EGR-2060 Thermodynamics

Credits 3
Principles of macroscopic thermodynamics, focusing on mass transport and energy, heat and work, the properties of pure substances and mixtures, the first and second laws, and reversible cycles. This course extends the thermodynamic properties found in chemistry courses. These concepts universally are those in the ideal gas region which are then completed going from the ideal gas region, to the saturated region, the superheated region, and the compressed liquid region. The course is approached from the engineering point of view (as opposed to a physics point of view), making extensive use of thermodynamic tables. Many of the systems analyzed evolve from one region into another (saturated to super heated, etc,). This course prepares the student for the more complex courses in higher-level civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering courses. Students will become familiar with the several methods of analyzing various systems undergoing heat transfer processes. Students will be able to analyze systems using the proper mathematical tools and physical laws such as The First Law of Thermodynamics, The First Law for Control Volumes, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and The Second Law for Control Volumes. Introduces the foundations of the chemistry and physics of materials used in engineering applications.
Prerequisite(s): EGR-1010 and PHY-1030.
Course Outcomes

Analyze systems in terms of pressure, temperature, and volume changes in a variety of different situations, such as rigid containers, dual tank systems, and cylinder piston systems.
Analyze heat transfers and compute the work done by closed systems, using the First Law of Thermodynamics and the concepts of internal energy and enthalpy changes.
Analyze heat transfers and compute the work done by control volumes that have input and exit tubes, using the First Law of Thermodynamics and the concepts of internal energy and enthalpy changes.
Explain the Second Law of Thermodynamics including the following sub-concepts:
a. Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements
b. Definition of entropy
c. Principal of increase of entropy
d. Change in entropy of an ideal gas
e. Carnot Cycle
f. Available and unavailable energy
g. Analysis of a control volume
h. Availability and irreversibility in steady flow
Analyze changes in entropy and heat engines using the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Calculate reversible work and irreversibilities using the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Solve problems of gaseous mixtures, including the following principles:
a. Application of Gibb-Dalton Law
b. Energy properties of mixtures
c. Mixture of an ideal gas and a vapor
d. Adiabatic saturation
e. Use of psychrometric chart