MEC 4005 – Principles of Thermo Machinery

Credits:   4 
Lectures/Tut.:   2 hr/wk 
Labs: 
Prerequisite:  MEC3002, MEC 3104, MEC 4105

Dimensional analysis
Energy transfer between a fluid and a rotor
Thermodynamics of gas flow
Flow of fluids in turbo machinery
Centrifugal pump and compressors
Radial flow turbine
Axial flow turbines
Performance of turbines and comparison of types
Axial flow compressors and pumps
Performance of compressors and pumps, comparison of types
Wind turbines

Laboratory  Work 

Tests on centrifugal blower

Test on Francis Turbine

Assessment
Coursework - 10% 
Exam - 90%

Reference  Textbooks

White F.H. Fluid Mechanics –– McGraw Hill

Rogers, Cohen & Saravaromutto  Theory of Gas Turbines - Longman