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CIVE 290

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Prof: Jinxia Liu / Fall 2021

Jan 11, 2022

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Course on thermodynamics and heat transfer. Some topics from CHEM 120 revisited in more details. Pretty dense, lots of material to cover.

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Miscellaneous: Units, definitions, conversions between metric and imperial Barometry: how to calculate pressure using fluid manometers Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Substances: Substance states/phases (compressed liquid, saturated mixture, superheated vapor, etc.), T-V and P-V diagrams, using property tables, Ideal Gas Law First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems: Energy, heat, work, conservation of energy, boundary work, P-V diagrams, specific heat, enthalpy First Law of Thermodynamics for Open Systems: control volumes, flow rate, conservation of mass, steady-flow processes, conservation of the rate of energy exchange, common open systems (nozzles, diffusers, turbines, compressors, throttling valves, heat exchangers, mixing chambers) Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat engine...read more

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Sometimes takes longer to finish lectures because she is really passionate about the material and goes on tangents. Willing to hold extra office hours to help struggling students.

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Do practice problems and attend tutorials.

Delivery: In personGrade: AWorkload: ModerateTextbook Use: Yes
Assignment HeavyExam Heavy

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