MEEM 2200 Thermodynamics

Section 01 Fall 2012

Course Syllabus
Instructor Information
Instructor:
Scott A. Miers, PhD - Assistant Professor
Office Location:
924 R.L. Smith Bldg (ME-EM)
Telephone:
487-2709
Email:
samiers@mtu.edu
Office Hours:
Monday 10-11am, Wednesday 12pm, Thursday 11am-12pm
Course Information
Course Location:
302 R.L. Smith Bldg (ME-EM)
Class Times:
MWF 8:05 am 8:55 am
Prerequisites:
MA 2160 or MA 2150
CH 1100 or CH 1110
Course Description/Motivation
This course is an introduction to the concept of energy. It provides the basic tools necessary for
the analysis of any engineering system in which energy transfer or energy transformations
occur; thus, thermodynamics is an important part of the training of almost all engineering
disciplines.
Course Objectives
You will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of the material covered in this first
thermodynamics course through mastery of the following course objectives.
1. Determine properties of real substances, such as steam and refrigerant 134-a, and ideal
gases from either tabular data or equations of state.
2. Analyze processes involving ideal gases and real substances as working fluids in both
closed systems and control volumes to determine process diagrams, apply the first law of
thermodynamics to perform energy balances, and determine heat and work transfers.
3. Analyze systems and control volumes through the application of the second law.
4. Analyze the basic Otto and Rankine cycles.
Course Resources
Course Website
Blackboard http://www.courses.mtu.edu
Required Text
Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach, 7th Edition, by Cengel & Boles, 2011,
McGraw Hill Publishing, ISBN 978-0-07-352932-5
Grading
Letter Grade
A
AB
B
BC
C
CD
D
F

Percentage
90 and above
87 89
80 86
77 79
70 76
67 69
60 66
59% and below

Homework (9)
In-class exams (3)
In-class quizzes (6)
Final exam

15%
50%
15%
20%

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Homework is due in class, at the beginning of the period, on the scheduled date. No points will
be given for homework that is not turned in on time. This policy will be strictly enforced!
Course Policies and Recommendations
1. Questions are welcomed, encouraged, and noticed
2. Read all assigned chapters
3. Homework should be complete, organized, and professional (no spiral notebook
edges). Write down all equations used to arrive at the answer. Show your work for all
steps. Incomplete problems or those appearing to just copy the answer will receive zero
points for that problem. Solutions manuals may not be used to solve homework
problems.
4. Quizzes are ~10 minutes long, in class, closed note and closed book.
5. Exams are closed note and closed book with a 1 page equation sheet (both sides)
6. CANVAS setup (mtu.instructure.com) select, Settings from homepage to add email
and text messaging. Select Notifications from left side and review.
7. Cell phones, Blackberrys, iPods, PDAs, or any other electronic devices are not to be
used in the classroom. Please make sure to bring a calculator with you to class.
Calculators on other devices are strictly prohibited. Information exchanges on these
devices during class are also prohibited and violate the Academic Integrity Code of
Michigan Tech.
If you have an emergency which requires you to leave your cell phone on, please
see me before class and sit near the exit.
8. Anyone caught cheating will be turned into academic affairs.
University Policies
Academic regulations and procedures are governed by University policy. Academic dishonesty
cases will be handled in accordance with the Universitys policies.
If you have a disability that could affect your performance in this class or that requires an
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please see me as soon as possible
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Section 01 Fall 2012
Chapter

Topic

Classes

Introduction, Definitions, Units, Systems, Properties, State, Processes,

Cycles, State Postulate, Temperature, Pressure, Energy, Heat Transfer,
Work, The First Law of Thermodynamics
1, 2

Ch. 1 HW (due 9/10): 10, 25C, 27C, 41E, 50E, 52 Write out definitions for
the following: System, Surroundings, Boundary, Closed System, Open System,
Isolated System, Intensive Property, Extensive Property, State, 4 types of
Equilibrium, Process, Path, Quasi-static, Iso, Cycle, Steady, Uniform

13
09/5 09/10

Quiz 1 (Ch 1 & 2): 09/10

Ch. 2 HW (due 9/12): 18C, 20C, 38, 41C, 51

Pure Substance, Phase-Change, Property Diagrams, Thermodynamic

Property Tables, The Ideal-Gas Equation of State, Compressibility
Factor, Other Equations of State
Quiz 2 (Ch3): 9/21
Ch. 3 HW (due 9/28): 27, 37E, 39, 41, 52, 55E, 60, 64, 65, 66, 76, 78, 90

Moving Boundary Work, Energy Balance for Closed Systems, Specific

Heats, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Specific Heats for Ideal Gases
Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Specific Heats of Solids and Liquids
4

Mass Balance for Control Volumes, Flow Work and the Energy of a
Flowing Fluid, Energy Balance for Steady-Flow Systems, Steady-Flow
Engineering Devices: Nozzles, Diffusers, Turbines, Compressors,
Throttling Valves, Mixing Chambers, Heat Exchangers
Introduction to the Second law, Thermal Reservoirs, Heat Engines,
Refrigerators, Heat Pumps, Reversible & Irreversible Processes, Carnot
Cycle, Carnot Principles, The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale,
Carnot Heat Engine, Carnot Refrigerator and Heat Pump

10 16
09/26 10/10

17 22
10/12 10/24

23 28

nd

Exam 2: Chapters 4 and 5 (November 2 , review session 11/01)

Quiz 5 (Ch 6): 11/05
Ch. 6 HW (due 11/12): 12C, 20, 22, 28, 36C, 43, 45, 46, 51, 57, 80E, 96, 97,
106, 109, 110

Entropy, The Increase of Entropy Principle, Entropy Change of Pure

Substance, Isentropic Processes, Property Diagrams Involving Entropy,
T ds Relations, Entropy Change of Liquids and Solids, Entropy Change
of Ideal Gases, Reversible Steady-Flow Work, Compressor Work,
Isentropic Efficiencies of Steady-Flow Devices, Entropy Balance
Quiz 6 (Ch 7): 11/26
Ch. 7 HW (due 12/03): 24, 25, 31E, 32, 36, 46, 78, 83, 89, 97, 125, 130, 134,
146, 148, 161

9, 10

09/12 09/24

th

Exam 1: Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (October 5 , review session 10/4)

Quiz 3 (Ch 4): 10/08
Ch. 4 HW (due 10/15): 10, 11, 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28E, 34, 38, 43, 60, 61E, 68,
71, 75, 76, 81, 88

Quiz 4 (Ch 5): 10/22

Ch. 5 HW (due 10/29): 7, 10, 30, 37, 49, 51, 57, 59, 67, 76, 77E, 81, 91

49

Basic Considerations in the Analysis of Power Cycles, An Overview of

Reciprocating Engines, Otto Cycle: The Ideal Cycle for Spark-Ignition
Engines, Rankine Cycle: The Ideal Cycle for Vapor Power Cycles,
Deviation of Actual Vapor Power Cycles From Idealized Ones
th

Exam 3: Chapters 6 and 7 (December 5 , review session 12/4)

Ch. 9 HW (due 12/10): 14, 39, 51
Ch. 10 HW (due 12/14): 5, 18E, 39

10/26 11/07

29 34
11/09 11/28

35 41
11/30 12/14