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Mechanical Engineering stream

Thermofluids specialisation

Thermofluids specialisation

Students in the Mechanical or Mechanical (Space) stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Students complete 18 credit points from the following:
AMME5202
Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods; Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills
P [(MECH3261 and AMME2000) or (AERO3260 and AMME2000)] or ENGG5202 or MECH8261
N AMME8202
AMME5292
Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence
6 P MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260
AMME5310
Engineering Tribology
6 A (AMME1362 or AMME2302 or AMME9302) and (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (MECH3261 or MECH9261 or MECH8261)
MECH5255
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
6 A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer
P MECH3260 or MECH8260 or MECH9260 or equivalent study at another institution
N MECH4255
MECH5265
Combustion
6 A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer
P (MECH3260 or MECH8260 or MECH9260) and (MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261) or equivalent study at another institution
N MECH4265 or MECH8265
Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Mechanical stream.