KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLUM AND MINERALS Mechanical Engineering Department ME 316 Thermofluids Lab.

Second Semester 2012 (112)

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-requisites: ME 315 Textbook: Lab Manual, Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. References: Textbooks of ME 311 and ME 315

Objectives:
1. To provide students with hands-on experience for measuring various physical quantities and properties. 2. To enable students to apply the main concepts of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer courses to evaluate the performance of physical systems. Section 03 (Sunday 2:10 PM 04:50 PM); Section 07 (Tuesday 2:10 PM 04:50 PM)

Lab Hours:

Instructor Office Office Hours

: Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Merbati : 23-060 Ph#2364 E-mail: almerbati@kfupm.edu.sa : 12:00 pm 1:00 pm

List of Experiments and Weekly Breakdown: (FR: Full Report; SR: Short Report) Wk # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Title of Experiment Introduction to the course Lab # 1 Fluid flow measurements Lab # 2 Friction losses in piping systems Lab # 3 Pump performance measurements Lab # 4 Compressible flow in a convergent-divergent nozzle Lab # 5 Centrifugal air compressor Lab # 6 Pelton impulse turbine Lab Test I SR FR SR SR FR SR Report Type Location 1 157 1 157 1 157 1 157 1 157 1 157 1 157 1 157

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Lab # 7 Temperature measurement and calibration Lab # 8 Conduction through copper bars Lab # 9 Unsteady heat transfer Lab # 10 Radiation heat transfer Lab # 11 Forced convection heat transfer Lab # 12 Double-pipe heat exchanger characteristics Lab Test II

SR FR SR SR FR SR

26 130 26 130 26 130 26 130 26 130 26 130 26 130

Attendance: Attendance is compulsory. Report will not be accepted without attendance. Lab Tests: Students will be asked to conduct an experiment in addition to a written exam. Sample calculations: To be carried out after the experiment. General Questions. (5 marks) Lab Report contents: (10 marks)
Title page (In Blackboard) Sample Calculations (Hand Written) Observation Table (MS Excel) Calculation Table (MS Excel) Graphs (If needed) (MS Excel) Conclusion & Outcomes (Hand Written)

Grade Distribution

Fluid Mechanics Part 4 Experiments with Short Reports 2 Experiments with Full Reports Lab Test Class Participation Total 16 % 11 % 20 % 3% 50 %

Heat Transfer Part 4 Experiments with Short Reports 2 Experiments with Full Reports Lab Test Class Participation Total 16 % 11 % 20 % 3% 50 %