School Of EngineeringThermodynamics and Heat TransferWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300760.2
Discipline: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
200238 Mathematics for Engineers 2 AND 300963 Engineering Physics OR 300464 Physics and Materials
About this Unit
This unit introduces students to the fundamentals of thermodynamics and heat transfer. The unit covers the properties of thermodynamic systems, laws of thermodynamics, energy, work and heat, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, power and refrigeration cycles, heat conduction, natural and forced convection, radiation heat transfer, heat exchanger.