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Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.Overview
This unit introduces the fundamental properties of fluids, analysis of pipe flow, buoyancy, and stability of floating objects. It presents methods of analysing fluid systems using the concept of a control volume combined with the conservation of mass and momentum equations. You analyse incompressible flows in pipe systems and use similitude and modelling principles and techniques to solve problems in fluid mechanics. You will prepare technical and laboratory reports using appropriate 'mechanical engineering language', and document the process of modelling and analysis. You will use ANSYS Fluent software or equivalent to model fluid behaviour inside pipes and other mediums. You are required to act professionally in presenting information, communicating, working, and learning, both individually and in teams. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MATH11219 Engineering Mathematics AND ENEG11006 Engineering Statics.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student email.
Students appreciate the teaching strategies.
The practice should continue in the future offering.
Feedback from Student email
Students appreciated that the Moodle site was set out well.
The practice should continue in the future offering.
Feedback from Have you Say
Some students felt and reported that the assignment tasks were too high in terms of question numbers.
The unit assessments should be reviewed and will be shortened in the next offering.
Feedback from Have you Say
Some laboratory experience was unsatisfactory as lab supervisors sometimes had difficulties operating the equipment.
Lab equipment should be checked before the labs to identify possible issues and the lab supervisors should be provided with adequate training to confidently operate the equipment.
Feedback from Have you Say
The students’ satisfaction regarding the assessment’s feedback was a bit low.
The feedback for students should be given based on their thinking ability, the accuracy of numerical calculations, and the problem-solving approach that students will need to acquire these skills so that they don’t come up with wrong processes or repeat common errors. This practice was also conducted in previous years and should carefully be looking at the next offering.
- Apply the fundamentals of fluid mechanics to investigate pressure, buoyancy and hydrostatic forces
- Analyse fluid motion by applying the conservation of mass and momentum in real-world engineering contexts
- Identify the fluid flow regimes to apply Bernoulli Equation in pipe flows
- Create solutions to fluid systems using similitude and modelling techniques
- Measure flow regimes, rates and other basic fluid flow characteristics and compare with analytical data
- Work autonomously and in teams to prepare reports using appropriate engineering language.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Introductory
Intermediate
Advanced
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Online Test - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||