MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview

Teaching staff
Meng Wai Woo (Lecturer)
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Consultation hours: Room 206, Building 36 Monday 11am 1pm Wednesday 2pm 4pm
Phone: 9905 9344 Email: meng.woo@monash.edu

Demonstrators:
Chris, Sean

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

What is this all about?!

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Study of heat and energy and the transfer, transport and conversion of energy Thermodynamics
Science of energy transformation (amoutn and quality) Equilibrium state and processes

Heat transfer
Science of rate of energy transfer Non-equilibrium state and processes

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Thermodynamics
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MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Heat transfer
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MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Why?!!
Aerospace applications
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MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Weekly study commitments

Lectures (3 hours)
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Tuesday (11am-12pm, CL25/S10) Wednesday (9am-10am, CL60/E6) Friday (8am-9am, CL60/E6)

Tutorials & Laboratories (3 hours alternating)

Wednesday (2pm-5pm, CL37/157) Friday (9am-12pm)

Private studies (6 hours)

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Assessment Tasks
Topics tests
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3 x 5% = 15%

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday

Short lab reports

1 x A4 page of text + data Submitted 1 day after lab

2 x 3% = 6%

Long lab report

5-10 x A4 page of text + data Submitted 2 weeks after lab

1 x 9% = 9%

Final exam (3 hr, closed book)

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

70%

Study resources
Prescribed textbook
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Y.A. Cengel, Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008 May use 1st edition as well

Teaching materials
Blackboard website

Further reading
Chopra

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Communication
Communication
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Lectures, tutorials, laboratory Blackboard website, monash email

Feedback to you
Marks, written comments Class feedback, group discussion

Feedback to me
Email or verbal comments Survey, unit evaluations

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Problem solving technique

Technique 1 Dimensional homogeneity
Primary dimensions
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Secondary dimensions SI units

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Technique 1 Dimensional homogeneity
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All terms must be have the same dimensions (units)

1 2 x = vt + at 2

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Technique 2 Approach a problem
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Step 1: Problem statement Step 2: Schematic Step 3: Assumption Step 4: Physical laws Step 5: Properties Step 6: Calculations Step 7: Reasoning and discussion

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Example
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Two aircrafts are being accelerated from stationary condition for 5 s prior to take off. The first plane weighing 3000 kg is being accelerated at 60 kN. The second plane weighing 2000 kg is being accelerated at 65 KN. Which plane is faster at take off?

MAE2402 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer