ME 311 - Principles of Thermodynamics I

• Use thermodynamic tables to find properties
• Apply the ideal gas and incompressible liquid and pure substance models to thermodynamic problems
• Write an energy balance for a closed system
• Use the closed system energy balance to evaluate processes, including determining work and heat transfer
• Write an energy balance for steady flow open system
• Use the open system energy balance to evaluate processes, including determining work and heat transfer

• Partial derivatives
• Differential and integral calculus
• Physics of liquids and gases

• Introduction, Definitions, Dimensions and Units
• Thermodynamic Properties, State, Temperature and Pressure
• Energy Transfer by Work, Forms of Mechanical Work, Moving Boundary Work
• The First Law of Thermodynamics, Energy Balances
• Pure Substance Model, Phases and Phase Change of a Pure Substance, Property Tables
• Ideal Gas Model
• Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heats of Ideal Gasses and Liquids
• Open Systems - Conservation of Mass
• Steady-Flow System Energy Analysis of Devices - Nozzles, Diffusers, Turbines, Compressors, Throttling Valves, Mixing Chambers, Heat Exchangers
• Energy and the Environment
• Connections between Energy Generation, Energy Consumption and Global Climate Change