MECT 3031 - Technical Thermodynamics

Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology
Academic Discipline: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD

3 Credit(s)
This course covers the analysis of thermodynamic concepts as they apply to heating and power production, including conservation of energy, work and heat, engines and refrigeration. UG

3 Lecture Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take MATH 1151 , PHYS 1130 ;

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Identify the relationship between pressure, volume / specific volume, and temperature for a gas.	Problem based quizzes and exams
Use gas tables to determine the properties of gases and gas-liquid combinations.	Problem based quizzes and exams
Use graphs and charts to find the properties of gases and apply them to machine cycles.	Problem based quizzes and exams
Describe the design and function of air compressors.	Problem based quizzes and exams
Apply thermodynamics to manufacturing processes.	Problem based quizzes and exams
Generate an energy analysis of closed systems.	Problem based quizzes and exams
Calculate the thermodynamics efficiency of Carnot cycles.	Problem based quizzes and exams

ABET Program Criteria:

Outcome d. Elements of differential and integral calculus;
Outcome g. Mechanical system design;
Outcome l. Technical communications typically used in preparation of engineering proposals, reports, and specifications.

Topics:

First Law of Thermodynamics
Phases of a pure substance; P-v diagram,
Ideal Gas Law
Energy analysis of closed systems: moving boundary work: Constant Volume Processes, Constant Pressure Processes, Constant Temperature Processes, Polytropic Processes
Conservation of mass
Steady flow engineering devices: nozzles and diffusers, turbines and compressors, mixing chambers, heat exchangers, pipe and duct flow
Second law of thermodynamics: heat engines, refrigerators and heat pumps
Carnot cycle: principle, Carnot heat engine, Carnot refrigeration and heat pump

Week	Date	Topic	Chapter/section	Homework
1		Introduction to Thermodynamics, Units, Systems, Properties of a System, Properties, States, Processes, and Pressure	1.1-1.12
2		Forms of Energy, Energy Transfer, Mechanical Work	2.1-5
3		First Law of Thermodynamics, Efficiencies	2.6-7
4		Review and Exam I	1 and 2
5		Pure Substances, Phases and Phase-Change of Pure Substances, Property Diagrams	3.1-4
6		Property Tables, Ideal-Gas Equation of State, Compressibility Factor, Equations of State	3.5-8
7		Boundary Work, Closed Systems, Specific Heat	4.1-3
8		Ideal Gas, Solid, and Liquid Properties	4.4-5
9		Review and Exam II	3 and 4
10		Conservation of Mass, Flow Work, Steady-Flow Energy Analysis	5.1-3
11		Steady-Flow Engineering, Unsteady-Flow	5.4-5
12		Second Law of Thermodynamics, Energy Reservoirs, Heat Engines, Refrigerators and Heat Pumps,	6.1-4
13		Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Carnot Cycle, Carnot Devices	6.1-6.11
14		Review and Exam III	5 and 6
15		Course review and final exam review	1 through 6
16		Final Exam	1 through 6

Assignments:

Homework
Quizzes
Exams

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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TEXTBOOK INFORMATION
Textbook: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Authors: Cengel, Boles, Kanoglu, Copyright Year: 2019, Edition: 9th Edition, ISBN: 9781260048360