ME 301: Thermodynamics II (3 cr.)


Prerequisites: ME 200

Corequisites: NONE

Textbooks: M. J. Moran and H. N. Shapiro, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1995.

Description: Properties of gas mixtures, air-vapor mixtures, applications availability. Thermodynamics of combustion processes, equilibrium, energy conversion, power, and refrigeration systems.

Goals: To build on the knowledge gained in ME 200 to study several more advanced thermodynamic topics. To allow students some experience in thermal design via two open-ended assignments.

Outcomes:
Topics: 1) Review of ME 200 (5 classes)
2) Availability (3 classes)
3) Relations for simple compressible substances (4 classes)
4) Non-reacting ideal gas mixtures and psychrometrics (5 classes)
5) Reacting mixtures and combustion (3 classes)
6) Chemical and phase equilibrium (4 classes)