ENGR 23000 Thermodynamics

Introductory concepts and definitions. Zeroth Law and absolute temperature. Work and Heat. First Law and applications. Second Law, Carnot theorems, entropy, thermodynamic state variables and functions and reversibility. Power and refrigeration cycles, ideal gas mixtures, gas-vapor mixtures and the psychrometric chart. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CHEM 10301 (min. C grade). Pre- or coreq.: PHYS 20800 (min. C grade), MATH 20300 (min. C grade).

Corequisite

Phys 20800 (C min), Math 20300 (C min) Or MATH 21300

Contact Hours

3 hr./wk.