ENGR 325H - Honors Thermodynamics

3 Credit(s)

Properties of pure substances; the ideal gas; the principle of corresponding states; first and second laws of thermodynamics; enthalpy, entropy, and exergy; thermodynamic processes and thermodynamic cycles; equations of state and other thermodynamic relations for simple compressible substances; and introduction to power and refrigeration cycles are the focus of this class. Additional topic areas may be added at the instructor’s discretion, such as the role of thermodynamics in analyzing energy and environmental concerns, unsteady-state processes, heat transfer mechanisms, and biological systems. A project is assigned requiring analysis of a complex multistep process.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 145, PHYS 161, and MATH 142 or MATH 133.