3143 - Fluid Machinery
Course Description
The course is designed to allow learners to refresh their knowledge in the field of fluid machinery. You'll learn about pumps, fans, turbines, and other turbomachines. Conditions such as cavitation in pumps and turbines, stall in compressors, and choke in turbines are covered. You'll learn to select the best one for the job, based on performance characteristics, thermodynamic analysis, and efficiency definitions.
This course offers engineering knowledge that participants may consider for their continuous professional development needs. As well, if you are required to pass the professional engineering examination in Fluid Machinery to get a P.Eng license in Canada, this course will improve your chances. Case studies and reviews of past exams will build your knowledge and confidence.
Financial assistance may be available to eligible Ontario residents through the Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program (OBPAP) provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU). Please email scs.learnerservices@utoronto.ca for details.
Learning Outcomes
- Know the basic aspects of pumps, fans, compressors, and turbines (driven by water, steam, gas, and wind).
- Understand system regulation, momentum and energy transfer, thermodynamic analysis, and efficiency definitions.
- Determine the effect of various system parameters on turbomachine performance.
- Choose the right turbomachine to match the needs of a given system.
- Apply similarity laws and other factors to determine performance.
Hamideh Bastani Parizi holds PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Toronto, Canada. She is presently Vice President of Simulent consulting Inc., a company specialized in software development and consulting services in the field of fluid and thermal science, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).