MECT 3171 - Applied Thermodynamics
Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology
Academic Discipline: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Course Coordinator: Dan Wagner
Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD
3 Credit(s)
This course explores the basic principles and laws of classical thermodynamics, equations of state, reversibility and entropy applied to processes and cycles for ideal and non‐ideal substances. Special attention will be given to gas power cycles, vapor and combined power cycles, refrigeration cycle. Air conditioning processes and mechanics of heat transfer will also be studied. UG
2 Lab Hour(s)
2 Lecture Hour(s);
Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take MATH 1151 , MECT 3031 .
Student Learning Outcomes for Course
Outcomes
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Assessments – How it is met
& When it is met
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- Use appropriate tables and diagrams to determine the state of the working fluid.
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Problem based quizzes, and exams
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- Calculate thermal efficiencies, heat transfer in & out, work in & out, etc. for ideal thermodynamic cycles, as Otto, Diesel, Brayton, Rankine, and refrigeration cycles.
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Problem based quizzes, and exams
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- Calculate / investigate actual engine cycles and compare them with the idealized ones as well as identifying viable ways to improve the thermal efficiencies of the engine cycles as Otto and Diesel and power cycles as Brayton and Rankine.
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Problem based quizzes, and exams
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- Conduct laboratory experiments, analyze and interpret experimental data.
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Laboratory reports
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- Produce written technical and laboratory reports.
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Laboratory reports
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ABET Outcomes:
- Outcome c. Perform selection, set-up, and calibration of measurement tools/instrumentation;
- Outcome i. Thermal sciences (such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, etc.);
- Outcome k. Application of industry codes, specification and standards;
- Outcome l. Technical communications typically used in preparation of engineering proposals, reports, and specifications.
Topics:
- Gas power cycles: ideal, actual and improved
- Vapor and combined power cycles
- Isentropic efficiencies of steady-flow devices
- Refrigeration cycles and heat pumps
- Gas-vapor cycles and air-conditioning
- Heat transfer in thermodynamic systems
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Week
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Date
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Topic
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Chapter/section
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Homework
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1
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Carnot Cycle Analysis, Air-Standard Assumptions, Otto Cycle
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9.1-5
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2
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Diesel Cycle, Stirling & Ericsson Cycles, Brayton Cycle, Jet-Propulsion
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9.6-11
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3
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Carnot Vapor Cycle, Rankine Cycle, Regeneration
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10.1-6
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4
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Review and Exam I
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9 and 10
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5
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Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
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11.1-7
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6
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Gas Mixtures
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13.1-3
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7
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Specific and Relative Humidity, Dew-Point, Wet-Bulb Temperatures
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14.1-4
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8
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Air-Conditioning
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14.5-7
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9
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Review and Exam II
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11, 13, and 14
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10
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Fuels and Combustion, First-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems
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15.1-4
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11
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Adiabatic Flame Temperature, Second-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems, Chemical and Phase Equilibrium
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15.5-6, 16.1-3
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12
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Chemical Equilibrium for Simultaneous Reactions, Stagnation Properties
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16.4, 17.1
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13
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Speed of Sound and Mach Number, One-Dimensional Isentropic Flow, Isentropic Nozzle Flow, Shock and Expansion Waves
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17.2-5
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14
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Review and Exam III
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15, 16, and 17
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15
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Course review and final exam review
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9 through 17
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16
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Final Exam
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9 through 17
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Assignments:
- Quizzes
- Exams
- Laboratory Reports
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 ,Copyright Year: 2018, Edition:9th Edition, ISBN: 9781260265361
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