Fundamentals of Engine Thermodynamics
Covers theory and application of energy methods in engineering, including conservation laws, thermodynamic properties, open/closed systems, the second law, and vapor/gas power cycles.
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Recognize and apply the methodology of thermodynamics
Use properties to analyze a thermodynamic system undergoing a process or cycle
Recognize and evaluate closed and open systems
Analyze and evaluate cycles
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Theory and application of energy methods in engineering; conservation of mass and energy; energy transfer by heat, work and mass; thermodynamic properties; analysis of open and closed systems; the second law of thermodynamics and entropy; vapor and gas power cycles.
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- Energy methods in engineering
- Conservation of mass and energy
- Thermodynamic properties
- Second law of thermodynamics and entropy
- Vapor and gas power cycles
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- Apply the methodology of thermodynamics
- Analyze thermodynamic systems using properties during processes or cycles
- Recognize and evaluate closed and open systems
- Analyze and evaluate thermodynamic cycles
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