The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to give the student basic knowledge of thermodynamics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- define heat, work, thermal efficiency and the difference between various forms of energy
- explain how various heat engines work (e.g. a refrigerator, an IC engine, a jet engine)
- apply the steady-flow energy equation or the First Law of Thermodynamics to a system (heaters, coolers, pumps, turbines, pistons, etc.) to estimate required balances of heat, work and energy flow
- apply ideal cycle analysis to simple heat engine cycles to estimate thermal efficiency and work as a function of pressures and temperatures at various points in the cycle
Course contents
- Basic concepts of thermodynamics
- The first law of thermodynamics
- The second law of thermodynamics
- Entropy: a measure of disorder
- Power cycles
- Refrigeration cycles
- Fuels and combustion
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Elementary mathematical skills
Recommended or required reading
Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Exercise based learning - 40 hours
- Individual studies - 53 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 53 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 80 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams
- Reports and productions
Teacher
Skön Kim
Examiner
Kim Skön
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- 2006-11-16 - Reports and productions