MEC 2007 - Thermodynamics II

Credits:   4 
Lectures/Tut.:   2 hr/wk 
Labs:  3 sessions 
Prerequisite:  MEC 1205
Leads to:      MEC 3002

• Fluid Flow: Flow of Gas and Vapour through ducts of constant/varying cross section area;  Critical pressure ratio;  Efficiency of nozzles and diffusers;  Meta-stable state.
• Properties of Mixtures: Perfect gas mixtures;  P, V, T relationship, Parts of mass;  Parts of volume;  Internal energy;  Enthalpy;  Specific heats and entropy of mixtures;  Gas and vapour mixtures.
• Second Law: Second Law of Thermodynamics, Carnot Cycle, Absolute thermodynamic Temperature Scale, Entropy and Reversibility, General thermodynamic relations.
• Combustion: Stoichiometry, products of combustion, calorific value, enthalpy of combustion, application of the first law to combustion processes, adiabatic flame temperature, dissociation.
  

Laboratory Work

• Flow of gas/vapour through nozzle and diffuser
• Combustion processes
• Researched assignment
  

Assessment
Coursework - 10% 
Exam - 90%

Reference Texts

• Rogers & Mayhew, Engineering Thermodynamics.
• Hoyle & Clarke, Thermodynamic Cycles and Processes.