BSc in Mechanical Engineering

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Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleTHERMODYNAMICS I
Course Unit CodeAMEE200
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Use basic thermodynamic equations to solve problems related to work and heat.
  2. Define continuity equation and use it to calculate mass flow rate, velocities, surface area, specific volume or density for a given situation
  3. Explain the concept of energy, define Internal Energy and enthalpy and analyse conservation of Energy.
  4. Analyse Thermodynamic cycles. Power cycles, Refrigeration and Heat Pump cycles. Energy Balance for Closed Systems
  5. Define and analyse the second law of Thermodynamics and Entropy and employ T-S diagrams and H-S (both vapour and perfect gas) constant pressure and constant volume lines
  6. Analyse describe and use Reversible isothermal process, Reversible adiabatic, polytropic, Entropy and Irreversibility
  7. Analyse maximum performance measures for Power, Refrigeration, and Heat Pump.
  8. Solve problems related with Power cycles.
  9. Describe, explain and use the Carnot cycle Constant Pressure cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle and make use of it to calculate thermodynamic quantities.
  10. Use Combustion equations to calculate stoichiometric A/F ratio, mixture strength, and oxygen content.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAMAT122Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

         Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics: thermodynamic system, control volume concept, units of measurement, energy, work, heat, property of pure substances.

         The first law of thermodynamics: forms of energy, conservation of energy, thermodynamic properties, conservation of mass and the first law applied to a control volume, the steady-state steady-flow process, the uniform-state uniform-flow process.

         The second law of thermodynamics: the Carnot cycle, the thermodynamic property entropy, the T-s and h-s diagram, reversible and irreversible processes, efficiency.

         Heat Engine Cycles: Carnot, Otto cycle, diesel cycle, constant pressure cycle.

         Combustion Equations, Stoichiometric air – fuel ratio, calorific values of fuels.

          Steam Cycles: Rankine cycle, Rankine with superheat, Reheat cycle, Regenerative.

        Laboratory Work: Individual or small group experiments performed with the use of common vehicle Engines under certain loading conditions will be investigated. These results will be compared with engines manufacturer specifications

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering. Kalyan Annamalai, Ishwar Kanwar Puri, CRC Press, 2001
  • Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists. T.D. Eastop and A. McConkey, Longman, 1997.
References
  • Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics. M. Moran and H. Shapiro, Wiley & Sons, 4th Edition, 2000.
  • Fundamentals of Thermodynamics. Sonntag, Borgnakke, & van Wylen; John Wiley & Sons, 6th Edition, 2002.
  • Thermodynamics and Heat Power. Cranet Bluestein, Prentice Hall, 6th Edition, 2000.
  • Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach. Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles, McGraw Hill College Div., 4th edition, 2001.
  • Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics. Adrian Bejan, Wiley-Interscience, 2nd edition, 1997
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations, as well as Laboratories. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests20%
Assignments10%
Laboratories10%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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