Thermodynamics (3cr)

Objective

After completing the course, student will
* Understand the basic phenomena of heat and thermodynamics and their effects in technical applications
* Comprehend the fundamental thermodynamic quantities and be able to apply them in describing engineering problems.
* Comprehend the principles of heat transfer and its effects in engineering applications
* Be able to analyse computationally the flow of liquids and gases in engineering application
* Comprehend the ideal gas law and be able to utilize it in analysis of state-transitions
* Comprehend the principles of heat engines and heat pumps.

Content

* Pressure, excess pressure, and their units.
* Atmospheric pressure and hydrostatic pressure.
* Mass flow rate and volume flow rate.
* Continuity equation and Bernoulli’s equation.
* Fluids and viscosity.
* Temperature and temperature units.
* Thermal expansion.
*States of matter and their transitions.
* Heat energy.
* Heat capacity and latent heat.
* Gas state variables.
* Ideal gas law.
* Van der Waals equation.
* Enthalpy and entropy.
* The fundamental laws of thermodynamics.
* Principles of thermodynamic machines and cyclic processes.
* Energy balance, thermal efficiency, and coefficient of performance.
* Applications of thermodynamics in engineering.