This core module is designed to extend your knowledge of the analytical techniques of fracture mechanics, stress analysis and thermofluid to analyse and design engineering structures and systems.
This module builds on the knowledge gained in the second year Thermofluids & Mechanical Systems 2 module to extend your knowledge and skills in structural analysis based on fracture mechanics and fatigue. Simulation will be used to give a practical introduction to the finite element analysis (FEA) method for structural analysis. Thermofluids mechanics aspects involving conversion and transfer of energy such as turbomachines (pumps, turbines...) and heat exchangers will be discussed. The module also provides a further understanding of numerical methods employed in fluid flow and heat transfer analysis using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
The module is primarily delivered through lectures supported by tutorials. Course materials are available via Canvas where appropriate.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
The module is delivered through a variety of lectures, tutorials, computing workshops and presentation of a researched topic. Lecture material, tutorials and support material will be made available on Canvas. Use of LRC electronic resources such as iCAT and ebooks and resources available on internet are introduced and students are encouraged to use them. Lectures and tutorials are designed to introduce the students to the concepts necessary to understand the engineering problems associated with advanced thremofulids and structural analysis. Students will be expected to research contemporary issues around structural integrity including fracture and fatigue, failure analysis and current developments in thermofluids. The lectures and tutorial sessions will provide an opportunity to develop the students' deeper understanding of the application of theoretical concepts into real world engineering problems. Opportunities to provide detailed and overview feedback and feedforward will be available during the tutorial and practical sessions.
| Definitive UNISTATS Category | Indicative Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 22 formal lectures of 2 hours 11 tutorials of 2 hours each 13 practical 2 hours FEA/CFD computing laboratory 2 sessions of peer to peer project presentations seminar | 44 22 26 4 |
| Guided independent study | 204 | |
| Total (number of credits x 10) | 300 | |
The module will be assessed as 50% coursework and 50% end of module unseen written examination.
The computing workshops and tutorial classes will provide formative assessment opportunities in the early stages of the modules, enabling feedback and feed forward to the summative events. The evaluation of a students' progress throughout the module will be assessed by two written coursework. One coursework includes failure analysis of a structure, hand calculation and using FEA commercial software to solve a structural problem and CFD analysis to solve a flow problem with commercial software. This coursework carries 30% of the total marks. The second coursework will focus on the application of thermofluids in rotodynamic machines and heat transfer. Students are expected to apply thermofluids theories to solve a range of the flow problems with a view to enabling the students to develop their critical analysis skills. This coursework carries 20% of the total marks.
| Learning Outcome | Assessment Strategy |
|---|---|
| 1) Apply liner elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) in fracture analysis of structures. | Coursework: FEA/CFD and Failure Analysis Final written exam |
| 2) Apply the fracture mechanics principles for the analysis of structural fatigue failure. | Coursework: FEA and Failure Analysis Final long answer examination |
| 3) Use FEA to solve one- and two-dimensional structural problems both theoretically and with commercial software. Use CFD commercial software to solve fluids flow in engineering problems. | Coursework: FEA/CFD and Failure Analysis Final written exam |
| 4) Describe the pressure and velocity distribution in compressible flow systems, and describe the causes and methods of evasion of fluid transients in pipe systems. | Coursework: Rotodynamic machine and heat transfer Final written exam |
| 5) Identify a range of rotodynamic machines, sketch their performance characteristics and derive the laws of various machines. | Final written exam |
| 6) Describe and analyse heat transfer systems. Apply this knowledge to the design and specification of thermal equipment, eg., heat exchangers. | Coursework: Rotodynamic machine and heat transfer Final written exam |
| Description of Assessment | Definitive UNISTATS Categories | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Written exam | Written exam | 50% |
| Portfolio of failure analysis/FEA/CFD reports | Coursework | 30% |
| Problem assignment | Coursework | 20% |
| Total (to equal 100%) | 100% | |
It IS NOT a requirement that any element of assessment is passed separately in order to achieve an overall pass for the module
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[3] Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag , Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 8th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
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Fracture and Fatigue
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Composites
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[2] George Z. Voyiadjis, Peter Kattan, "Mechanics of Composite Materials with MATLAB", Springer; 1st edition 2005, ISBN: 3540243534
Finite Elements Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics
[1] Bryan J Mac Donald, Practical Stress Analysis with Finite Elements, 2nd Edition, 2011.
[2] Andreas Öchsner and Markus Merkel, One-Dimensional Finite Elements: An Introduction to the FE Method, Publisher: Springer, 2nd ed. 2018. [4] Jiyuan Tu, Guan Heng Yeoh, Chaoqun Liu, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Second Edition: A Practical Approach 2nd Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition, 2012, ISBN-10: 0080982433
Thermofluids
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[2] Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach with Student Resource DVD by Yunus A. Cengel and Michael A. Boles, 2010.
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