Unit information: Fluids and Thermodynamics in 2009/10

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Unit name Fluids and Thermodynamics
Unit code AENG11100
Credit points 20
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Professor. Guha
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

An introduction to fluid flow, particularly of gases, and the forces that can be generated. The first and second laws of thermodynamics and the continuity and momentum equations of fluid flow are covered, and applications to a variety of situations of interest to engineers are considered.