
Mass Transfer, Application of Heat Exchangers in Systems,
Boilers for Water, Heat Pipe Applications.
MODULE 5 Performance Analysis of Power Plant Systems
Thermodynamic Cycles for Power Generation, Steam-Turbine
Internal Efficiency and Expansion
Lines, Turbine-Cycle Heat Balance and Heat and Mass Balance
Diagrams, Second Law Analysis ofSteam-Turbine Power Plants,
Air-Standard Cycles.
MODULE 6 Refrigeration
Energy Analysis and Exergy Analysis of Vapour Compression
Refrigeration Cycle, Practical Cycles, Air-
Standard Refrigeration Cycles, Absorption-Refrigeration Systems,
Advanced Refrigeration Cycles and
Systems, Liquefaction of Gases, Solar Refrigeration,
Thermoelectric, Magnetic.
MODULE 7 Heat Pumps
Heat Pumps, Heat Sources and Classification of Heat Pumps, Solar
Heat Pumps, Ice Source Heat
Pumps, Energy Analysis and Exergy Analysis of Heat Pump Cycles,
Absorption Heat Pumps and OtherSystems.
MODULE 8 Mass Transfer, Chemical Kinetics, Fuel Cells (time
permitting)
Introduction to Mass Transfer, Ficks Law of Diffusion, Diffusion
in Gases, Liquids and Solids, Mass
Transfer Coefficient, Thermodynamic and Chemical Reactions, Fuel
Cell Efficiency (Thermodynamic,
Electrochemical, Practical, Faradaic).
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Marking Scheme
Test 1 20% Friday, February 6, 2015 (Tentative)
Test 2 20% Friday, March 20, 2015 (Tentative)
Final Exam 60%
Tests 1 and 2 (20% each)
Two tests will take place during the term. This will serve to
provide feedback and examination
practice to students prior to the Final Exam. Additional details
to be announced later.
Final Exam (60%)
The final exam covers everything. The exam will cover all
material presented in class, including
lecture notes and practice problems. The final examination is
for evaluation purposes only and
answer booklets will not be returned to the students. You must
pass the final exam to pass the
course. Additional details to be announced later.
Lecture Notes
All PPT lecture material will be available on the cuLearn Course
Page as PDF files. Lecture notes that
are written on the board or exercises handed out in class will
not be available on cuLearn.
Problem Sets
The study problem sets are designed to help you learn the course
material. The problem sets are
not marked, however, it is to your benefit to work through the
problems in order to gain an
understanding of the course content.
Missing Exams
If you miss a test, you must notify the professor within 24
hours after the date of the examination.
The percentage of marks allocated to the test can be moved to
the final exam under two conditions
only: illness or bereavement (documentation is required). If no
documentation is provided, you will
receive a grade of zero for the test.
If you miss the Final Exam, you must contact the appropriate
office at the Registrar within the time
period specified in the current Undergraduate Calendar. You will
need to fully document your
application.
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Plagiarism and Cheating
It is an instructional offence to use or pass off as ones own
idea or product which is the work of
another without expressly giving credit to that other. It is
also an instructional offence to copy the
work of a fellow student. If students do plagiarize or cheat,
the Deans office will be notified and
appropriate action will be taken.
Academic Accommodations (Paul Menton Centre)
Location: Room 500, University Centre, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m., Tel: 520 6608
The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC)
provides services to students with
Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/mental health
disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), chronic
medical conditions, and impairments in
mobility, hearing, and vision. If you have a disability
requiring academic accommodations in this
course, please contact PMC at 613-520-6608 [email protected]
a formal evaluation. If you
are already registered with the PMC, contact your PMC
coordinator to send me your Letter ofAccommodationat the beginning
of the term, and no later than two weeks before the first
in-class
scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation. After requesting
accommodation from PMC,
meet with me to ensure accommodation arrangements are made.
Please consult the PMC website
for the deadline to request accommodations for the
formally-scheduled exam (if applicable).
For Religious Observance
Students requesting academic accommodation on the basis of
religious observance should make a
formal, written request to their instructor for alternate dates
and/or means of satisfying academic
requirements. Such requests should be made during the first two
weeks of class, or as soon as
possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist, but
no later than two weeks before
the compulsory academic event. Accommodation is to be worked out
directly and on an individual
basis between the student and the instructor involved.
Instructors will make accommodations in a
way that avoids academic disadvantage to the student.
Students or instructors who have questions or want to confirm
accommodation eligibility of a
religious event or practice may refer to the Equity Services
website for a list of holy days and
Carletons Academic Accommodation policies, or may contact Equity
Services Advisor in the Equity
Services Department for assistance.
For Pregnancy
Pregnant students requiring academic accommodations are
encouraged to contact an Equity
Advisor in Equity Services to complete a letter of
accommodation. The student must then make an
appointment to discuss her needs with the instructor at least
two weeks prior to the first academic
event in which it is anticipated the accommodation will be
required.
For more details, visit the PMC website:
http://www.carleton.ca/pmc/
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