Course Content FormPIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Classification: TransferEffective Term: 201210
ENG 232Thermodynamics
Initiator:Alexander ShayevichCredit Hours:
4.00Campus:WestLecture Periods: 4.00Date:09/30/2010Lab Periods:
0.00
Description:Basic laws and examples of engineering applications
of macroscopic thermodynamics. Includes an introduction to concepts
and definitions, energy and the first law of thermodynamics,
evaluating properties, control volume energy analysis, the second
law of thermodynamics, using entropy, vapor power systems, gas
power systems, and refrigeration and heat pump systems.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 241, PHY 216.
Performance Objectives: Upon successful completion of this
course, the student will be able to:Apply SI and English units for
mass, length, time, force, and temperature.Explain absolute
pressure and gage pressure, as well as methods and instruments used
for its measurement.Convert temperature readings in Celsius,
Fahrenheit, Kelvin, or Rankine scales to any other scale.Identify
an appropriate system, its boundary, and its surroundings.Describe
the difference between an isothermal process and an adiabatic
process.Evaluate kinetic and potential energy, work and power in
various engineering systems including mechanical, electrical, and
thermodynamic.Identify and quantify heat transfer by various modes
including conduction, radiation, and convection.Apply closed system
energy balances.Conduct energy analyses for systems undergoing
thermodynamic cycles.Analyze saturation temperature, saturation
pressure, state principle, quality, enthalpy, specific heat, and
ideal gas model.Retrieve property data of various fluids and gases
from the appropriate tables, using the state principle of fix
states and linear interpolation when required.Sketch T-v, p-v, and
p-T diagrams, and locate principal states on these
diagrams.Determine specific volume, enthalpy, and internal energy
of a simple compressible system in the midst of a liquidvapor phase
change using quality and the appropriate tables.Apply the
incompressible substance model and use the generalized
compressibility chart to relate p-v-T data of gases.Apply the ideal
gas model for thermodynamic analysis.Explain the concepts of mass
flow rate, mass rate balance, volumetric flow rate, steady state,
flow work.Identify devices such as muzzle, diffuser, turbine,
compressor, pump and heat exchanger.Apply control volumes and the
principles of conservation of mass and energy rate balance to model
steady state flow through various mechanical devices.Apply mass and
energy balances for the analysis of transient flow, using control
volumes, appropriate assumptions, and property data.Define the
concepts of reversible process, irreversible process, internal and
external irreversibilities internally reversible process, Carnot
corollaries, and Carnot efficiency.Describe the Clausisus and the
Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law of
thermodynamics.Evaluate the performance of power cycles and
refrigeration and heat pump cycles accounting for
irreversibilities.Apply entropy balances for closed systems and for
control systems.Use entropy data appropriately to include:
retrieving data from appropriate tables, using quality to evaluate
the specific entropy of two-phase liquid-vapor mixtures, sketching
T-s and h-s diagrams and locating states on such diagrams,
determining s of ideal gases with constant or variable specific
heats, evaluating isentropic efficiencies for turbines, nozzles,
compressors, and pumps with ideal gases.Compute heat transfer for
close systems.Sketch schematic diagrams and accompanying T-s
diagrams of Rankine, superheat, and reheat vapor power cycles.Apply
conservation of mass and energy, the second law, and property data
to determine power cycle performance.Identify the effects on
Rankine cycle performance of varying steam generator pressure,
condenser pressure, and turbine inlet temperature.Sketch p-v and
T-s diagrams of the Otto, Diesel, and dual cycles, applying the
closed system energy balance and the second law of
thermodynamics.Sketch the T-s diagrams of vapor-compression
refrigeration and heat pump cycles.List the advantages and
disadvantages of various refrigerants commonly in use.
Outline:Introduction: Concepts and DefinitionsUsing
thermodynamicsDefining systems and describing their
behaviorMeasuring mass, length, time, and forceSpecific volume and
specific pressureMeasuring temperatureEnergy and the First Law of
ThermodynamicsReviewing mechanical concepts of energyEvaluating
energy transfer by workEnergy of a systemEnergy transfer by
heatEnergy balance for closed systemsEnergy analysis of
cyclesEvaluating Propertiesp-v-T relationRetrieving thermodynamic
propertiesGeneralized compressibility chartIdeal gas modelInternal
energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of idea gasesEvaluating u and
h of ideal sassesPolytropic process of an ideal gasControl Volume
Energy AnalysisConservation of mass for a control
volumeConservation of energy for a control volumeAnalysis of
control volumes at steady stateTransient analysisThe Second Law of
ThermodynamicsUsing the second law and statements of the second
lawReversible and irreversible processesApplying the second law to
thermodynamic cyclesKelvin temperature scaleMaximum performance
measures for cycles operating between two reservoirsCarnot
cycleUsing EntropyDefining entropy changeRetrieving entropy
dataEntropy change in internally reversible processesEntropy rate
balance for control volumesIsentropic processesIsentropic
efficiencies of turbines, nozzles, compressors, and pumpsHeat
transfer and work in internally reversible, steady-state flow
processesVapor Power SystemsModeling vapor power systemsAnalyzing
vapor power systems: Rankine cycleImproving performance: superheat
and reheatGas Power SystemsEngine terminologyAir-Standard otto
cycleAir-Standard diesel cycleAir-Standard dual cycleBrayton
cycleRegeneration, reheat and compression with
intercoolingRefrigeration and Heat Pump SystemsVapor refrigeration
systemsAnalyzing vapor-compression refrigeration systemsHeat pump
systems
