ENGR 303 Thermodynamics (3)

 

Required course for chemical, environmental, and mechanical.

 

Catalog Description:           

Classical thermodynamics with emphasis on the first and second laws of thermodynamics.  Property relationships, chemical equilibrium, and cycle analysis.  Fall semester and summer. Lecture: 3 hours.

                                                                         

Prerequisites:

ENGR 104 with a C or better, MATH 245.

 

Textbook/References:

Çengel, Y., and M. Boles, Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, 2002.

 

Course Objectives: (numbers in parentheses indicate relationship to engineering program outcomes)

                                                 

At the completion of the course, students will have demonstrated the ability to

 

·      use both the English and SI systems of units, including conversions within and between them (1);

·      apply basic engineering and scientific principles, including the concept of static equilibrium and the ideal gas equation of state, to simple problems in thermodynamics (1);

·      evaluate properties and property changes for substances using appropriate thermodynamic tables and/or mathematical models (1);

·      plot thermodynamic processes on temperature-volume, pressure-volume, and temperature-entropy diagrams (1);

·      calculate different types of work directly, including moving boundary work (1);

·      select appropriate system boundaries and apply the 1st law of thermodynamics (energy equation) to closed systems to evaluate work and heat transfer (2);

·      select appropriate control volumes and apply the continuity and energy equations to steady-flow thermodynamic components and systems to determine work and heat transfer (2);

·      analyze cyclic thermodynamic devices using a combination of the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics to determine efficiencies or coefficients of performance as well as limitations on performance (2);

·      analyze the following basic thermodynamic cycles: Otto, Diesel, Brayton, Rankine, and vapor-compression refrigeration; use and calculate adiabatic efficiencies to account for non-ideal component performance (2).

 

Class/Laboratory Schedule:            

Lecture either three times per week for 50 minutes per class or two times per week for 75 minutes per class.

 

Topics Covered:

                                 

Week              Topic                                                             

    1                  Basic Concepts

    2                  Properties of Pure Substances

    3                  Work and Energy

    4-5               First Law of Thermodynamics

    6-7               Second Law of Thermodynamics

    8-10             Entropy and its Applications

    11-12           Gas Power Cycles

    13-14           Vapor Power Cycles

    15                Refrigeration Cycles

 

Contribution to Professional Component:

Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics as a 3 credit hour course in engineering sciences.

 

Relationship to Program Outcomes:

This course supports engineering outcomes 1 and 2.

 

Prepared by:         Dr. Rob Bailey, 03/27/03