At the end of this course, the students; 1) Student Comparisons to Daily Life According to the Laws of Thermodynamics 2) Thermodynamics and Environmental Information 3) Solving closed and open system problems 4) Definition and learning of the second law of thermodynamics 5) The concept of entropy and second law applications 6) Using thermodynamic tables and ideal gas equations 7) Definition and learning of the laws of thermodynamics
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
Thermodynamic concepts and definitions, Systems, Units, Temperature and pressure measurements, Energy concept, energy transfer with work, conservation of energy in closed systems, First Law of Thermodynamics, Energy transfer with heat, energy analysis in thermodynamic cycles, Phases, Phase changes, p-v-T relations, Thermodynamics properties, Ideal and real gases, Internal energy, Enthalpy, Specific heats of ideal gases, Calculation of internal energy and enthalpy differences for ideal gases, Mass and energy conservation in the control volume, Steady state and transition regime analyzes in the control volume, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Reversibility and irreversibility determination of the Second Law in thermodynamic cycles, maximum performance criteria of thermodynamic cycles, Carnot cycle, Clausius inequality, definition of entropy change, entropy change in reversible processes, entropy balance in closed systems, change of entropy with time in control volumes, isentropic processes and isentropic efficiency, reversible stable flows. Heat transfer and work calculations, Exergy (Availability) analysis, Exergy balance and second law efficiency in closed and open systems, Thermodynamic analyzes with ideal gas mixtures, Psychrometry and air conditioning applications, Chemical reactions and fundamentals of combustion.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to thermodynamics, basic concepts and definitions.
2nd Week
Energy and business concepts
3rd Week
First law of thermodynamics
4th Week
Thermodynamic properties and calculation
5th Week
Thermodynamic properties and calculation
6th Week
Control volume and energy analysis
7th Week
Midterm
8th Week
Second law of thermodynamics
9th Week
Carnot cycle
10th Week
Concept of entropy
11th Week
Exergy analysis
12th Week
Exergy analysis
13th Week
Thermodynamic approaches and question solutions
14th Week
Thermodynamic approaches and question solutions
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Moran, M.J., and Shapiro, H.N., (2004) Fundamentals of Engineering Thernodynamics 5th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Çengel, Y., Boles, M.A., (2002) Fundamentals of Engineering Thernodynamics, McGraw-Hill, Sonntag, R.E., Borgnakke, C., Van Wylen, G.J., (2003) Fundamentals of Thernodynamics 6th Ed., John Wiley & Sons.