MCEN2001 (v.1) Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Science Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Once-only |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
308800 (v.1)
Thermodynamics 236
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
307529 (v.4)
Engineering Mechanics 100
or any previous version
OR MCEN1000 (v.1) Engineering Mechanics or any previous version AND 307535 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 110 or any previous version OR 307536 (v.4) Engineering Mathematics 120 or any previous version OR 7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version OR 10926 (v.5) Mathematics 103 or any previous version OR MATH1000 (v.1) Engineering Mathematics Specialist 1 or any previous version OR MATH1002 (v.1) Engineering Mathematics 1 or any previous version OR MATH1010 (v.1) Advanced Mathematics or any previous version OR MATH1004 (v.1) Mathematics 1 or any previous version AND 307537 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 130 or any previous version OR 307538 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 140 or any previous version OR 7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version OR 7492 (v.5) Mathematics 104 or any previous version OR MATH1001 (v.1) Engineering Mathematics Specialist 2 or any previous version OR MATH1003 (v.1) Engineering Mathematics 2 or any previous version OR MATH1011 (v.1) Mathematics 2 or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Thermodynamic system, Control volume, Properties & Processes; Properties of pure substances & ideal gases; Work & Heat interactions, & First Law of Thermodynamics; Energy Equation and its applications; Introduction to Second Law of Thermodynamics; Concept of Heat engine & heat pump; Reversibility & Irreversibility; Clausius Inequality, Entropy and measure of irreversibility. |
| Field of Education: | 030701 Mechanical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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