ME 3310/5310: Thermodynamics I

Course description

This course studies energy and energy conversion from the classical thermodynamics perspective. Properties of fluids, conservation of mass, conservation of energy, and the second law of thermodynamics are studied. These principles are applied to engineering problems.

The topics to be covered include:
1. Introduction
2. Properties of substances
3. Energy, work and heat
4. First law of thermodynamics
5. First law of thermodynamics for control volumes
6. Second law of thermodynamics
7. Entropy
8. Gas power cycles

Announcements

12/5/18

  • Chapter 8 lecture notes posted

  • Review material solution posted
11/30/18
  • HW10 solution posted
  • Review material for final exam revised
  • Recap 8.1 "Gas power cycles, standard-air assumptions, Carnot cycle" posted

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GENERAL MATERIAL


Schedule (posted 8/16)
Syllabus (revised 8/22)
Midterm 1 review material (revised 9/24)
Midterm 1 review material solution (posted 9/26)
Midterm 2 review material (revised 10/22)

Midterm 2 review material solution (posted 11/01)
Final exam review material (posted 11/29)
Final exam review material solution (posted 12/5)		    

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION


Chapter outline (posted 8/23)
Handout 1.1 (posted 8/23)
HW1 (posted 8/29)
HW1 solution (posted 9/6)
Recap 1.1 (posted 9/10)

CHAPTER 2: PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES


Chapter outline (revised 9/11)
Handout 2.1 (posted 9/4)
Handout 2.2 (posted 9/4)
Handout 2.3 (posted 9/4)
Handout 2.4 (posted 9/4)

Handout 2.5 (posted 9/4)
HW2 (posted 9/6)
HW2 solution (posted 9/17)
Recap 2.1 (posted 9/11)
Handout 2.6 (posted 9/11)

Handout 2.7 (posted 9/11)
Handout 2.8 (posted 9/11)
Handout 2.9 (posted 9/11)
HW3 (posted 9/12)
HW3 solution (posted 9/19)

Recap 2.2 (posted 9/17)
Handout 2.10 (posted 9/11)
Handout 2.11 (posted 9/11)
Handout 2.12 (revised 9/18)
HW4 (posted 9/19)

HW4 solution (posted 9/26)
Recap 2.3 (posted 9/24)		      

CHAPTER 3: ENERGY, WORK AND HEAT


Chapter outline (posted 9/18)
Handout 3.1 (posted 9/18)
Handout 3.2 (posted 9/18)
Recap 3.1 (posted 9/26)
HW5 (posted 9/26)

HW5 solution (posted 10/11)		        

CHAPTER 4: FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS


Chapter outline (posted 9/25)
Handout 4.1 (posted 9/25)
Handout 4.2 (posted 9/25)
Recap 4.1 (posted 10/1)
Handout 4.3 (posted 10/02)

Recap 4.2 (posted 10/5)
Handout 4.4 (posted 10/5)
Handout 4.5 (posted 10/5)
HW6 (posted 10/11)
HW6 solution (posted 10/18)

CHAPTER 5: FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS FOR CONTROL VOLUMES


Chapter outline (posted 10/09)
Reynolds transport theorem (revised 10/15)
Handout 5.1 (posted 10/12)
Recap 5.1 (posted 10/17)
Handout 5.2 (posted 10/12)

Handout 5.3 (posted 10/12)
Recap 5.2 (posted 10/22)
Handout 5.4 (posted 10/12)
Handout 5.5 (posted 10/12)
HW7 (posted 10/18)

HW7 solution (posted 10/26)		        

CHAPTER 6: SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS


Chapter outline (posted 10/18)
Handout 6.1 (posted 10/18)
Handout 6.2 (posted 10/18)
Handout 6.3 (posted 10/18)
Handout 6.4 (posted 10/18)

Recap 6.1 (posted 10/24)
Handout 6.5 (posted 10/24)
HW8 (posted 10/24)
HW8 solution (posted 11/01)
Recap 6.2 (posted 10/29)

Recap 6.3 (posted 10/31)
HW9 (posted 11/8)
HW9 solution (posted 11/14)		    

CHAPTER 7: ENTROPY


Chapter outline (posted 10/29)
Handout 7.1 (posted 10/31)
Handout 7.2 (posted 10/31)
Recap 7.1 (posted 11/5)
Handout 7.3 (posted 11/7)

Recap 7.2 (posted 11/13)
Recap 7.3 (posted 11/19)
Handout 7.4 (posted 11/13)
Handout 7.5 (posted 11/13)
Handout 7.6 (posted 11/13)

HW10 (posted 11/14)
HW10 solution (posted 11/30)		      

CHAPTER 8: GAS POWER CYCLES


Chapter outline (posted 11/26)
Handout 8.1 (posted 11/26)
Handout 8.2 (posted 11/26)
Handout 8.3 (posted 11/26)
Handout 8.4 (posted 11/26)

Recap 8.1 (posted 11/30)
Chapter 8 lecture notes (posted 12/5)		      

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