BE 3500 - Bio-thermal-fluid Transport I

• Define thermodynamics and give examples of problems that can be solved using thermodynamic principles
• Determine the properties of pure substances using property tables, property diagrams and software
• Use the phase rule to determine the number of degrees of freedom for a non-reacting mixture at equilibrium
• Use phase diagrams, property tables, and software to determine the phases present in a mixture, their relative abundances and the properties of the mixture
• Determine whether the ideal gas equation of state is appropriate for a given system
• Determine the properties of pure ideal gases and mixtures of ideal gases
• State the First Law of thermodynamics and apply it to solve closed system engineering problems and analyze and design steady flow devices relevant to biomedical engineering
• State the Second Law of thermodynamics and use it to determine limits for thermodynamic cycles and assess performance of steady flow devices
• Use psychrometric analysis to define the vapor content of atmospheric air and apply this to air conditioning processes
• Describe basic fluid behavior.
• Define viscosity and describe Newtonian fluid behavior
• Identify situations in which the Bernoulli or mechanical energy balance equation is applicable and apply the appropriate equation to solve practical engineering problems
• Solve basic fluid statics problems

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• Thermodynamic definitions; pressure definition and manometry; energy definition and modes of energy transfer
• Properties of pure substances; phases and property diagrams; using property tables and software to determine properties; determination of phase; applying the ideal-gas equation of state
• Boundary work, closed system energy balance, specific heats 
• Conservation of mass, flow energy, energy balance application to control volumes and steady flow devices
• Thermodynamic cycles and the second law of thermodynamics; irreversibilities; Carnot cycles and Carnot efficiency
• Entropy; isentropic efficiency for steady flow devices
• Gas mixtures; psychrometrics and analysis of air conditioning processes
• Introduction to fluid phenomena and fluid statics
• Bernoulli and mechanical energy balance equation