Module Descriptors
THERMODYNAMICS
MECH40471
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Neil Packer
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
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