Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student is able to
-describe a system of building services by the physical state variables and the relationships between them
-model the vibrational properties of a device and transmission and attenuation of sound in the air and solid structures
The student know the effect of the volume and materials to the acoustic properties of space

Content (course unit)

State variables, state changes, cyclic processes, heat pumps, vibration and damping, resonance, vibration transmittance in structures, sound as a wave motion, acoustics and building acoustics

Prerequisites (course unit)

Mechanics or equivalent, Fluid Mechanics and Thermophysics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student is able to use quantities, units and equations in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and in sound and wave motion. Student is able to solve problems which resemble those given as examples during the course or student needs guidance in problem solving. Student is able to evaluate the correctness of his/her solution.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

In addition to previous, student is able to utilize laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and sound and wave motion to solve new problems, which doesn't resemble examples given during the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

In addition to previous, student is able to justify the solutions exactly. Student is able to utilize the learned knowledge and skills to more challenging problems and analyze the correctness of the solution.

Assessment scale

0-5