Energy systems are of major importance in society and are a significant engineering research activity at ANU. This course emphasises a systems approach to engineering, integrating technical fundamentals with social and environmental issues through site visits and case studies of energy systems. Engineering science fundamentals include the first law of thermodynamics and heat transfer. The thermal performance of houses is used as a major systems theme for the course. The course also introduces the second law of thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.

Upon completion of ENGN2222, students will have the knowledge and skills to

1. use thermodynamic property data (tables, correlations, charts) to evaluate properties of fluids as required for thermodynamic and heat transfer problem-solving
2. apply the laws of thermodynamics to solve practical problems relating to thermal energy systems.
3. analyse convective heat transfer situations, choosing applicable empirical heat-transfer correlations where necessary.
4. assess the energy requirements of a house and evaluate cost-effective ways to make significant reductions
5. perform simple heat exchanger design calculations
6. perform a range of simple heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) calculations.
7. solve problems of steady and transient thermal conduction, including the use of lumped capacity method.
8. solve problems of radiative heat transfer, including analysis of the earth as a simple thermodynamic system.
9. comment on the heat transfer and thermodynamic aspects of commercial and domestic buildings
   
10. write succinct engineering reports based on experimental observations and theoretical analysis.

House Thermal Analysis (20%); Laboratory (15%); Field Trip (5%); Quiz (10%); Final Exam (50%)

Workload commitments for ENGN2222:

• 3 lectures per week,
• attend 2 tutorials per week starting Week 2,
• 1 field trip (date yet to be determined),
• 1 3-hour heat exchanger lab,
• two 1-hour quizzes
• a ~30 page thermal analysis assignment.

About 6 hours of independent study is required each week, in addition to contact hours.

PHYS1101 or PHYS1001

Both of the following textbooks are strongly recommended because of the additional explanations and examples that they provide in addition to what is given in lectures.

Thermodynamics text:

• Çengel and Boles (2010) Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 7th Ed, McGraw-Hill. ~$130 from ANU Coop bookshop.

Heat transfer text:

• J.P. Holman (2009), Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill. ~150 from ANU Coop bookshop.

In previous years, Moran & Shapiro Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Wiley, was the recommended thermodynamics textbook. If you can get hold of an old copy of that text, it's a perfectly acceptable alternative. It's just not our preferred text any more.

A supplementary heat transfer text, A Heat Transfer Textbook Lienhard & Lienhard (Phlogiston Press) is available free online at http://web.mit.edu/lienhard/www/ahtt.html and may be a useful additional resource.

Course page http://eng.anu.edu.au/study/currentstudents/courses