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Outline
Instructor information Course information Thermodynamics and its applications Important topics How to be successful Review: Basics that you may already know

Instructor Information
Name: Cheng Zhang Email: czhang@georgiasouthern.edu Phone: 912-478-5729 Office: E2131 Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 10-11am, 12:05-1:05pm, 2:15-3:45pm, Tue. 12-1pm or by appointment Current Research: Computer modeling of flow and combustion, e.g. combustion in diesel/biodiesel-fueled engines, biomass combustion, wind energy (with commercial software such as AutoCAD/Solidworks, ANSYS Fluent, etc.)

ENGR 3431 Thermodynamics

Course Information
Prerequisites: PHYS 2211 Principles of Physics I and MATH 2242 Calculus II Textbook: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (7th Edition), Yunus A. Cengel and Michael A. Boles, McGraw-Hill, 2011 Homework: Use engineering paper; Show all important steps; Always include physical units. Attendance: Two bonus points for perfect attendance. Grading: 3 Midterm Exams @ 20% each 1 Comprehensive Final Exam Homework, Quizzes, Attendance and Participation Grading scale: A (>=90); B (80 89); C (70 79); D (60 69); F (<60)

Thermodynamics and Its Applications

Thermodynamics: A study of energy. Energy: A capacity to produce change. Application areas of thermodynamics

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Air conditioner Car engine

Refrigerator
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Thermodynamics and Its Applications (contd.)

Power plant

Important Topics
Cycle analyses (Ch. 9,10,11) Second law of thermodynamics (Ch. 6,7) First law of thermodynamics (Conservation of energy) (Ch. 4,5) Conservation of mass (Ch. 5) PROPERTIES OF PURE SUBSTANCES (Ch. 3) Concepts of thermodynamics (Ch. 1,2)

Solar energy

Fuel cell

Wind energy

How to be Successful Please ASK whenever you have questions

Feel free to ask questions in class Come to Office Hours Email your questions

How to be Successful: Suggestions from Previous Students

Come to class every time and take the best notes as possible (especially the examples). Follow in class example problems carefully, and make side notes explaining why the problem was solved a specific way for future reference. Do all the Homework Exercises (DO YOUR OWN WORK), you will need the practice for the tests. Use the problem-solving procedure, it will make your work easier to understand, which will help you study for upcoming tests/quizzes. When Dr. Zhang says to pay attention early in the class he means it. Catching up is difficult/impossible if you don't master the basics.
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Please DO the homework

You are encouraged to study in groups, but Please have a try before seeking for help Please write your own solution

Review: Basics that You May Already Know

What is density?

m V

Give an example of its unit.

F What is pressure? P A

kg / m 3

Give an example of its unit. N / m 2 or Pascal ( Pa)

W Fd

What is work?

Give an example of its unit. N m or Joule ( J ) Some simple integrals:

x n dx

1 n 1 1 x (b n 1 a n 1 ), (n 1) n 1 n 1 a

1 dx x

ln| x|

b a

ln b ln a ln

b a