Syllabus Spring 2016 EGN3343 – Thermodynamics INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John Dixon Office: ENC 1202 Office Hours: See Canvas Phone #: 813-974-5426 E-mail: [email protected] TEACHING ASSISTANT: TAO WANG Office: ENG 120C Office Hours: See Canvas E-mail: [email protected] TEXTBOOK: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 8th ed by Cengel and Boles. Description: Introduction to the concept of energy and the laws governing the transfers and transformations of energy. Emphasis on thermodynamic properties and the first and second law analysis of systems and control volumes. Integration of these concepts into the analysis of basic power cycles is introduced. Objectives: The students will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the material covered in Thermodynamics through their mastery of the following course objectives. Through the study of Thermodynamics the student will be able to: 1. Determine properties of real substances, such as steam and refrigerant 134-a, and ideal gases from either tabular data or equations of state. 2. Analyze processes involving ideal gases and real substances as working fluids in both closed systems and open systems or control volumes to determine process diagrams, apply the first law of thermodynamics to perform energy balances, and determine heat and work transfers. 3. Analyze systems and control volumes through the application of the second law. 4. Analyze the basic Otto and Diesel cycles. Topics: Basic concepts of closed and open systems, units, energy, properties of pure substances, 1st law of Thermodynamics, 2nd law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, applications of laws of Thermodynamics, Introduction to power cycles Grading: Exam #1: 12% Exam #2: 15% Exam #3: 18% Final: 25% Homework problems 20% Reading assignments 5% Participation 5% Scale: • A+: 100.0-97, A: 96.99-94, A-: 93.99-90 • B+: 89.99-87, B: 86.99-84, B-: 83.99-80 • C+: 79.99-77, C: 76.99-74, C-: 73.99-70 • D+: 69.99-67, D: 66.99-64, D-: 63.99-60 • F: 59.99 and below No make-up exams will be given unless cleared by the instructor before the exam. There is no guaranteed curve. All regrade requests must be made in writing to the instructor (not the TA) within 1 week of the day I post grades.All homework (reading and problem sets) will be completed on the McGraw Hill Connect website. 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