UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

SEGi UNIVERSITY

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGEME 4333 ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICSTuesday from 4:00pm 6:00pm at L4.2D40% Test & Assignment + 60% Exam

Friday from 2:30pm 4:30pm at EE.lab2WeekLecture TopicAssignment Sheet

Wednesday 3/2

Friday 6/2Fluid power philosophy,

Wednesday 10/2

Friday 13/2Application of Hydrostatics, 1.1

Wednesday 17/2

Friday 20/2CNY holidays

Wednesday 24/2

Friday 27/2forces on curved surfaces, centre of pressure,

Wednesday 3/3

Friday 6/3buoyancy, atmospheric density1.2

Wednesday 10/3

Friday 13/3pumps, motors and cylinders Pump/load matching, load prediction, pump characterisation, system operation

Wednesday 17/3

Friday 20/3The effect of irreversibility on the Rankine cycle Feed heaters, reheaters, Real steam cycles1.3

Wednesday 24/3

Friday 27/3Ideal Brayton cycles, Brayton cycle performance parameters, Real Brayton cycles1.4

Wednesday 31/3

Friday 3/4MIDTERM TESTHeat exchange process, back pressure, pass out, quality and load parameters20%

Wednesday 7/4

Friday 10/4Combined cycle power production

Total energy use in combined cycles, brief mention of pinch point analysis

Wednesday 14/4

Friday 17/4District heating. Steam production, hot water production1.5

Wednesday 21/4

Friday 24/4Revision of control volume analyses for rotodynamic/turbo machines. Matching duty to system. Geometric and Thermodynamic classification

Wednesday 28/4

Friday 1/5Degree of reaction, Impulse stage, economic considerations. Delaval, Ratau, Parsons and Curtis arrangements1.6

Wednesday 5/5

Friday 8/5Centrifugal compressor - Case Study and example of design

References

Cengel, Y.A. & Boles, M.A., "Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach", 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1998.

White, F.M., "Fluid Mechanics", 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1999.

Beck SBM, Brown MW, Chin SB, Dwyer-Joyce RS, Niccoleau FCGA, and Wilson CW, The Little Book of Thermofluids, 1st Edition, Sheffield University, UK, 2004.Fluids Engineering, Coursebook by W A Bullough.

Dr Vinod Feb 2015