ENME215-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024

Engineering Thermodynamics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 May 2024

Description

This course introduces the concept of energy and the laws governing the transfers and transformations of energy. The course begins with an emphasis on thermodynamic properties and the First and Second Law analysis of systems and control volumes. This follows with an integration of these concepts into the analysis of basic power cycles. The course continues with an emphasis on the analysis of power and refrigeration cycles and the application of basic principles to engineering problems.

Learning Outcomes

  • Washington Accord (V4) Summary of Graduate Attributes attained in this course:
     WA1 – Engineering Knowledge
     WA2 – Problem Analysis

  • Course topics with Learning Outcomes (and Washington Accord (WA) and UC Graduate Attributes) identified.

    1. Concepts and Definitions, Measurements; Evaluating Properties
            1.1. Determine properties of ideal gases and phase change fluids from either tabular data or equations of state (WA1)
    2. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
            2.1. Apply the First Law to systems and control volumes to perform energy balances and to determine heat and work transfer. (WA2)
    3. Control Volume Analysis Using Energy
            3.1. Analyse processes involving ideal gases and real substances as working fluids in both closed systems and open systems or control volumes to determine state relations and to sketch process diagrams (WA1, WA2)
            3.2. Understand and apply the concepts of work, heat, and energy to processes (WA1, WA2)
    4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
            4.1. Apply Second Law analysis to systems and control volumes; understand the statements of the Second Law and their implication on all processes (WA2)
    5. Using Entropy
            5.1. Retrieve entropy data for steam and refrigerant, use the air tables for isentropic processes, find isentropic process properties, and understand the definition of Exergy (WA1)
    6. Vapor Power Systems; Gas Power Systems; Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems
            6.1. Analyse power and refrigeration cycles requiring comprehension of system components, process diagrams; be able to perform First and Second Law analysis on these to determine heat and work transfer, calculate the cycle efficiency or coefficient of performance (WA2)
    7. Laboratories
            7.1. Integrate fundamental thermodynamics laboratory synthesis and processing, as well as analysis of experimental data. (WA2, EIE3)
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

Restrictions

ENME204, ENME305

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 24 Mar
29 Apr - 2 Jun
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
02 Monday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
03 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
04 Tuesday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
05 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
06 Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
07 Monday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
08 Monday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
09 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
10 Tuesday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
11 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
12 Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
13 Thursday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
14 Thursday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
6 May - 12 May
15 Thursday 09:00 - 10:30 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
16 Thursday 10:30 - 12:00 Mech 130 Thermo Lab
29 Apr - 5 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
19 Feb - 3 Mar
11 Mar - 24 Mar
22 Apr - 5 May
13 May - 26 May

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Quiz A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
4 Mar - 10 Mar
Quiz B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 C2 Lecture Theatre
25 Mar - 31 Mar
Quiz C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
6 May - 12 May
Quiz D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 C3 Lecture Theatre
27 May - 2 Jun

Contact Person

Sid Becker

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Lab Report 5%
Quizzes x 4 40% 8th March, 26th April, 17th May, 31st May
Homeworks 10%
Final Exam 45%

Notes

For detailed course, policy, regulatory and integrity information, please refer to the UC web site, or see relevant Course or Department LEARN pages, (which are available to enrolled students).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

International fee $6,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

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