FREDERICK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Mechanical Engineering Programme of Study
(Diploma/ 2 Years/System of Credits)
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Thermodynamics II– AMEE 218
2004 - 2005 (Spring semester)
Assistant Professor: Dr. Ashraf Bassily
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Aim:
Following the course AMEE 114, the emphasis of this course would be to provide a
detailed presentation of the different thermodynamic cycles (heat engine cycles,
steam cycles, refrigeration and internal combustion engines) and the
equipment/processes involved. Hence, the students would get more experience in
dealing with processes that occur in such equipment as a steam power plant, vaporcompression refrigerator, a thermoelectric cooler, a fuel cell and an internal
combustion engine.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures, tutorials and laboratories are used in this subject. The evaluation is based
on assignments/lab-reports, tests, mid-term and final exam. Site visits are also
conducted in the content of this subject.
Laboratories would run concurrently and the experiments would give students a
better understanding of the theory learned and bring them in contact with the relevant
equipment. In addition it will introduce the students to experimental measurements
and a number of instruments. Emphasis would be given in preparing the laboratory
reports and ways to present their data. Students should know the limitations of the
instruments they use and be able to make comparisons between experimental and
theoretical results.
Course Outline
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Review of the first law of thermodynamics and thermodynamic properties.
The Heat Engine Cycle: the Carnot cycle, the Carnot cycle for a perfect gas,
the constant pressure cycle, the air standard cycle, The Otto cycle, The diesel
cycle, The dual combustion cycle, mean effective pressure.
Steam Cycles: the Rankine cycle, the Rankine cycle with superheat, the
enthalpy – entropy chart, the reheat cycle, the regenerative cycle.
Refrigeration: reversed Carnot cycle, vapor compression systems,
refrigerating load.
Introduction to IC and CI engines: four-stroke cycle, two-stroke cycle, criteria
of performance.
Introduction to chemical reactions: ideal mixtures, fuels, reactants,
combustion, air-fuel ratio, enthalpy of formation.
Laboratory Work: A selection of the following labs
 Experiment 1: Adiabatic Gas Law
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Experiment 2: Determination of the Specific Heat Capacity of a Liquid by the
Method of Cooling.
Experiment 3: Heat Efficiency and Temperature Difference
Experiment 4: Thermocouple Response Characteristics
Experiment 5: Refrigeration
Experiment 6: Air-conditioning unit
Experiment 7: Thermal Conductivity
Experiment 8: Fuel Cell
Notes: Regarding the experiments; handouts are given and explained prior to the
experiment. The grade of a student is based on his/her performance during the
laboratory exercise and on his/her lab report. The lab-report must be carefully
prepared, explain the student’s work, include all the measurements, calculations and
the appropriate error analysis, and give answers to the questions asked during the
lab.
Prerequisites: AMEE 114
Place of teaching: In an ordinary classroom and in the Mechanical Engineering lab.
Relationship of subject to Course objectives:
The content of this subject strongly addresses the course objectives. In particular, it
reinforces the ability to comprehend fundamental scientific principles and engineering
laws and develop analytical skills in order to formulate and solve engineering
problems. In addition, it provides a general academic background in order to adapt to
technological advancement in the context of Mechanical Engineering and lays the
foundations for further education. Furthermore, laboratory work offers practical
experience in the use of modern engineering instruments and reinforces
understanding through computerized and other experimentation.
Assessment:
Final exam
Coursework
60%
40%
The passing mark is 50%. To pass the course you must get a 35% grade in both the
coursework and the final exam.
Coursework
Contents
Test 1:
Test 2:
Engines and steam cycles (first week of April)
Refrigeration, internal combustion engines, and chemical
reactions (second week of May)
Note: The dates of the tests and assignments are likely to change slightly.
Textbooks:
 Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering. Kalyan Annamalai, Ishwar Kanwar
Puri, CRC Press, 2001.
 Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists. T.D. Eastop and A.
McConkey, Longman 1997.
References:
 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics. Adrian Bejan, Wiley-Interscience, 2nd
edition, 1997.
 Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach. Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles,
McGraw Hill College Div., 4th edition, 2001.
 Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics. M. Moran and H. Shapiro Wiley
& Sons, 4th Edition, 2000.