Module Descriptors
FLUID TECHNOLOGY
MECH50261
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Neil Packer
Email: N.Packer@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures will form the main teaching activity with supporting problem-based tutorials. Design case studies will be used where applicable.
Integral with the classroom based activities are laboratory exercises designed to assist in the learning process, that is to develop knowledge and understanding by consolidating the principles delivered in class and to develop practical and written communications skills appropriate to students chosen vocation. The total learning time is 150 hrs comprising 36 hrs contact time (24 hours lecture, 12 hours laboratory) and 114 hrs independent study.
Integral with the classroom based activities are laboratory exercises designed to assist in the learning process, that is to develop knowledge and understanding by consolidating the principles delivered in class and to develop practical and written communications skills appropriate to students chosen vocation. The total learning time is 150 hrs comprising 36 hrs contact time (24 hours lecture, 12 hours laboratory) and 114 hrs independent study.
Module Indicative Content
Topics covered include:
Fluid definitions, Pascals law, fluid static law, pressure movement, fluid forces, Bernolli equation, continuity equation, fluid fraction, the Moody Diagram, fluid momentum.
Fluid definitions, Pascals law, fluid static law, pressure movement, fluid forces, Bernolli equation, continuity equation, fluid fraction, the Moody Diagram, fluid momentum.
Module Additional Assessment Details
One 2 hour examination (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 - 4.
One in-course assessment on laboratory exercises (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1-4.
One in-course assessment on laboratory exercises (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1-4.
Module Resources
Thermofluid laboratory equipment
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences, YA Cengel & RH Turner, McGraw-Hill, 2001, ISBN 0-07-2390549
Introduction to Thermal Sciences, FW Schmidt, RE Henderson, CH Wolgemuth, John Wiley & Son, 1993, ISBN 0-471-549398
Thermofluids, K Sherwin and M Horsley, Chapman & Hall, 1996, 0-41259800-0
Fluid Mechanics, FM White, McGraw-Hill, 1994, ISBN 0-07-113765-3
Introduction to Thermal Sciences, FW Schmidt, RE Henderson, CH Wolgemuth, John Wiley & Son, 1993, ISBN 0-471-549398
Thermofluids, K Sherwin and M Horsley, Chapman & Hall, 1996, 0-41259800-0
Fluid Mechanics, FM White, McGraw-Hill, 1994, ISBN 0-07-113765-3