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Oct 11, 2024
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AE 2121 - Fundamentals of Thermodynamics4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits Course Description This course provides Architectural Engineering and Construction Management students with the necessary fundamentals of thermodynamics as they relate to building thermal systems and applications. Topics cover a range of principles from basic energy and mass balances to refrigeration cycles and heat exchangers. (prereq: MA 137 , PH 2011 ) Course Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Determine the thermodynamic properties of pure substances using the property tables, and for ideal gases, liquids, and solids using property relationships
- Apply the first law of thermodynamics to analyze open and closed systems typically encountered in buildings and HVAC systems
- Apply the second law of thermodynamics to calculate actual and reversible thermal efficiencies, COPs, and power requirements of systems operating on thermodynamic cycles
- Apply the second law of thermodynamics to analyze isentropic and non-isentropic processes
- Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to analyze the vapor compression (VC) refrigeration cycle and the individual processes that comprise the cycle
- Understand how heat exchangers work (heating and cooling coils); their energy and mass balances, and their effectiveness
Prerequisites by Topic
- Calculus II: Basic integration, integration of areas
Course Topics
- Basic concepts (3 classes)
- Properties of pure substances (8 classes)
- Energy transfer by heat and work (3 classes)
- 1st Law of Thermodynamics (7 classes)
- 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (4 classes)
- Entropy (3 classes)
- Refrigeration cycles (4 classes)
- Heat exchangers (3 classes)
- General review/problem-solving sessions (3 classes)
- Exams. (2 classes)
Laboratory Topics
- 1 lab hour to conduct necessary measurements on a heat exchanger and calculate its effectiveness (1 session)
Coordinator Dr. Deborah Jackman
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