ME 3131L - Thermal-Fluids Laboratory (1)

Measurement of viscosity of fluids, centrifugal pump and/or fan performance, turbine performance, pressure drop in pipe systems, flow rate meters, jet momentum, air velocity distribution in ducts, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, dimensional analysis, oxygen bomb calorimetry, steam power cycle, and heat exchanger. Proficiency will be gained in the calibration and use of laboratory equipment, design of basic fluid mechanics and thermodynamics experiments, the acquisition, processing, and analysis of data by manual and automated methods, and report writing.

Prerequisite(s): C- or better in GE Area A2.
Corequisite(s): ME 3121 or ME 312.
Component(s): Laboratory
Contact Hour(s): 1 three-hour laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Course Category: Major Course