Course Coordinator:Charith Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage (crathnayaka@usc.edu.au) School:School of Science, Technology and Engineering
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Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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Thermofluids studies the fundamental concepts of energy as well as how they are related to fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Proficient engineers require a strong fundamental understanding of thermofluids and its applications. In this course, you will learn and apply basic concepts of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer through a variety of learning methods and assessment types.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
Blended learning | |||
Learning materials – Online learning materials (asynchronous) | 1hr | Week 1 | 13 times |
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Solving problems related to weekly thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer concepts | 2hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
Laboratory 1 – A total of two labs (3 hr each) | 3hrs | Week 9 | 2 times |
Seminar – Face-to-face seminars for the whole cohort | 1hr | Week 2 | 2 times |
200 Level (Developing)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional Engineer Competency Standards | |
1 | Explain and investigate the first law of thermodynamics for both closed and open systems and apply to solve problems. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker Ethical Sustainability-focussed |
1.1, 2.1 |
2 | Demonstrate the procedures for determining thermodynamics properties of pure substances from tables of property data. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
1.2, 1.4, 2.2 |
3 | Estimate the forces on moving or stationary bodies in either a static fluid situation or caused by flowing fluids. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
1.3, 1.5, 2.3 |
4 | Analyse the transportation of different types of fluids using the principles of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. |
Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
1.1, 2.1, 2.2 |
5 | Solve foundational-level problems by applying the principles of heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation). |
Knowledgeable Empowered Engaged Sustainability-focussed |
1.3, 2.1, 2.2 |
6 | Communicate results through reports, sketching, and modelling |
Creative and critical thinker Empowered Ethical Engaged |
1.6, 3.2, 3.6 |
CODE | COMPETENCY |
Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional Engineer Competency Standards | |
1.1 | Knowledge and Skill Base: Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. |
1.2 | Knowledge and Skill Base: Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. |
1.3 | Knowledge and Skill Base: In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. |
1.4 | Knowledge and Skill Base: Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. |
1.5 | Knowledge and Skill Base: Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. |
1.6 | Knowledge and Skill Base: Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. |
2.1 | Engineering Application Ability: Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. |
2.2 | Engineering Application Ability: Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. |
2.3 | Engineering Application Ability: Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. |
3.2 | Professional and Personal Attributes: Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. |
3.6 | Professional and Personal Attributes: Effective team membership and team leadership. |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
(MTH102 or MTH103), MTH104 and SCI107. Must be enrolled in SC404, SC405, SC410, SC411 or SC425
Not applicable
ENG204 or MEC2101 (USQ course)
Students are assumed to have foundational skills in mathematics and physical sciences.
Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
The summative assessment for this course includes weekly quizzes submitted via Canvas. The results of these quizzes will provide you with an ongoing feedback on your performance in each module. Additional feedback will be provided during regular contact sessions via worked examples and formative peer-assisted problem-solving activities.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Quiz/zes | Individual | 0% | Short answer / multiple-choice / analytical working |
Week 3 | Online Test (Quiz) |
All | 2 | Oral and Written Piece | Individual and Group | 30% | 1500-word written report (group) and 10-minute oral presentation. |
Week 7 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 3 | Practical / Laboratory Skills, and Written Piece | Individual | 30% | Two lab sessions (3 hr each). Pre-lab quiz questions and individual laboratory reports (1200 word equivalent) |
Week 12 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 4 | Examination - Centrally Scheduled | Individual | 40% | 3 hours |
Exam Period | Exam Venue |
All - Assessment Task 1:Zero-Weight Formative Quiz for Early Feedback | |
Goal: | This zero-weight formative assessment includes online quiz/zes. The results of these quiz/zes will provide students with feedback on their performance early in the semester. |
Product: | Quiz/zes |
Format: | Online quizz/es will be distributed via the online learning management system (Canvas) which will require students to respond with a mixture of short answer, multiple-choice, and analytical workings. This is an individual task. |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 2:Group Report and Presentations | |
Goal: | The goal of this task is to investigate and apply principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer to a given problem. You will be required to develop models and analyse a complex engineering problem within the provided context, by researching into the provided problem and identifying other necessary information. |
Product: | Oral and Written Piece |
Format: | The written group report will be approximately 1500 words while the corresponding group oral presentation will be approximately 10 minutes followed by a Q&A time. |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 3:Laboratory Reports | |
Goal: | The goal of this task is to investigate fundamental principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer through experimental applications. |
Product: | Practical / Laboratory Skills, and Written Piece |
Format: | You will attend 2 laboratory sessions over the semester. Prior to each session, you will complete a series of pre-lab questions online. During the lab session, you will conduct an experiment and start working on a report. The experimental work will be conducted in a group format, however the pre-lab questions and the reports are to be submitted individually by all students. A template will be provided for the calculation and the report. |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 4:Examination | |
Goal: | The goal of this task is to evaluate your knowledge of concepts in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and to demonstrate the use of standard methods to analyse problems within the discipline. |
Product: | Examination - Centrally Scheduled |
Format: | Centrally scheduled 3-hour open-book examination. |
Criteria: |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.
Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
Required | Yunus A. Cengel, John M. Cimbala, Robert H. Turner | 2016 | Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences (SI Units) | 5th Edition in SI Units (or a later edition) | McGraw-Hill Education |
Recommended | Yunus A. Çengel,Boles,Michael A. Boles | 2015 | Thermodynamics | Fifth edition in SI units (or a later edition) | McGraw-Hill Education Limited |
Recommended | Yunus A. Cengel,Afshin Jahanshahi Ghajar | 2015 | Heat and Mass Transfer | Fifth edition in SI units (or a later edition) | McGraw-Hill Education |
Recommended | Yunus A. Çengel,John M. Cimbala | 0 | FLUID MECHANICS: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS, SI | 4th Edition in SI units (or a later edition) | McGraw-Hill Education |
All students will be required to wear closed footwear for laboratory sessions. Students who do not have the appropriate footwear will not be permitted to enter the laboratory space. Also, no food and beverages can be consumed within laboratories.
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%. The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale. You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
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