Course Overview
Before suitable measurement and process control strategies can be designed and implemented, sufficient knowledge of the common principles governing processes is required. CHSC 3342 fills this requirement by introducing students to “Thermal Fluid Sciences”. The basic principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer are presented along with examples of the application of these principles in real-world engineering, such as pump sizing and selection, heat losses from curved and flat surfaces, heat exchanger design and calculation of heat duties.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Calculate the power required to transfer incompressible fluids through a pipeline system to select the correct size pump.
- Apply thermodynamic formulas and/or steam tables to determine the magnitude of change in state properties for compressible fluids and obtain energy/work requirements for such changes to occur.
- Estimate heat transfer rates by conduction, convection and radiation to calculate heat losses through pipes and flat panels.
- Select the appropriate type of heat exchanger for the specified conditions.
- Determine the size of heat exchanger required for a given application.
- Analyze the operation of common boilers.
Effective as of Fall 2016
Related Programs
Industrial Process Fundamentals (CHSC 3342) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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