Course Name:

Course Code:
Section:
Course Pre-requisites:
Course Co-requisites:
Credit hours:

Thermodynamics II
MEC 321
2
MEC 320
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Abu Dhabi University

College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Program

Course Syllabus
Fall Semester: 2016-2017
Instructors Name:
Telephone:
Class Location:
Office Location:

Mohammad S. Khan
5357
E-mail: Mohammad.khan@adu.ac.ae
AD-B-2F29 Class Time:
Mon & Wed 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
D2F235
Office Hours: Sun & Tue 9:00-10:30AM, 12:15-2:00PM

1. Course Description
This course is designed to teach junior mechanical engineering students the application of
thermodynamic principles to the design and optimization of engineering systems. Specifically,
students will have the ability to apply the first and second law of thermodynamics to; gas and vapor
power and refrigeration systems, applications concerning humidification, dehumidification,
evaporative cooling, and thermodynamics of combustion systems such as furnaces, flow reactors etc.
2. Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the principles pertaining to entropy and the increase of
entropy principle.
Apply entropy analysis and exergy analysis for a system.
Apply the first and second laws to analyze the gas and vapor power cycles.
Apply the first and second laws to analyze refrigeration cycles.
Analyze the gas mixtures and pschyrometry
Apply thermodynamics analysis to analyze the air conditioning processes.
Understand the basics of combustion.
Understand the basics of compressible flows.
Effectively use software to aid their work and to communicate their results in oral and written
format.
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Expected Learning Outcomes and Associated Measures

Course Learning Outcome
Demonstrate an understanding of the principles pertaining
entropy and the increase of entropy principle.
Apply exergy analysis for a system.

Relevant Program
Learning Outcome
a3, h1

Assessment
Tool(s)*
Quiz 1, Mid Exam

a3

Quiz 2, Mid Exam

a3

Quiz 3, Mid Exam

a3

Quiz 5, Final Exam

a3

Quiz 6, Final Exam

Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to

analyze the thermodynamic cycles.
Apply psychometric analysis to analyse the air conditioning
processes.
Understand the basics of combustion.
Effectively use software to aid their work and to
communicate their results in oral and written format.

g1, g2, c3, k1

Project

*Please note that the assessment tool(s) are to be used in assessing the course learning outcomes.

Achievement of Program Outcomes:

a3: Make use of engineering principles to solve practical problems
c3: Realize physical systems, mechanisms and check reliability and safety
h1: Realize the impact of engineering solutions in global context
g1: Perform effective oral presentation.
g2: Write effective technical reports
k1: Use of modern engineering software to aid in solving practical problems
3. Lecture Schedule Outline (Tentative)
Students should be aware that for each hour of in-class time, a further two to three hours (on
average) of independent study (out-of-class time) is required
Lecture
No.
1-4

Topic
Entropy

Reading
(Textbook)
Chapter 7

5-8

Exergy, Quiz 1 from Chapter 7 in Lecture 5

Chapter 8

9-10

Gas Power Cycles, Quiz 2 from Chapter 8 in Lecture 9

Chapter 9

11-12

Chapter 10

13-14
15-16

Vapor and Combined Power Cycles, Mid Exam from Chapters 7, 8 and 9 in
Lecture 11
Refrigeration Cycles, Quiz 3 from Chapter 10, in Lecture 13
Gas Mixtures, Quiz 4 from Chapter 11 in Lecture 15

17-19

Gas-Vapor Mixtures and Air-Conditioning

Chapter 14

20-22

Chemical Reactions, Quiz 5 from Chapters 13 and 14 in Lecture 21

Chapter 15

23-26

Compressible Flow, Quiz 6 from Chapter 15 in Lecture 25 (project presentations

in Lectures 23 and 24)

