THERMAL SYSTEMS MODELING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M E 364 or concurrent enrollment, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of advanced thermodynamics topics and novel cycles Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to complex thermal systems and system components Audience: Undergraduate 3. Integrate rate mechanisms (i.e., heat transfer and fluid dynamics), economics, and optimization into the design and analysis of thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate 4. Communicate the inherent uncertainty in the design and analysis of thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze yearly thermal system performance driven by weather variations Audience: Undergraduate 6. Use a computer effectively to solve engineering problems Audience: Undergraduate 7. Work in teams to solve open-ended design problems pertaining to thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of advanced thermodynamics topics and novel cycles Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to complex thermal systems and system components Audience: Undergraduate 3. Integrate rate mechanisms (i.e., heat transfer and fluid dynamics), economics, and optimization into the design and analysis of thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate 4. Communicate the inherent uncertainty in the design and analysis of thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze yearly thermal system performance driven by weather variations Audience: Undergraduate 6. Use a computer effectively to solve engineering problems Audience: Undergraduate 7. Work in teams to solve open-ended design problems pertaining to thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate