Course Outline

School of Manufacturing, Electronics and Industrial

Processes
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering
Total Hours: 60
Hours/Week:

Total Weeks: 14
Lecture/Exam:

14 x 3 hrs

Prerequisites
Course No.
Course Name

ELEX 7030
THERMODYNAMICS
Course Credits: 3

Term/Level:
LEC:

Seminar:

18
hrs

Labs:

is a Prerequisite for:
Course No.
Course Name

none

none

Course Description
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of heat, work and energy. The first law
of thermodynamics is introduced and used to analyse engineering devices such as compressors,
turbines, mixing chambers, cooling towers, heat exchangers and reciprocating engines. Air, steam
and refrigerants are used as working fluids. The second law of thermodynamics is used to evaluate
the direction in which real processes occur. Entropy is used to evaluate irreversibility in real
processes and to quantify the efficiency of devices. Power and refrigeration cycles are introduced
and the first and second laws are used to perform engineering analyses of the cycles.

Evaluation
Assignments/Labs
Midterm Exams
Final Exam
TOTAL

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Course Learning Outcomes/Competencies

Upon successful completion of the topics below, students will be able to:
Properties, Processes and Working Fluids
Outline the basic definitions and assumptions used for formulating the macroscopic point of view of
thermodynamics.
Specify which thermodynamic system should be used in a given thermodynamic analysis, ie: an open
system (control volume) or a closed system (control mass).
Use thermodynamic tables to determine properties of water, refrigerants and ideal gases.
First Law Analysis
Analyze thermodynamic cycles and processes (employing a variety of working fluids) using the
conservation of energy principle.
Second Law Analysis
Express thermodynamic efficiencies of processes, cycles and devices in terms of entropy.
Sketch temperature-entropy diagrams for steam showing processes graphically on the chart.
Derive expressions for the entropy change of an ideal gas in terms of pressure, temperature and volume.
Apply the second law of thermodynamics for a control volume.
Power and Refrigeration Cycles
Evaluate the thermal efficiency of a cycle.
Compute the increase in efficiency due to reheating and/or multistage compression in cycles.
Analyze cycles such as the Otto, Diesel, Ericsson, Brayton and refrigeration cycles.

Verification
I verify that the content of this course outline is current.
Sept 2015
Date

Note: Should changes be required to the content of this course outline, students will be given
reasonable notice.

Learning Resources
Required Text:
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 8th Edition, WILEY. by Claus Bornakke, R. Sonntag and Gordon J. Van Wylen.

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