Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | AUTOMOTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | AUTO301 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | AMEE200,AMEE202 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | · Introduction to Heat Transfer - Modes of heat transfer, conduction, convection and radiation · Conduction - Thermal conductivity - Fourier’s law of conduction - One-dimensional steady-state conduction through simple and composite flat and cylindrical walls · Convection - Boundary layers - Forced convection - Dimensionless groups controlling forced convection heat transfer - Natural convection · Radiation - Introduction - Radiative properties - Black/grey body - Stefan-Boltzmann and Kirchoff’s Laws - View factors · Combined heat transfer modes for analysis, heat exchangers · Internal Combustion Engine Heat Transfer - Energy Flows in Engines - Engine Heat Transfer Correlations - Instantaneous Heat Transfer Coefficients - Coolant Heat Transfer - Exhaust System Heat Transfer - Cylinder Heat Transfer Processes - Cylinder Heat Flux and Temperature - Piston Heat Transfer Process · Laboratory Work: Small group experiments performed within the Heat Transfer laboratory. Experiments include the measurement of specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity and other thermal properties of materials. Demonstration of a Thermoelectric Converter. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with laboratory sessions with aim to get acquainted with lab equipment and instruments for measuring temperatures, specific heat capacities, thermal conductivities and other thermal properties. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |