ENGR3360 Thermal-Fluid Systems Analysis

This course builds on the basic physics of energy, mass, and momentum conservation to enable analysis and design of open thermal-fluid systems. Conservation laws are used to analyze the efficiency of open non-combustion cycles, such as the organic Rankine cycle, with a particular focus on heat pumps. Students analyze heat and momentum transport using the heat equation and the Navier-Stokes equations. The pure substance model is used in tandem with heat and momentum conservation to design heat exchangers and model phase change processes. Students complete open-ended projects analyzing thermal systems of interest.

Credits

4 ENGR

Prerequisite

ENGR2360; OR ENGR2355 AND ENGR2365

Hours

4-0-8