TEC 5210 - Theory and Practice of Engineering Thermodynamics (3)

When Offered: Spring, Even numbered years
The course covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics relevant to renewable energy and building energy systems, including thermodynamic properties, energy and mass conservation, enthalpy, entropy, the laws of thermodynamics, analysis of thermodynamic systems, reversible and irreversible processes, gas cycles, and vapor cycles. Thermodynamic principles are applied to renewable energy and building energy situations. This course is designed for students who have completed introductory coursework in thermodynamics at the undergraduate level.
Lecture two hours, laboratory two hours.