MECE 2640U – Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer

Nature of thermodynamics, First Law of Thermodynamics, Second Law of Thermodynamics. Control mass and control volume analyses. Properties and behaviour of pure substances. Ideal gases and mixtures; equation of state for a perfect gas. Introduction to conduction, convection and radiation. Solutions to steady-state and transient conduction problems. Free and forced convection for laminar and turbulent flows. Thermal radiation between black bodies. Introduction to heat exchangers.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1020U and PHY 1010U