MEP112: Thermodynamics

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Course Meeting Times:
Lectures: Tuesdays, from 14:10 to 16:50 and Wednesdays, from 8:15 to 10:55.​
Tutorials: Sundays, from 12:20 to 14:05, Tuesdays, from 9:10 to 10:55 and Tuesdays, from 12:20 to 14:05.

Background:
Thermodynamics is an exciting  and  fascinating  subject  that  deals  with  energy.  Thermodynamics  has long been an essential part of engineering curricula all over the world. It has a broad application area ranging  from microscopic organisms to common household appliances, transportation vehicles, power  generation  systems, and  even  philosophy.  Students  are  assumed  to  have  an  adequate  background  in calculus and physics.

Objectives:
This course is intended for use for undergraduate engineering students in their sophomore or junior year,  and as a reference book for practicing engineers. The objectives of this course are:

• To cover the basic principles of thermodynamics.
  
• To  present  a  wealth  of  real-world  engineering  examples  to  give  students  a  feel  for  how  thermodynamics is applied in engineering practice.
  
• To  develop  an  intuitive  understanding  of  thermodynamics  by  emphasizing  the  physics  and  physical arguments.

Textbooks:

• Yunus  A.  Cengel  and  Michael  A.  Boles,  “Thermodynamics:  an  engineering  approach”, 5th edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-288495-9.

List of Topics:

• Topic 1 – Introduction and basic concepts (Chapter 1). 

• Topic 2 - Energy, energy transfer and energy analysis (Chapter 2).

• Topic 3 - First law of thermodynamics (Chapter 2). 

• Topic 4 - Properties  of  pure  substances:  phase  change,  property diagrams,  property  tables,  EES  software  and  the  ideal-gas equation of state (Chapter 3).

• Topic 5 - Energy  analysis  of  closed  systems:  energy  balance,  internal energy, enthalpy and specific heats (Chapter 4).

• Topic 6 - Mass and energy analysis of control volumes: conservation of mass, flow  work, energy analysis of steady-flow systems and energy analysis of unsteady-flow processes (Chapter 5).

• Topic 7 - Thermodynamics’ applications (Chapter 5). 

• Topic 8 - Simple-ideal power cycles (Chapter 9&10).

Grading: 

• 15% - Assignments
• 10% - Quizzes
• 30% - Two Midterm Exam
• 05% - Participation in class and tutorial sessions
• 40% - Final Exam

Contact information:
Instructor: Dr. Walid Aboelsoud Abdelhaady, Ph.D., Assistant professor.

• Email:  walidtorky75@eng.asu.edu.eg
• Phone: 01003322113
• Office hours:  Tuesday: 12–2 pm, Wednesday: 11 am-1 pm Mech. Bldg., second floor, Rm. 838.

Teaching assistant: Eng. Khaled Youssef.

• Email:  khaled.youssef@eng.asu.edu.eg
• Phone: 01003993345
• Office hours:  Sunday: 8:30-10 am, Tuesday: 2-4 pm, Wednesday: 8:30-10 am and 12-4 pm, Mech. Bldg., third floor, CFD lab.

Class policy
Assignments:  Assignment  is  due  one  week  from  the  date  assigned  unless  mentioned otherwise.  Late submission  will not be  accepted.  Generally, you are encouraged to study in groups on the homework assignments; however, each one needs to write up the assignment  independently, and write down names of your group members. Group of students may be asked to work on a group assignment.

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