Chapter 17

Chapter 11
Chapter 13

4. Pedagogy Learning Process

The instructors will not expect students to be passive recipients of information. They will expect
students to participate actively in their own learning. Learning activities will include lectures,
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projects and homework assignments. Both group and individual work will be expected. Students may
also be expected to participate in student-instructor conferences, small group discussions, audio
visual aid presentations, classroom experiments and in other methods of presenting and analyzing
information. Students will also be expected to read the textbooks or other assigned reading outside of
class and to participate in the critical evaluation of the material through small-group and class
discussion and individual writing.
5. Textbooks and Learning Material
a. Textbook: Cengel and Boles (2015), Thermodynamics. An Engineering Approach, 8th Edition in SI
Units, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J. (1998), Fundamentals of
Thermodynamics, SI Version, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

b. References:

6. Assessment of Student Learning

Assessment Tool
Homework
Assignments
Quizzes
Mid-Test
Term Project
Final Exam

Percentage
Description
9%
Homework assignments (hard copy) will be considered
as attempted only.
24%
Six quizzes of 4 marks each
18%
One exam
9%
Final Report (hard copy) due on Nov. 20th,
Presentations on Nov. 21st and 23rd.
E-mail soft copy of presentation by Nov. 20th
40%
Comprehensive Final Exam

7. Grading Key
Grade
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
I

Percentage
90-100
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
Less than 60
N/A

Grade Point
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.0
0.0

8. Attendance
For all students, absence is marked at a maximum of 30% of total class time. Final dismissals (WA)
will be posted on the students academic record. The calculation of the absence percentage is based
on the total number of class meetings, regardless of the length of the meetings. For example, if a
class meets once a week for 15 weeks, then a student would need 5 absences to reach the 30%
threshold.
Students will be considered absent if they do not arrive on time for a lesson. Taking attendance will
start on the first day of classes and will continue until the last day of classes in the semester.
Final Dismissal will not be waived under any circumstances. The Registrar's Office will accept
excuses only from students missing an exam/major assignment due to absence. Students will be
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permitted to take a make-up exam, if its weight is at least 10% of the course total mark upon
approval of a legitimate excuse.
Exams/Tests will be repeated when serious reasons similar to the following take place and
documented evidence are submitted to the Office of the Registrar on the day student returns to class.
Hospitalization,
Contagious Disease,
Death, may God forbid, of an immediate family member (father, mother, sibling, husband,
son, daughter, grandparent),
Car Accident,
Job Requirement (special assignment), with prior written approval from the Office of the
Registrar
Al Haj
Al Umra
Al Umra trips are not valid excuses for students to be absent.
In the case of excused absence for a final exam, the student has to apply for an Incomplete (I) grade
at the Office of the Registrar within 48 hours of the exam.
9. Academic Integrity
The mission of ADU includes developing students sense of ethics, morality, and social
responsibility. Students at ADU have the fundamental obligation to conduct themselves with utmost
integrity. To ensure an education environment characterized with Academic integrity (AI), ADU has
revised its Academic Integrity Policy (AIP).
The revised Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) copies available on the intranet under the link of the
Office of Academic Integrity (OAI) has identified violations of AI punishable by serious penalties,
including dismissal from ADU. The types of violations identified in AIP, along with the
description and examples of each violation, are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Cheating
Plagiarism
Fabrication of data
Presenting false credentials
Collusion
Free Riding

At the beginning of each semester, your instructor will review the essential elements of AIP in class
and will describe the intrinsic values of compliance, and the consequences of non-compliance (i.e.,
penalties) with the Policy. In addition, OAI undertakes a widespread AI Awareness Campaign at the
beginning of each semester to educate students about AI issues and the ways students can avoid
violations.
In view of resources provided by ADU in this regard, all students are expected to strictly comply
with the tenet of AIP and conduct themselves with highest degree of integrity and ethical conduct.
Students in need of additional information or assistance are requested to seek help from OAI.
Failure to comply with the provisions of AIP will have severe consequences, including dismissal
from ADU.
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10. Miscellaneous

Mobile phones: A student whose mobile phone rings during class will be asked to
leave the classroom and will receive a half absence. Should this happen during an exam, the
student will not be allowed to retake the exam at another time, while at the same time
receiving a full absence.

Eating/Drinking/Smoking: Students will be requested to refrain from engaging in

these activities while in class.

Only emails from university-provided email accounts will be recognized and used in
this course.

Students should be aware that for each hour of in-class time, a further two to three
hours (on average) of independent study (out-of-class time) is required.