Module Learning Strategies
Learning on all aspects of the contents will be facilitated by attending lectures.
Problem solving and student centred learning(background reading, revision etc)
Contact time: 24hrs lectures:24 hrs tutorials
Module Indicative Content
Thermodynamic properties and processes, property charts and tables, Zeroth, 1st, and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic work. State and equlibrium, cycles, open and closed systems, phase change of pure substances, Ideal gas equation of state, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, specific heat, reversible and irreversible processes.
Module Additional Assessment Details
An examination length 2 hours weighted at 100% (learning outcomes 1 and 2)
Module Texts
Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences, YA Cengel, J.M. Cimbala, RH Turner, 4th Edn., McGraw-Hill, 2012, ISBN 0071325115
Thermodynamics-an engineering approach, YA Cengel, MA Boles, McGraw-Hill, 2010, 7th Edn., ISBN-13: 9780071311113
Principles of Engineering thermodynamics, MJ Moran, HN Shapiro, DD Boettner, MB Bailey Wiley, 2012, ISBN 978-0-470-91801-2
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
Mechanical Engineering laboratories