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Jan 15, 2025
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BE 3500 - Bio-thermal-fluid Transport 14 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
The objective of this course is to present fundamental principles of classical thermodynamics, and to apply these principles to the solution of both classical and biological problems. Introductory concepts in fluid mechanics are also presented. (prereq: MA 235 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Define thermodynamics and give examples of problems that can be solved using thermodynamic principles
• State the First Law of thermodynamics and apply it to open and closed systems
• Determine the properties of pure substances using steam tables, T-v diagrams and h-T diagrams
• Determine the properties of pure ideal gases and mixtures of ideal gases
• Determine the properties of liquid-vapor mixtures
• State the Second Law of thermodynamics and use it to solve engineering problems
• 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
• Use the principles of thermodynamics to solve relevant biomedical engineering problems
• Use psychrometric analysis to define the vapor content of atmospheric air and apply this to air conditioning processes
• Solve fluid flow problems involving the mechanical energy balance and Bernoulli equations
• Define viscosity and describe Newtonian fluid behavior
• Calculate vorticity for a flow field and describe its significance
Prerequisites by Topic
• College level general biology for life science majors
• College level Newtonian physics for engineers
• Calculus through ordinary differential equations
Course Topics
• Definition of thermodynamics and motivational examples
• Pressure definition and manometry
• Energy definition and modes of energy transfer
• Properties of pure substances
• Application of the first law of thermodynamics to closed systems
• Application of mass conservation and the first law of thermodynamics to open systems
• Entropy, the second law and ideal processes
• Gas mixtures and psychrometrics
• Mechanical energy balance and Bernoulli equation
• Introduction to fluid phenomena
• Fluid kinematics
Coordinator
Jeffrey LaMack
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