MEC 3002 - Analysis of Thermal Cycle
Credits:   4 
Lectures/Tut.:   2 hr/wk 
Labs:  3 sessions 
Prerequisite:  MEC 2007
Leads to:  MEC 4406
                    MEC 4005
Objectives
To apply the concepts and knowledge of prerequisite units to thermal cycles using air and vapour as medium.  Combined cycles applications, and to be able to offer technical opinion on the merits and weakness of such cycles in practice.
Syllabus

• Air standard Cycles: Carnot Cycle,  Otto Cycle,  Joule Cycle,  Diesel Cycle,  Mixed Combustion Cycle,  Ericsson Cycle,  Sterling Cycle,  Open and Closed Gas Turbine Cycle,  Optimization of Gas Turbine Cycle,  Cycle with Regenerator,  Effects of variable specific heats,  Cycle for Jet Propulsion.  Air Refrigeration Cycle.
• Air Compressors: Single and double acting machines; Effect of clearance volume; isothermal, adiabatic and volumetric efficiency,  Multi-staging and intercooling.
• Vapour cycles: Simple Rankine cycle, Rankine cycle with re-heat; Regenerative cycle; Back pressure turbine and extraction turbine cycles; Binary cycle,  Combined cycle,   Simple vapour compression refrigeration cycle.  Heat pump cycle.

Laboratory Work
Design based analysis of standard cycles, mixed cycles and new concepts.
Assessment
Coursework - 10% 
Exam - 90%
Reference Textbooks

• Rogers  and  Mayhew, Engineering Thermodynamics  by Haywood R., Analysis of Engineering Cycles