CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE                            

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering Department

 

ME 470 THERMODYNAMICS II

T Th 8:00-9:15

Jacaranda 3504

 

INSTRUCTOR: SHOELEH DI JULIO

Office Hours T Th 12:30-1:30

Office: JD 3507

Phone: (818) 677-2496, 677-2187(ME Dept)

 

I.  TEXT

Yunus A. Cengel and Michael A. Boles, THERMODYNAMICS, An Engineering Approach, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002

 

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is the continuation of ME 370, Thermodynamics I.  Chapters 8-15 will be studies.  This includes power cycles, refrigeration cycle, thermodynamic property relations, gas mixtures, gas-vapor mixtures and air conditioning, chemical rxns, chemical and phase equilibrium.

 

III. COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. Review material covered in previous course (ME 370) by reviewing the concepts and the expanded applications through lectures and extensive problem solving (ME 470).
  2. Teach the fundamentals of new material on thermodynamic property relations, gas mixtures, gas-vapor mixtures & air conditioning, chemical reactions and phase and chemical equilibrium.
  3. Introduce some of the latest research results in the areas related to combustion, automotive engineering, and environmental engineering to pique student interest and to inform them about some global issues.
  4. Assign a design project to help student further develop their skills to gather information, analyze processes/systems, and design a given process/system based on design specifications
  5. Help students further improve their problem solving skills
  6. Help students further develop their technical report writing skills

 

IV. COURSE CONDUCT

This course will provide you with a variety of opportunities for mastering the concepts of the course.  These include: textbook, lectures, homework problems,  and examinations.  To gain maximum benefits from the lectures you should read the text material, listed in the course outline, before the lectures.

 

The assignments will be weighted approximately as follows

                Design Project                                          20%

                Two Mid-term Exams (each 25%)       50%      

                Final Exam                                                 30%

There will be no make up exams.  A letter grade will be assigned based on the percentage of total possible points.  A= 90%-100%, B=80%-89%, C= 65%-79%, D= below 65%  F= below 50%.  Plus and minus grading will be used.

 

V.  COURSE TOPICS

Review Thermodynamics I

Gas power Cycles

Vapor &Combined Power Cycles

Refrigeration Cycles

Thermodynamic Property Relations

Gas Mixtures

Gas-Vapor Mixtures & Air Conditioning

Chemical Reactions

Chemical & Phase Equilibrium

 

 

VI. OBJECTIVES OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Weekly homework assignments with solutions posted to help students develop problem solving skills
  2. A design project to help students become engaged in literature survey, interested in life long learning and develop analysis and design skills
  3. Two midterm exams and a final exam to assess students knowledge of principles and problem solving skills
  4. Conduct a class field trip (if possible)  to a site to observe the application of thermodynamics principles and develop insight into impact of engineering design and solution on the society and environment

 

VII. TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK OF TOPIC                                                                            TEXT READING ASSIGNMENTS

1              Review of ME 370                                                                                Ch 5-7

                Gas Power Cycles                                                                                Ch 9

 

2              Gas Power Cycles                                                                                Ch 9

                Vapor & Combined Power Cycles                                                     Ch 10

 

3              Vapor & Combined Power Cycles                                                     Ch 10

 

4              Refrigeration Cycles                                                                            Ch 11

 

5              First Mid-Term Exam

                Thermodynamics Property Relations                                               Ch 12

 

6              Thermodynamics Relations                                                                Ch 12

                Gas Mixtures                                                                                         Ch 13

 

7              Gas Mixtures                                                                                         Ch 13

                Gas-Vapor Mixtures & Air Conditioning                                         Ch 14

 

8              Gas-Vapor Mixture & Air Conditioning                                           Ch 14

 

9              Second Mid-Term Exam

                Chemical Rxns                                                                                      Ch 15

 

10            Chemical Rxns                                                                                      Ch 15

 

11            Chemical & Phase Equilibrium                                                           Ch 16

 

12            Chemical & Phase Equilibrium                                                           Ch 16

 

13            Chemical & Phase Equilibrium                                                           Ch

 

14            Design Project Presentation

 

15            Review

 

16            Final Exam