|
|
Nittany Lion |
Mechanical Engineering 300 -
Engineering Thermodynamics I
Spring Semester 2008
Section 1, M, W, F, 10:10 AM – 11 AM,135 Reber Building
Section 3, M, W, F, 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM,135 Reber Building
Instructor: Professor Gary L. Catchen
226 Reber Bldg., 113 Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Building
Telephone: 865-1339, 865-2011, Email: g9c@psu.edu
Office hours:
Mondays, 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM, and
Mondays, 9:15 AM – 10 AM, in 226
Reber Building;
and by appointment.
Text:
Stephen R. Turns, "Thermodynamics: Concepts and Applications ,"
(first edition, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2006) ISBN: 0-521-85042-8.
Objectives: To understand the fundamental principles of thermodynamics in the context of the first and second laws and to apply these principles to solving problems. For objectives and outcomes applied specifically to the baccalaureate program in mechanical engineering, see Appendix 1.
Course requirements:
The course grade is based on the outcomes of homework, examinations, and quizzes.
First mid-term examination 15%
Second mid-term examination 20%
Third mid-term examination 20%
Final examination 25%
Homework 20%
Teaching assistants will grade the homework.
You may collaborate with your peers on the homework assignments.
The examinations will be announced in advance.
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated, and sanctions will be imposed, which could result in a final grade of "F. If you have any questions about what constitutes academic dishonesty, ask your instructor for clarification.
Graduate Teaching Assistant- Section 1
Wei Lu "Reed" email: reed.luw@gmail.com Office Hours: Thursdays, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM in 212 Engineering Unit B Telephone: 814-777-1350 Graduate Teaching Assistant- Section 3 Xiaoliang Qin email: xzq101@psu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2 PM - 3 PM Telephone: 814-883-0845 Course web site: http://www.psu.edu/courses/m_e/m_e30_g9c/ Homework Format: You must prepare all homework
assignments using the following format. If you fail to follow the format, you will receive no credit. 1. Place the solution to each problem on one side of a separate
page. (For Assignment 1, you may include more than one solution on a single page.) 2. Write neatly on only one side of the page, and do not include preliminary "scratch" work 3. Present your solution as
a methodical sequence of equations and comments. 4. Where appropriate, include a schematic
sketch. 5. Include the equations that you will evaluate
numerically. 6. When evaluating numerical expressions, you must
include all units in each step of a calculation. 7. Neatly staple the pages together, before you turn
in the assignment. 8. To receive full credit, you must turn in the
assignment on time.
Mechanical Engineering 300 – Engineering Thermodynamics I, Spring Semester 2008
|
Date |
Class |
Topics |
Reading Assignments* |
Homework Due** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 14 |
1 |
Organization of the course; definition of
thermodynamics |
Chapter 1; pp. 5-29 |
|
|
16 |
2 |
Equilibrium, systems, properties,
dimensions, units |
|
|
|
18 |
3 |
Zeroth law of thermodynamics, temperature
scales |
|
|
|
21 |
4 |
no class |
|
|
|
23 |
5 |
Pressure; barameters and manometers |
Chapter 2; pp. 40-51 |
|
|
25 |
6 |
Archimedes' principle and additional
examples |
|
Homework 1 |
|
28 |
7 |
Homogeneous and heterogeneous systems;
solutions and components |
|
|
|
30 |
8 |
Functions of state; internal energy,
enthalpy |
Chapter 3; pp. 52-135 |
|
|
Feb.
1 |
9 |
Phase transitions for pure substances;
property tables |
|
|
|
4 |
10 |
Property tables continued |
|
|
|
6 |
11 |
Equations of state; ideal gas |
|
Homework 2 |
|
8 |
12 |
Ideal gas continued; heat capacities |
|
|
|
11 |
13 |
Real gases, compressibility factor |
|
|
|
13 |
14 |
Review |
|
|
|
15 |
15 |
Energy transfer by heat and work;
moving-boundary processes |
Chapter 4; pp. 218-248 |
Homework 3 |
|
18 |
16 |
Quasi-static, reversible, and irreversible
processes |
|
Exam 1 |
|
20 |
17 |
Isothermal, isobaric, and adiabatic
processes |
|
|
|
22 |
18 |
First Law of thermodynamics for closed
systems |
|
|
|
25 |
19 |
Shaft work and spring work |
|
|
|
27 |
20 |
Conservation of mass, flow work |
|
|
|
29 |
21 |
First Law for open systems; steady-flow
systems |
Chapter 3; pp. 162-193 |
|
|
Mar.
3 |
22 |
Nozzles and diffusers, turbines and
compressors |
|
|
|
5 |
23 |
Joule-Thomson effect, throttling valves
and isenthalpic devices |
Chapter 5; pp. 282-324 |
Homework 4 |
|
7 |
24 |
Mixing chambers, pipe and duct flow |
Chapter 7; pp. 430-441 |
|
|
|
|
Spring Break, March 10 - 14 |
|
|
|
17 |
25 |
Non-steady-flow processes |
Chapter 7; pp. 463-494 |
|
|
19 |
26 |
Review |
|
Homework 5 |
|
21 |
27 |
|
|
Exam 2 |
|
24 |
28 |
Second Law of thermodynamics,
Kelvin-Planck & Clausius statements |
Chapter 6; pp. 344-382 |
|
|
26 |
29 |
Heat engines, vapor-compression cycle,
refrigerators, heat pumps |
|
|
|
28 |
30 |
Reversibility and Carnot cycle; entropy as
a measure of irreversibility |
|
|
|
31 |
31 |
Statistical definition and interpretation
of entropy |
|
|
|
Apr.
2 |
32 |
Entropy, the Second Law, and the principle
of entropy increase |
|
|
|
4 |
33 |
Examples of calculations of entropy
changes |
|
|
|
7 |
34 |
Combined First and Second Laws |
|
|
|
9 |
35 |
Additional examples of calculations of
entropy changes |
|
Homework 6 |
|
11 |
36 |
Reversible steady-flow work |
|
|
|
14 |
37 |
Isentropic processes; entropy generation |
|
|
|
16 |
38 |
Review |
|
|
|
18 |
39 |
|
|
Exam 3 |
|
21 |
40 |
|
|
Homework 7 |
|
23 |
41 |
Ideal Rankine cycle |
|
|
|
25 |
42 |
Analysis of thermodynamic systems |
|
|
|
28 |
43 |
Other cycles |
Chapter 8; pp. 520-528 |
|
|
30 |
44 |
Other cycles continued |
|
|
|
May
2 |
45 |
Review |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exam 4 |
*Additional reading may be assigned.
**Dates for examinations and for submitting homework assignments are tentative.
When an examination is held in the evening, a class period will be cancelled.
Spring Break: March 10 - 14, 2008