LECTURES:        11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday
                            Room EC-CR 245

INSTRUCTOR:    Moncef Krarti
                            CE-2-23 (JCEM)
                            Phone: 492-3389    E-mail: krarti@colorado.edu

OFFICE HOURS:   1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday

TEACHING ASSISTANT:    Michael Conchilla (office hours to be determined)
                          JCEM office, E-mail: conchill@bechtel.colorado.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides the basic concepts of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Throughout the course, applications of these concepts will be discussed. In particular, real world applications include heating and cooling buildings, power generation, and refrigeration. Specifically, the course covers the various forms of energy, how energy is transformed from one form to another, and the laws that govern energy transfer.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course has three main objectives:

o Understand the basic principles of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.

o Discuss various forms of energy and how it is converted from one form to another.

o Develop skills needed to solve thermodynamics and heat transfer problems.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:

You should have successfully completed or are presently taking the following courses:

o APPM 1350 and APPM 1360.

o PHYS 1110 and CHEM 1111/1131.

TEXTBOOK: This semester, only one textbook is required for this course:

Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer: Cengel, Y.A., McGraw-Hill, 1997.

WHY THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR CEAE STUDENTS:

The principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer are based on our everyday experiences and experimental observations. Both thermodynamics and heat transfer are essential part of all fields of engineering, including civil, environmental and architectural engineering. Whether working with buildings, soils, water or air, understanding of the concepts of thermodynamics is extremely useful, if not essential. The applications of thermodymanics and heat transfer are endless: How much energy is in a gallon of gasoline? How much energy was in your breakfast? How much force will freezing soil will have on a foundation? How will a power plant affect the local temperature of a river's water? How much will a steel beam expand and contract with the temperature?...

Thermodynamics and heat transfer are challenging subjects to learn. One concept provides the foundation for the next. Therefore, it is essential to keep up to date with the reading material and the homework assignments in addition to actively participate in the class discussions. Thermodynamics and heat transfer can be fun subjects if approached in the right way. After all, you will be learning about energy that makes everything in the natural and physical world work.

COURSE EVALUATION:

 
 		 Homeworks 		 30%

 		 Quizzes & Attendance    10%

 		 Hour Exam # 1 		 10%

 		 Hour Exam # 2 		 10%

 		 Hour Exam # 3 		 10%

 		 Project        	 15%

 		 Final Exam 		 15%   11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., May 8, 1998

The final report for the project will be due at 11:00 AM on April 30, 1998. Two options are available for the project: design project or experimental project. In this project, the concepts of both thermodynamics and heat transfer will be applied and/or illustrated.

COURSE OUTLINE:

The first two-thirds of the course will discuss the basic principles of Thermodynamics (chapters 1 through 6 of the textbook) and some of their applications (chapters 7). The appendices in the textbook contain a number of reference data which you will find useful in problem solving. The heat transfer portion of the course (one-third) will cover conduction, convection, and radiation (chapters 8 through 12). Occasional handouts will be used throughout the course.

REQUIRED READING:

 
Due Date 		   Topic 		        Materials

Jan 15 		 Introduction and Definitions 		 1.1-1.11

Jan 20 		 Properties of pure substance 		 2.1-2.6

Jan 22 		 Properties of ideal gas 		 2.7-2.9

Jan 27 		 1st Law for closed systems 		 3.1-3.6

Jan 29 		 1st Law for closed systems		 3.7-3.10

Feb 3 		 1st Law for control volumes 		 4.1-4.4

Feb 5 		 2st Law concepts 		         5.1-5.6

Feb 10 		 Carnot cycles 		                 5.7-5.11

Feb 12 		 Problem session 		          --

Feb 17 		 Hour Exam # 1 		                  --

Feb 19 		 Introduction to Entropy 		 6.1-6.7

Feb 24 		 Thermodynamic processes 		 6.8-6.11

Feb 26 		 Power cycles 		                 7.1-7.12

Mar 3 		 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps 		 7-13

Mar 5 		 Refrigeration cycles 		         7.14-7.17

Mar 10 		 Introduction to Psychrometrics 	  --

Mar 12 		 Introduction to Heat Transfer 		 8.1-8.3

Mar 17 		 Problem session 		 --

Mar 19 		 Hour Exam # 2 		 --

Mar 31 		 Steady-state Conduction 		 8.4-8.8.7

Apr 2 		 Transient Conduction 		         9.1-9.2

Apr 7 		 Introduction to Convection 		 10.1-10.3

Apr 9 		 Forced Convection 		         10.4-10.7

Apr 14 		 Natural Convection 		         11.1-11.4

Apr 16 		 Radiation Heat Transfer 		 12.1-12.5

Apr 21 		 Radiation shape factors 		 12.6-12.10

Apr 23 		 Problem session  		          --

Apr 28		 Hour Exam # 3 		                  --

Apr 30 		 Review session 		          --

GENERAL INFORMATION:

1.

Homework will typically be assigned once a week. LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

2.

Homework assignments and quizzes may include ``study questions" on assigned reading material not yet covered in class.

3.

Bring textbook, class notes, and a calculator to every class for the weekly quizzes.

4.

All exams will be open book.

5.

The grading system for the homeworks, quizzes, and exams will value a good problem-solving method more than the right answer. Solutions with an incorrect approach and the right answer placed at the end will receive a zero.

6.

Any incident of academic dishonesty will lead to automatic failure of the course. A written report will be submitted to the Academic Discipline Committee of the College and a copy placed in the student's permanent file. Academic dishonesty includes both claiming another person's work as your own and allowing another to claim your work as their own.

7.

If you have any specific physical, psychiatric or learning disabilities and require accommodations, please let me know early in the semester so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Services office in Willard Hall (Room 331).

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