The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is
to understand the role of
thermodynamics in real-world engineering problems and to
give students the feel of how thermodynamics is applied in
engineering practice
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
understand basic principles of thermodynamics,
heat, temperature, thermodynamics process,
closed and open systems.1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Course contents
-Introduction and basic concepts
-Energy conversion
-Properties of pure substances
-Energy analysis of closed systems
-Mass and energy analysis of control volumes
-Second law of thermodynamics
-Entropy
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Elementary Math, Differential and
integral Calculus, Mechanics
Previous course names
None
Additional information
All additional info can be found on
Itslearning website.
Recommended or required reading
Thermodynamics, an engineering approach
Cengel, (any edition)
Study activities
- Lectures - 60 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 40 hours
- Practical exercises - 32 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 132 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 132 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
Assessment requirements
2 midterm exams 35% each +10% Lab+20 %homework
pass mark 50%
Teacher
Durbo Karis
Examiner
Durbo Karis
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2015-03-15
Assessment methods
2015-03-15 - Exams