1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Prediction of heat transfer coefficients by the mechanisms of
natural and forced convection, film and dropwise
condensation; nucleate and film boiling. LMTD, FT and E-
NTU methods to determine temperature driving forces.
Thermal rating of shell and tube exchangers; pressure drop
in heat exchangers.
MM320 Energy Systems
8 credit points 4 hours Hawthorn
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
(h4anufacturing)
Content
Thermodynamics
Heat transfer. Forced and free convection, the thermal
boundary layer in laminar and turbulent flow, momentum
and eddy diffusivity, dimensional analysis applied to
convective processes. Boiling and condensation. Types of
heat exchangers, NTU, effectiveness. Combined modes of
heat transfer. Combustion. Combustion equations for
stoichiometric, rich and lean mixtures. Solid, liquid and gas
fuels, exhaust and flue gas analysis. Enthalpy of formation
and of reaction, non-flow combustion. Adiabatic flame
temperature. Dissociation.
Fluid mechanics
Dimensional analysis and similarity. Methods of
dimensional analysis; dimensionless groups associated with
problems occurring in fluid flow including effects of natural
and forced convection; modelling. Solution of turbulent
flow problems; friction factor for laminar and turbulent
steady, incompressible, viscous flow in pipes and ducts;
series and parallel arrangements. Rotodynamic machinery;
Classification and external considerations, power/flow
characteristics, efficiency, similarity laws, system matching.
Recommended reading
Douglas, J.F., Gasiorek, J.M. and Swaffield, J.A., Fluid Mechanics.
2nd edn, Burnt Hill, Harlow, Essex, England, Longman Scientific
and Technical, 1985
Holman, J.P., Heat Transfer. S1 Metric edn, Singapore, McGraw-
Hill, 1989
Rogers, G.F.C. and May hew, Y.R., Engineering Thermodynamics.
4th edn, Harlow, Longman Scientific and Technical, 1992
MM321 Fluid Mechanics
7 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Assessment: examinations and practical work
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
(Manufacturing) and (Chemical)
Content
Kinetic and potential energy, the equivalence of pressure and
head. Bernoulli equation and its application to Pitot tube,
orifice p late and Venturi, and weir plates.
Momentum and the momentum equation. Viscosity, its
measurement and use. Criteria of similarity; dimensional
analysis and its application to the derivation of the Stanton
(Moody) chart. Equivalent length and diameter. Stanton and
von Karman charts. The Hagen-Poiseuille equation.
Operation and characteristics of centrifugal pumps and fans;
means off output control. The virtual head equation, the
dimensionless groups relating pump head, throughput,
power consumption and efficiency with impeller diameter
and speed. Specific speed; cavitation and NPSH;
relationships between frictional head loss in pipework and
head development by pump or fan.
Application of the above concepts to the solution of problems.
Recommended reading
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. and Bachkurm, J.R., Chemical
Engineering. vol. 1,4th edn, Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1990
MM330 Advanced Materials
2 credit points I hourper week Hawthorn
Assessment: examinations and assignments
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Engineering
(Manufacturing)
Content
Fracture mechanics
Plane strain fracture toughness testing. Valid test sample,
determination of stress intensity factor, toughness
determination for a variety of materials and configurations.
Fibre composite materials
Fabrication and manufacture of fibre reinforced composites.
Failure modes, analytical design, empirical design.
Laminate composite analysis, examples of laminate analysis
using computer packages.
Surface engineering
Nature of wear, quantitative description of wear, testing and
evaluation for wear resistance.
Review of industrial systems for modification of surfaces by
infusion treatments and surface coatings.
Structure modifications, properties and applications
resulting from
transformation hardening
electrochemical techniaues
thermochemical techniques
physical and chemical vapour deposition
Selection of surface modification techniques.
Development of expert systems.
Recommended reading
Ashby, M. and Jones, D.R.H. Engineering Materials. vols I, 1986
and 11, 1988, London, Pergamon Press
Metals Handbook. 9th edn, ASM, Metals Park, Ohio, U.S.A., 1985
Broek, D., Elementary Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 4th rev.
edn, Boston, Nijhoff, 1987
Hertzberg, R.W., D$omation and Fracture Mechanics of
Engineering Materials. 3rd edn, New York, Wiley, 1989
Mallick, P.K., Fiber-Reinforced Composites. New York, M. Dekker,
1988
McColm, I.J., Ceramic Sciencefor Materials Technologist. London,
Chapman and Hall, 1983
Richerson, D.W., M o b Ceramic EnginePn'ng. 2nd edn, New
York, Marcel Dekker, 1992
Tsai, S.W., Composites Design. 4rh edn, Dayton, Ohio, Think
Composites, 1992