Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302847 (v.1) Thermodynamics 134 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Second Law and its corollaries, heat engine and heat pump, concept of reversibility, thermodynamic temperature scale, clausius inequality, entropy, isentropic processes, vapour power cycles and basic refrigeration cycle. |
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Unit Outcomes: | To provide basic understanding of Second Law and develop its application skills |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Van Wylen, GJ., Sanntag, RE., (1998). Fundamentals of Thermodynamics. Wiley, New York. Rogers, GFC., Mayhew, YR. (1967). Thermodynamics and Transport Properties of Fluids, Blackwell. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class Test/Tutorial Assignments 20 %. Practical Work Assignments 10 %. End of Semester Examination 70 %. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30700 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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