FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINE THERMODYNAMICS

EPD 361

Course Description

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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