Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

The fundamentals of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer required to analyze energy systems, including wind and hydro turbines, solar thermal processes, and power cycles. The first and second laws of thermodynamics with emphasis on efficiency measures along with the interaction between heat flow and second law efficiency are considered. Fluid mechanics topics include control volume analysis of typical fluid systems, the application of the conservation equations of axial and angular momentum and energy and application to wind and hydro turbines and pumping systems. Laminar and turbulent flow and their effects on fluid forces and important concepts like boundary layers are covered and a brief introduction to fluid measurements is given. Prerequisite(s): Engineering 201 or 212; and Mathematics 275 or Applied Mathematics 217.