MEC071 – Engineering Thermodynamics
Syllabus – 2024/3 Academic Calendar.
Lecture 01 – Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics, course presentation.
Lecture 02 – Introductory concepts and definitions.
Lecture 03 – Evaluating properties, general considerations.
Lecture 04 – Evaluating properties using the ideal gas model.
Lecture 05 – Interactive Thermodynamics software.
Lecture 06 – Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics, mechanical concepts of energy.
Lecture 07 – Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics, energy balance for closed systems.
Lecture 08 – Control Volume analysis, conservation of mass, conservation of energy.
Lecture 09 – Analyzing control volumes at steady state, transient analysis applications.
Lecture 10 – Engineering Thermodynamics test 01 – one question.
Lecture 11 – The Second Law of Thermodynamics, irreversible and reversible processes.
Lecture 12 – The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Carnot cycle, Clausius inequality.
Lecture 13 – Defining entropy, dS of an incompressible substance, dS of an ideal gas.
Lecture 14 – Internally reversible processes of closed systems, S balance, S rate balance for CV.
Lecture 15 – Isentropic efficiencies of turbines, nozzles, compressors, and pumps.
Lecture 16 – Introducing exergy, exergy of a system, closed system exergy balance.
Lecture 17 – Exergy rate balance for CV at steady state, exergetic efficiency, thermoeconomics.
Lecture 18 – Introducing vapor power plants, the Rankine cycle.
Lecture 19 – Vapor power plants, improving performance, other vapor power cycle aspects.
Lecture 20 – Engineering Thermodynamics test 02 – one question.
Lecture 21 – Gas power systems, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, air-standard dual cycle.
Lecture 22 – Gas power systems, Brayton cycle, combined cycles.
Lecture 23 – Compressible flow, nozzles and diffusers.
Lecture 24 – Refrigeration and heat pump systems, refrigerants, absorption refrigeration.
Graduation final project of Mechanical Engineering students (TCC).
Lecture 25 – Refrigeration and heat pump systems, additional gas refrigeration applications.
Lecture 26 – Thermodynamic relations, constructing tables of thermodynamic properties.
Lecture 27 – Ideal gas mixture and psychrometric applications, systems involving mixtures.
Lecture 28 – Ideal gas mixture and psychrometric applications, psychrometric charts.
Lecture 29 – Reacting mixtures and combustion, combustion fundamentals, chemical exergy.
Lecture 30 – Engineering Thermodynamics test 03 – one question.
List of Exercises 02
List of Exercises 03
Project:
Group 01 – Stirling hydrogen engines for concentrated solar power.
Group 02 – Hybrid CSP-Combined cycle gas turbine power plants.
Group 03 – Ammonia-fuelled engines for carbon free shipping.
Group 04 – Ammonia energy storage for hybrid electric aircraft.
Group 05 – Hybrid locomotive using green hydrogen.