TAFE Television, Australia, 42-121, Engineering Thermodynamics 1

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Title:

42-121, Engineering Thermodynamics 1

Institution:

TAFE Television, Australia

Level:

Diploma, training, continuing education.

Description:

Forms of energy, energy conversion. Internal combustion engine, energy balances. Gases and single phase systems, constant volume and constant pressure changes, polytrophic, isothermal and adiabatic changes. Work done and heat transfer during compression and expansion. Otto and diesel engines. Steam formation, volume and enthalpy changes, dryness fraction, superheat. Introduction to entropy. Steam plant. Condenser calculations. Reciprocating air compressors, actual and theoretical PV diagrams, efficiency, free air delivered.

Assessment is by laboratory (30%) and examination (70%).

Prerequisites: Engineering Mathematics 3 and Engineering Mechanical Plant.

Programmes for which this course is required or in which it can be included:

Associate Diploma of Engineering (Mechanical).

Languages:

English

Media and methods employed: Printed text, face-to-face tutorials, telephone tutorials.

Printed correspondence texts prepared by/for institution, face-to-face tutoring, face-to-face counselling, telephone tutoring, counselling by telephone.

Administrative information:

This subject requires more than 6-8 hours of study per week. Enrolment is valid until 30 November of the year following the year of enrolment. (Enrolment begins on 1 December).

Classification:

070430 PHYSICS
060230 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Date:

23 January 1995 bb
Source: 1994 Handbook

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