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Thermodynamics and Fluid MechanicsLaajuus (4 cr)

Course unit code: IR10024

General information


Credits
4 cr
Teaching language
Finnish
Responsible person
Miska Piirainen, Vastuuopettaja

Objective

The student
- is able to use common logic of the thematic issue to solve simple problems mathematically
- is able to use learned logic for the planning of uncomplicated lab measurements and to make the measurements and corresponding calculations and analyse the results.

Content

Basics of thermodynamics: meter scales, thermal expansion. Thermal energy, volumetric thermal expansion, latent heat. Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation. Static of fluids: pressure, hydrostatic pressure, buoyancy. Hydraulics: volume flow rate and form of Bernoullis equation. Frictional flows and pressure loss. Lab tests.

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