ME 6305: Applications of Thermodynamics
Offered Every Spring

Credit Hours: 3-0-3
Prerequisites: ME 6304 or equivalent, or with the consent of the instructor
Catalog Description: Applications of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to analysis and design optimization of power and refrigeration systems incorporating heat exchangers and combustion processes.
Textbook: Adrian Bejan, Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 1997.
Instructor: Samuel Shelton (Spring 2004)

Goals:

  • To present the application of the fundamentals of the first and second laws of classical thermodynamics to the analysis and design optimization of power and refrigeration energy systems incorporating heat exchangers and combustion processes.

    • Prerequisite by Topic:

     

    Topics
  • Chemically Reactive Systems
  • Second Law System Performance
  • Power Generation Cycles
  • Heat Pumps (Refrigeration) Cycles
  • Heat Exchanger Optimization in Cycles
  • Thermoeconomic Case Design Studies
  • Review Periods
  • Exams

    • Computer Usage: Engineering Equation SolverTM Software required for Homework Assignments and Case Design Studies.

    Laboratory Projects: None

    Prepared by: S. V. Shelton

    Date: Feb. 14, 1997

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    Revised June 2004