MAE 431LEC—Energy Systems

Synthesis of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer to facilitate practical design and analysis of actual energy systems. Topics include: air duct sizing; pressure drop in pipes, ducts and systems; air duct system design; fans; liquid piping systems; pumps; cavitation; non-dimensional pump parameters; pump performance plots; open and closed loop piping system design; bare and finned-tube heat exchangers in cross flow; heat exchanger systems (plasma spray, hot water heating, water boilers, hydronic heating systems).