MATS2100 Thermofluids Course description

The students are expected to learn basic thermodynamic and fluid mechanic concepts, the principles for the application of thermal energy, energy analysis and dimensioning methods for power production processes, combustion engines, gas turbines, refrigeration machines and heat pumps. The student also learns to construct hydraulic systems and select components.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• know how to adjust and implement design knowledge into a dynamic and professional environment
• understand the organizational structures and roles within a business, public institution or organization

Skills

The student

• can work with projects under pressure from deadlines and given design project criterias
• can collaborate professionally with work colleagues, team members, clients etc. in fulfilling a design brief/project
• manage to critically reflect on experiences gained from the practical training in relation to own learning

General competence

The student

• has developed an understanding about the role to come as a professional designer, different possibilities within the discipline and own preferences.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of explaining:

• the properties of pure substances and basics of phase equilibrium
• understands the basic concepts of fluid mechanics
• the law of energy for closed systems
• the law of energy for open systems, including Bernoulli’s equation and continuity
• entropy, changes of state, cycles, reversible and irreversible processes
• circular processes for power production and refrigeration
• Otto and gas turbine processes
• basics of machine systems such as pumps, fans and valves
• basics of Hydraulic systems
• refrigeration and heat pump machines

Skills

The student is:

• is capable of carrying out energy analyses, dimensioning simple thermal processes, choosing a work medium and calculating energy utilization
• analyzing flow in pipes and pipeline networks and calculating energy and pressure loss and finding the operating point of pumps operating in a composite system.
• Drawing hydraulic wiring diagrams, designing and dimensioning certain hydraulic systems.

General competence

The student is:

• capable of applying their knowledge to optimise energy production, rationalise energy consumption and improve the utilisation of renewable energy sources

Lectures, exercises and project work.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• Nine from twelve individual assignments must be approved
• Two lab assignment

Individual written exam, 3 hours.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Design competence are requested and found valuable in many different professional arenas in society today. Thus requires that design student`s needs to develop their knowledge, skills and general competences in different professional environments through working with a variety of tasks and projects in collaboration with designers and professionals from different fields.

One internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

Admission to the Master's programme.