THERMODYNAMICS OF ENGINE SYSTEMS

EPD 623

Provides an advanced understanding of internal combustion engine design.

ME 361

First and second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic properties of gases, vapors, and gas-vapor mixtures; energy-systems analysis including power cycles, refrigeration cycles and air-conditioning processes. Introduction to thermodynamics of reacting mixtures.

EPD 624

Provides a physically based understanding of combustion, efficiency, and exhaust emission formation and control in internal combustion engines.

EPD 361

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.

EPD 625

Provides a physically based understanding of gas dynamics with applications to internal combustion engines.