UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAE 91 – INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS
Dr. Carsten Mehring
Summer Session 2005
Lectures:
M, W 5:00 pm -6:50 pm, ET 204
Discussions:
to be specified
Instructor:
Dr. C. Mehring, EG3101, cmehring@eng.uci.edu,
carsten.mehring@hs.utc.com
Office Hours: M, W 6:50 pm -7:50 pm
T.A.’s:
Anuj Taneja, ataneja@uci.edu
Office Hours: to be specified
Required Text:
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics,
Sonntag et al, Wiley, 6th Edition, 2003
Optional Reading:
Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Y.A. Cengel, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1997
Web Site:
www.eng.uci.edu/~cmehring/MAE91_05/MAE91.html
Grading:
Homework:
Project:
Midterm Exam:
Final Exam:
Homework:
Assigned on Monday (weeks 1-9)
Due on Wednesday (lecture) the following week (weeks 2-10)
No late homework accepted
12.5%
12.5%
35% (08/03/05)
40% (09/02/05)
Discussion of homework problems among students is acceptable
but copying or allowing to copy homework is not acceptable and
penalized by zero credit on HW in question.
The above schedule is subjet to change !
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAE 91 – INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS
Dr. Carsten Mehring
Summer Session 2005
Course Number:
Course Code:
Discussion Codes:
Number of Units:
Design Units:
Prerequisites:
MAE 91 Introduction to Thermodynamics
16330
N/A
4
0.5
Math 2D, Physics 7B
Description:
Thermodynamic principles; open and closed systems representative of engineering
problems; First and second laws of Thermodynamics with applications to engineering
systems and design.
Approximate Outline:
Lectures 1-2:
Overview, units, conversions, definitions: thermodynamic system, forms of energy,
properties, equilibrium, processes, state postulate
Lecture 3:
Pressure (definitions, measurement), The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics, two-point
and absolute temperature scales, pure substances, principal phases, phase changes
and definitions
Lectures 4-5:
Phase-diagram, p-V-T surface, enthalpy, quality, ideal gas equation of state.
Lecture 6:
First Law of Thermodynamics (Intro), heat transfer (conduction, convection,
radiation), adiabatic processes.
Lecture 7:
Work, point functions, path functions, exact and inexact differentials, cycle,
polytropic processes, The First Law of Thermodynamics for closed systems.
Lectures 8-9:
Specific heats, internal energy, enthalpy and specific heat of ideal gases, solids and
liquids, steady and unsteady processes, The First Law of Thermodynamics for open
systems, conservation of mass principle, one-dimensional flow, flow work
Lectures 10-11:
Steady flow processes and systems, e.g.. nozzle, diffuser, turbine, pump.
Midterm
Lecture 12:
Second Law of Thermodynamics (Intro), heat engines, refrigerators and heat pumps,
Kelvin-Planck and Clausius Statements.
Lecture 13:
Reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot cycle and Carnot principles, the Kelvin
temperature scale.
Lectures 14-15:
Clausius Inequality, definition of entropy, increase of entropy principle, entropy
balance equations for open and closed systems, the Third Law of Thermodynamics.
Lectures 16-17:
Isentropic processes, T-s diagram, 1st and 2nd Gibbs equations / 1st and 2nd TdsEquations, entropy change of liquids, solids and ideal gases, isentropic process for
ideal gases, Bernoulli equation.
Final
The above schedule is subject to adjustment/changes as deemed necessary!
Text: Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 6th Edition
Sonntag et al
John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Instructor: Dr. C. Mehring
Revised: 6/27/05
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAE 91 – INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS
Dr. Carsten Mehring
Summer Session 2005
REQUIRED FORMAT FOR HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK MUST BE NEATLY PRESENTED
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Write only on one side of the paper.
Begin each problem at the top of a new page.
Copy the problem statement from the text at the top of your page.
List all known quantities including their values and units.
Draw a simple sketch to illustrate the problem.
List all assumptions including those given and those you make.
Write all your equations and calculations neatly.
Box all important answers.
IF YOUR HOMEWORK DOES NOT FOLLOW THIS FORMAT IT WILL NOT BE
GRADED.