King Fahd
University of Petroleum & Minerals
Mechanical
Engineering Department
ME
316 : Thermofluid Lab II
Fall
Semester 2004-2005 (041)
ME 316:Thermo-Fluid Lab. Credit 1. This lab course aims to demonstrate the
fundamentals of fluid mechanics and heat transfer and their application in
engineering practice. Many of the
concepts and basic theories studied in ME 311 and ME 315 are confirmed and
applied through different experiments.
Prerequisite: ME 311
Co-requisite: ME 315
Textbook: Lab Manual, Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM,
References: Textbooks of ME 311 and ME
315
Experiments and Weekly
Breakdown:
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1) |
Introduction
to the course. |
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2) |
Experiment # 1
- Fluid flow measurements |
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3) |
Experiment # 2 - Friction
losses in piping systems |
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4) |
Experiment # 3 - Pump
performance measurements |
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5) |
Experiment # 4 -
Compressible flow in a convergent-divergent nozzle |
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6) |
Experiment # 5 -
Centrifugal air compressor |
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7) |
Experiment # 6 - Pelton impulse turbine |
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8) |
Lab Test |
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9) |
Experiment # 7 -
Thermocouple experiment |
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10) |
Experiment # 8 -
Conduction through copper bars |
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11) |
Experiment # 9 - Forced
convection heat transfer |
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12) |
Experiment # 10 -
Double-pipe heat-exchanger characteristics |
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13) |
Experiment # 11 - Stefan-Boltzmann law and radiation properties |
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14) |
Experiment # 12 - Free
convection over solid cylinders |
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15) |
Experiment # 13 -
Numerical analysis: Counter and parallel flow heat exchangers. Lab Test |
Grade
Distribution
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Fluid
Mechanics Part |
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Heat
Transfer Part |
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Laboratory Reports |
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35% |
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Laboratory Reports |
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35% |
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Lab Test |
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10% |
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Lab Test |
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10% |
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Contribution to Class
Discussions |
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5% |
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Contribution to Class
Discussions |
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5% |