ME 30500 - General Thermodynamics I

Prerequisite(s): MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

Credit Hours: 3.00. Properties of pure substances, work and heat, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, irreversibility and availability, power and refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic relations. (In addition to the lecture, PSO sessions are offered to the students for better understanding the materials)
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Determine properties such as specific volume, internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy using the tables of thermodynamic properties.2. Determine the work done and the heat transfer for a given process.3. Apply the first law of thermodynamics to analyze power and refrigeration cycle.4. Determine the thermal efficiency of various processes and cycle.5. Understand the second law of thermodynamics and the concept of entropy generation.6. Determine irreversibility and availability.

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