NUCL 2010U – Thermodynamic Cycles

Introduction and basic concepts; energy, energy transfer, and general energy analysis; properties of pure substances (regular fluids, supercritical fluids, gases, and reactor coolants); energy analysis of closed systems; First Law of Thermodynamics; mass and energy analysis of control volumes; Second Law of Thermodynamics; entropy; exergy; Carnot cycle; gas-power cycles; vapor- and combined-power cycles; supercritical-pressure Rankine cycle; nuclear plants power cycles; and refrigeration cycles. Nuclear power plant and supercritical plant layouts. Thermodynamic-property relations; T-s diagrams; gas mixtures; gas-vapor mixtures, and air-conditioning; chemical reactions; chemical and phase equilibrium; and compressible flow.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1010U and MATH 1020U
Credit restriction(s): MECE 2320U, ENGR 2010U