HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEGREE OF BENG IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING First Year Mechanical Engineering Science 3 ??day ?? June 2007 ??:?? – ??:?? Answer TWO questions from each section A & B. Section A Q1. a) For a Newtonian fluid state an expression for the shear stress. [4 marks] b) An ice hockey puck traverses the ice on a thin sheet of water. A puck struck by an ice hockey player Initially travels
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Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry The study of energy and its transformations is known as thermodynamics. Thermochemistry is the branch of thermodynamics that relates to chemical reactions and energy changes involving heat. Most thermochemical studies are conducted in a laboratory where the transfer of heat can be carefully monitored in a closed system. The measurement of heat transfer is called calorimetry. The device in which heat transfer is measured is called a calorimeter. A calorimeter can
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A Layman’s Explanation of Two Laws of Thermodynamics Energy is encountered in many forms‚ such as mechanical‚ chemical (food and fuel)‚ electrical‚ nuclear‚ heat‚ and radiant (light). Energy has the ability to bring about change or to do work. Thermodynamics is the study of energy. The field of thermodynamics studies the behavior of energy flow in natural systems. These studies have rendered two laws of thermodynamics. The first law of thermodynamics is also known as the law of conservation of
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Thermodynamics is the branch of science concerned with the nature of heat and its conversion to any form of energy. In thermodynamics‚ both the thermodynamic system and its environment are considered. A thermodynamic system‚ in general‚ is defined by its volume‚ pressure‚ temperature‚ and chemical make-up. In general‚ the environment will contain heat sources with unlimited heat capacity allowing it to give and receive heat without changing its temperature. Whenever the conditions change‚ the thermodynamic
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Thermodynamics of Borax C3C Justin Nevins Chemistry 200‚ Section M1A Introduction The purpose of the lab was to determine how the solubility of Borax (Na2B4(OH)4) and other thermodynamic quantities such as enthalpy‚ entropy‚ and Gibbs free energy depend on temperature. When Sodium borate octahydrate (Borax) dissociates in water it forms two sodium ions‚ one borate ion and eight water molecules. The chemical reaction is shown as: (reaction 1) A simple acid-base titration
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Muhammad Yunus: Lifting People Worldwide out of Poverty: Knowledge@Wharton (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2243) Muhammad Yunus: Lifting People Worldwide out of Poverty Published : May 27‚ 2009 in Knowledge@Wharton What began with a loan of $27 to 42 women in a small village 33 years ago has grown into a global microcredit movement that has changed the lives of millions of poor people around the world. Muhammad Yunus‚ founder and managing director of Bangladesh’s
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Mark powers Period 2 C physics March 17 Thermodynamics lab I. The purpose of this experiment is to keep a certain amount of water as hot as possible for as long as possible. We also get to use whatever materials we want as long as our product is or is smaller than 20cm. II. For my project I used Styrofoam‚ tinfoil‚ insulation‚ silicone‚ and a cork. I used the Styrofoam as a box to put
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Office Use Only | | | | | | | | | | | | Monash University Semester Two Examination Period 2010 Faculty Of Science EXAM CODES: CHM1022 TITLE OF PAPER: CHEMISTRY EXAM DURATION: 3 hours writing time READING
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Thermodynamics- Enthalpy of Reaction and Hess’s Law Objectives: 1. To calculate the heat of reaction of a given reaction using the concepts derived from Hess’s Law. Pre-lab Questions: 1. Define Heat of Reaction. The enthalpy change associated with the completion of a chemical reaction. 2. Define Specific Heat. The energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by one degree Celsius. 3. Calculate the heat of reaction assuming no heat is lost to the calorimeter. Use correct
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[pic] |College of Engineering and Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering 370 Thermodynamics | | | |Fall 2010 Course Number: 14319 Instructor: Larry Caretto | Unit Three Homework Solutions‚ September 16‚ 2010 1 A classroom that normally contains 40 people is to be air conditioned with window air conditioning units of 6 kW cooling capacity. A person at rest may be assumed to dissipate
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