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 Rotating Machinery

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Rotating Machinery (UQ)
Course Code:
 
MECH7350
Course Name:
 

Rotating Machinery (UQ)
Course Description:
 
This course provides the theoretical and practical background knowledge required to understand the design, construction, maintenance, monitoring, testing, applicable standards, protection, failure mechanisms and failure causes of turbines, generators, motors, fans and pumps used in the power generation industry.
 
A general knowledge of the power generation practice is required for this course in addition to basic engineering and mathematics skills.
Presenters:
Dr Peter Jacobs is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, compressible flows, hypersonics and geothermal power systems.
 
Professor John Simmons has been involved in mechanical engineering research for over 30 years in the areas of rheology, aeroelasticity, unsteady aerodynamics and hypersonics. The consistent theme running through this work is an interest in dynamic phenomena associated with fluid flows.

Course Coordinator:  

 

Professor John Simmons

Course Coordinator email:

 
 j.simmons@eng.uq.edu.au

Course Coordinator phone:

 

(07) 3365 3595

Delivery mode:

Intensive

Enrolment limit:
n/a

Delivery dates:

 

This course will be run in two intensive modules. Full day lectures and tutorials will be held:

This course will run in two intensive modules. Full day lectures and tutorials will be held:

Block A: 2, 3, 4 March 2009
Block B: 20, 21, 22 April 2009
Venue:

UQ St Lucia campus, Brisbane

Accommodation:
Suggestions for accommodation will be provided upon registration and will be at the cost of students.
Application information
Please contact Ms Siu Bit Iball at s.iball@eng.uq.edu.au or on (07) 3346 8723 
 
Application deadline:
 
31 January (if you are commencing the program or enrolled in the Power Generation program at a partner university). Continuing UQ students need to enrol online by 7 March.
More information:
Please contact Ms Siu Bit Iball at s.iball@eng.uq.edu.au or on (07) 3346 8723, or visit www.uq.edu.au/study and enter details for Power Generation.