Part A – 2 questions, all to be attempted.

Question 1 – Fluids:

Resistance networks.

Operating points

Pump scaling

Pump compounding.

Pipe selection.

Basic flow/heat relationships

Question 2 – Thermodynamic cycles:

P-H, P-V, T-S charts:

Gas cycles

Phase change cycles

Single stage refrigeration cycles

Part B – 1 question from 3. (Calculations and explanations)

Question 1 – Heat and mass transfer:

Conduction – The heat equation, Fourier, single and composite structures

Convection – Free convection, forced convection, dimensionless correlations

Radiation – Radiation exchange in enclosures, view factors and relationships

Condensation – prediction of condensation, determination of condensation rate

Question 2 - General:

Combustion

Determination of fuel composition

Determination of equivalence ratio

Flue gas analysis

Boiler efficiency

Psychrometry
 2 stage refrigeration cycles

Heat exchangers

Question 3 – Fluid mechanics:

Water hammer

Surge

Tank emptying for complex geometry

Velocity and acceleration fields

Pipe networks