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| Module Availability |
| Spring Semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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Preparation and Performance during Experimental Session
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40
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Laboratory reports
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60
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Qualifying Condition(s)
Overall mark to be over pass threshold (40%)
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| Module Overview |
| Series of experiments in fluid mechanics and heat transfer, thermodynamics, solid mechanics, dynamics, control and electrical engineering. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
Completion of the progress requirements of Level HE1
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| Module Aims |
To apply knowledge and experience previously gained to a variety of experiments that compliment (though are not dependent on) material covered in other modules.
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| Learning Outcomes |
The student should have gained further knowledge in a spread of engineering science subjects, and further experience in performing experiments, log book keeping and report writing. |
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| Module Content |
Fluid mechanics and heat transfer:
Boundary layers, convective heat transfer, free-surface flow.
Thermodynamics:
Steam plant, refrigeration, air conditioning.
Solid mechanics:
Strain-gauge transducers, shear centre, Euler buckling.
Dynamics:
Shaft whirling, forced vibrations.
Control:
Device and system modelling, analogue simulator, servo dc motor.
Electrical engineering:
Rectifiers, operational amplifiers, transformers. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
10 hours preparation, 40 hours laboratory work, 50 hours independent learning.
Total student learning time 100 hrs.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Recommended background reading
None
Required reading
Module manual
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| Last Updated |
13 August 2008 |
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