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  Course Description
Course Name : Thermodynamics II

Course Code : ME 210

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. ALPER YILMAZ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns the definition of entropy and entropy balance in closed and open systems
Learns gas power cycles
Learns vapor and combined power cycles
Learns vapor compression refrigeration cycles, refrigerants and heat pumps
Learns gas refrigeration cycles and absorption refrigeration cycles

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To educate students in order to analyse power and refrigeration cycles, to determine thermodynamic properties and to calculate air-conditioning processes and thereby to solve related engineering problems.

Course Contents : Power cycles. Refrigeration cycles. Air-conditioning processes.

Language of Instruction : English

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of Entropy, entropy balance in closed and open systems Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
2 T ds relations, entropy change of pure substances Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
3 Isentropic processes Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
4 Reversible steady flow work, minimizing the compressor work, isentropic efficiencies of steady flow devices Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
5 Classification of thermodynamic cycles, gas power cycles, air-standard assumptions Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
6 Otto, Diesel, Sterling cycles Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
7 Ericson and Brayton cycles Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
8 Turbojet, turbofan and turboprob engines Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
9 Vapor and combined power cycles, Rankine cycle Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
10 Mid-term exam
11 Ideal reheat Rankine cycle and ideal regenerative Rankine cycle Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
12 An introduction to refrigeration, ideal and actual vapor compression refrigeration cycles, refrigerants, heat pump systems Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
13 Innovative vapor compression refrigeration systems Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
14 Gas refrigeration cycles and absorption refrigeration cycles Reading of lecture notes Conceptual and mathematical education
15 Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Lecture notes
 Thermodynamics, an engineering approach, Yunus Çengel
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 30
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 70
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Students gain a command of basic concepts, theories and principles in mechanical engineering 4
2 Student become equipped with the basic knowledge of math, science and engineering 5
3 Students are able to design and carry out experiments in the basic fields of mechanical engineering, and interpret the results and the data obtained from the experiments 3
4 Students become equipped with a variety of skills and knowledge regarding engineering techniques 4
5 Students are able to design a system, component or process in order to meet the needs of various engineering problems within technical, economic, environmental, manufacturability, and sustainability limits. 5
6 Students independently review and learn the applications in an enterprise, make a critical assessment of the problems faced with, formulate problems and propose solutions by selecting the proper technique 4
7 Students take initiative in identification, design, development and use of a product or production process. 4
8 Students become aware of the necessity of lifelong learning and continuously self-renew 4
9 Students use English effectively for technical or non-technical topics orally or in wirtten form. 2
10 Students become effective in using computer, computer-aided drafting, design, analysis, and presentation 2
11 Students have good communicatino skills with a tendency to work in teams, and are able to work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team 4
12 Students become aware of the technical and ethical responsibilities, as well as being inquisitive and innovative 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 4 16
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 5 10
    Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload: 115
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.6
ECTS Credit: 5