Description
The underlying aims of this unit are to develop the students’ knowledge of the
engineering fundamentals that augment the design and operation of plant
engineering systems, and to furnish them with the tools and techniques to maintain
the ever more technological equipment.
The students are introduced to the concept of thermodynamic systems and their
properties in the first learning outcome; this will provide a platform for the topic of
heat transfer in industrial applications (as covered in learning outcome four) and
underpin their future studies in subsequent units. The second learning outcome
examines common mechanical power transmission system elements found in
numerous production/manufacturing environments, whilst the third learning
outcome investigates fundamental static and dynamic fluid systems.
On completion of this unit students will be able to describe the fundaments that
underpin the operation of the systems they deal with on a daily basis and apply these
fundamentals to the successful maintenance of these systems.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
1. Analyse fundamental thermodynamic systems and their properties.
2. Investigate power transmission systems.
3. Determine the parameters of static and dynamic fluid systems
4. Examine the principles of heat transfer in industrial applications.