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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
THERMODYNAMICS ME207 Third Term (Fall) 3 + 1 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY2
SEMESTERThird Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Assistant Professor Levent Çolak
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learning of thermodynamic properties for incompressible substances and gases
2) Understanding and applying the principle of conservation of energy, which is the first law of thermodynamics
3) Learning and applying the concept of entropy and irreversibility, which is the second law of thermodynamics
4) Modeling and analyzing closed systems according to the laws of thermodynamics
5) Modeling and analyzing open systems according to the laws of thermodynamics
6) To be able to analyze power generating and power consuming cycles in thermodynamics
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONConcepts and definitions in thermodynamics, Systems, Units, Temperature and pressure measurements, Concepts of energy, Energy transfer by work, Conservation of energy for closed systems. First law of thermodynamics, Energy transfer by heat, Energy analysis of thermodynamic cycles. Fixing the state, p-v-T relations, Thermodynamic properties, Ideal and real gases, Internal energy, Enthalpy, Specific heats of ideal gases, Evaluating ?u and ?h of ideal gases, Conservation of mass and energy for a control volume, Analysis of control volumes for steady state and transient systems. The second law of thermodynamics, Reversibility and identifying irreversibilities, Applications of second law to thermodynamic cycles, Maximum performance measures for thermodynamic cycles, Carnot cycle, Using entropy; Clausius inequality, Defining entropy change, Entropy change in internally reversible process, Entropy balance for closed systems, Entropy rate balance for control volumes, Isentropic processes and isentropic efficiency, Heat transfer and work in internally reversible steady state flow processes, Exergy (availability) analysis, Exergy balance for closed and open systems and exergetic efficiency, Thermodynamic analysis with ideal gas mixtures, Psychrometrics and HVAC applications, Reacting mixtures and Fundamentals of combustion.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week 1st Week Introductory concepts and definitions of thermodynamics
2nd Week 2nd Week Energy and work concepts
3rd Week 3rd Week The first law of thermodynamics
4th Week 4th Week Thermodynamic properties and evaluation
5th Week 5th Week Thermodynamic properties and evaluation
6th Week 6th Week Control volume and energy analysis
7th Week 7th Week Control volume and energy analysis
8th Week 8th Week The second law of thermodynamics
9th Week 9th Week The second law of thermodynamics
10th Week 10th Week Carnot cycle
11th Week 11th Week Entropy concept
12th Week 12th Week Entropy concept
13th Week 13th Week Exergy analysis
14th Week 14th Week Exergy analysis
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGMoran, 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.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
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Mid-term135
Assignment15
Quiz110
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz14,57
Individual or group work142,535
Preparation for Final exam14114
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam717
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam12,52,5
Homework
Project12424
Quiz6,31,8
Total Workload149,3
Total Workload / 304,97
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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