ME203 THERMODYNAMICS I
| Course Code: | 5690203 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ABDULLAH ULAŞ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn
- basic concepts of the thermodynamics,
- how to evaluate thermo physical properties of the substances,
- several forms of work and heat,
- conservation of energy for the control mass and control volume processes,
- qualitatively the limits of the performance of thermal engines
- to predict the direction of the processes and understand impossibility of the some processes.
Course Content
Basic concepts and definitions. Properties of a pure substance. Equations of state. Work and heat. First law of thermodynamics. Internal energy and enthalpy. Second law of thermodynamics. Carnot cycle. Entropy.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Ability to identify thermodynamic equilibrium state and understand the basic differences between thermodynamics and heat transfer, fluid mechanics courses.
- Habit of correct use of units.
- Ability to differentiate system and control volume processes.
- Understanding of usage of thermodynamic tables.
- Ability to identify the limits of the ideal gas assumption.
- Ability to differentiate qualitatively heat and work.
- Ability to calculate work.
- Ability to appreciate the energy conversion.
- Ability to differentiate unsteady and steady flow applications.
- Ability to analyze different steady flow devices.
- Ability to analyze the heat engines and calculate thermal efficiency.
- Ability to analyze the refrigerators, heat pumps and calculate coefficient of performance.
- Ability to construct ideal cycles applying reversible processes.
- Ability to spot the source of irreversibility.
- Ability to differentiate ideal engine and actual one.
- Ability to appreciate a new property, entropy, not a directly measurable one but indicating the direction of the process.
- Ability to find isentropic efficiency.
- Ability to derive some thermodynamical relations using entropy concept.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||