Course Objectives
The course objectives are as follows:
(1) Can recognize future problems and discuss measures for energy conversion technologies that support livelihoods.
(2) Understand and can explain the principles of structural and energy conversion of thermal engines and fluid machinery.
(3) Understand the basic issues of each thermo-fluid machine and plan, conduct, and evaluate performance tests.
To achieve these goals, students will need to do the following self-study:
(a) Solve each week's exercise questions and research the relevant topics to enhance understanding.
(b) Describe the appropriate experimental results and considerations by citing various literature to prepare experimental reports for performance evaluation tests of internal combustion engines.
Rubric
| Ideal Level | Standard Level | Unacceptable Level |
| Achievement 1 | Can accurately recognize future problems and discuss measures for energy conversion technologies that support livelihoods. | Can recognize future problems and discuss measures for energy conversion technologies that support livelihoods. | Cannot recognize future problems and discuss measures for energy conversion technologies that support livelihoods. |
| Achievement 2 | Accurately understand and logically explain the principles of structural and energy conversion of thermal engines and fluid machinery. | Understand and explain the principles of structural and energy conversion of thermal engines and fluid machinery. | Do not understand and cannot explain the principles of structural and energy conversion of thermal engines and fluid machinery. |
| Achievement 3 | Accurately understand the basic issues of each thermo-fluid machine and can properly plan, conduct, and evaluate performance tests. | Understand the basic issues of each thermo-fluid machine and can plan, conduct, and evaluate performance tests. | Do not understand the basic issues of each thermo-fluid machine and cannot plan, conduct, and evaluate performance tests. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
Students will understand the system of thermal and fluid energy conversion technologies and will practically learn the approaches to performance calculation and experimental evaluation that designing requires. More specifically, they will understand the structures and principles of thermal engines and fluid machinery in practical use and learn the approaches to performance evaluations. To do these things, students will actually plan and implement performance evaluations through labs.
Style:
Classes will be focused around lectures that use slides and notetaking. There will be assignment exercises for each unit and two labs. In order to achieve the goals, students should ensure their understanding by following the questions and answers and work in class as well as the exercises assigned in each class. If a student is having difficulty following, they should go back to the basics. If they don't understand, they should ask questions to faculty member and learn from their peers.
Notice:
This course is a practical application course for the subjects covered in Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer. Therefore, keep the textbooks for those subjects at hand and review them. However, this does not mean that students who have not taken those courses are unable to take this course. In these cases, students should come and discuss it with the faculty as much as possible.
Students need to submit a lab report as part of a prerequisite for earning the credit. They will be evaluated based on the results of the planned experiment. Other detailed evaluation criteria will be explained during the first class.
This course's content will amount to 90 hours in total. These hours include the learning time guaranteed in classes and the standard self-study time required for pre-study / review, and completing assignment reports.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Energy conversion
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Understand and explain types of energy conversions, especially thermal engine classification.
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| 2nd |
Cycle and thermal efficiency of thermal engines (1)
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Understand an air theory cycle hypothesis and calculate the thermal efficiency of a cycle for a typical thermal engine.
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| 3rd |
Cycle and thermal efficiency of thermal engines (2)
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Can calculate the thermal efficiency of a cycle for a typical thermal engine and explain the difference between the thermal efficiency required in an air theory cycle, after comparing their thermal efficiencies.
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| 4th |
Analysis and measurement of thermal engine performance (1)
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Understand and can apply information such as the indicated power and diagram factors and net power and mechanical efficiency that are required to evaluate a thermal engine's performance.
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| 5th |
Analysis and measurement of thermal engine performance (2)
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Understand and can apply information such as the methods of measuring power and thermal accounting that are required to evaluate a thermal engine's performance.
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| 6th |
Performance evaluation of thermal engines (Lab 1)
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Can plan a comprehensive performance evaluation experiment for an internal combustion engine that is in line with objectives presented by members of the class in order to gain a hands-on understanding of the items learned up to week 5.
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| 7th |
Performance evaluation of thermal engines (Lab 1)
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Can conduct the performance evaluation experiment for an internal combustion engine that was planned the previous week, and compile it into a report. (Report assignment)
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| 8th |
Energy conversion in fluid machinery
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Can introduce fluid machinery such as pumps, water vehicles, windmills, etc., and understand and explain their principles and structure.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Performance and efficiency of turbo machines (1)
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Understand and can apply the turbo machines types and their general theory.
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| 10th |
Performance and efficiency of turbo machines (2)
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Understand and can explain the operation and the specific phenomena of fluid machinery.
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| 11th |
Analysis and measurement of fluid machinery performance
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Understand and can apply information such as the specific speed, performance curve, and similarity laws that are required to evaluate a thermal engine's performance.
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| 12th |
Performance evaluation of fluid machinery (Lab 2)
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Can plan a pump performance evaluation experiment that is in line with objectives presented by members of the class in order to gain a hands-on understanding of the items learned up to week 11.
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| 13th |
Performance evaluation of fluid machinery (Lab 2)
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Can conduct the performance evaluation experiment for an internal combustion engine that was planned the previous week, and compile it into a report. (Report assignment)
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| 14th |
Principles and power generation systems of fuel cells (1)
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Understand and can explain the principles and types of fuel cells and their systems.
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| 15th |
Principles and power generation systems of fuel cells (2)
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Understand fuel cells' thermal and material balance and can calculate the theoretical efficiency of real ones. (Report assignment)
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| 16th |
Final exam
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Exercise | Report | Final exam | Total |
| Subtotal | 20 | 40 | 40 | 100 |
| Basic Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 20 | 40 | 40 | 100 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |