Microsoft Word mcg2131-Thermodynamics ii-introduction-2022. docx

Université d’Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Faculté de génie
Faculty of Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THERMODYNAMICS II- MCG2131- SPRING/SUMMER 2022
All the course activities (lectures, tutorials, quizzes, exams, office hours, and lab experiments) will be carried out remotely. ZOOM platform will be used as a communication tool.
Instructor: Nabel Sadek, nsadek@uottawa.ca
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Teaching Assistants: Soheil Sarvari ssarv028@uottawa.ca
Ben Sears bsear063@uottawa.ca
Office hours: Should you have a question or need a clarification, please request a ZOOM meeting
Introduction
This course is a continuation and elaboration to MCG 2130 (Thermodynamics I). It aims at explaining the utilization of the laws of thermodynamics that have been covered in
MCG2130 to many practical applications relevant to mechanical engineering discipline.
Broadly speaking, the course covers three main topics;
1. The first part, which typically takes the lion share of the course, deals with the fundamental thermodynamic processes in power and refrigeration cycles. The focus of this part is on the performance of these cycles and the efficiency improvement methods and techniques. Chapter 9 of the text book deals with cycles in which working fluids undergo a phase change (steam power cycles and vapor compression cycles). Chapter 10 of the text book deals with cycles in which no phase changes takes place. That includes gas turbine Brayton cycles, Otto cycles,
Diesel cycles, Stirling cycles, and air-standard refrigeration cycles.

2. In the second part, you will be introduced to the applications of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to non-reactive mixtures. Under this topic, calculation of thermodynamic properties of mixtures and psychrometry are discussed. Human comfort and industrial application related to psychrometry are presented. Chapter
11 of the textbook deals with this part of the syllabus.
3. In the third part of the course, the thermodynamic principles of chemical reaction is presented. The focus of this part is on the thermodynamics of an idealized combustion processes. Stoichiometry, enthalpy of formation, and application of first law to a combustion process are presented. These topics are covered in chapter
13 of the text book.
Text Book:
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 10th edition, Brognakke & Sonntag, Wiley 2019.
Further Readings:
1. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, by Michael J. Moran and Howard
N. Shapiro, Publisher John Wylie & Sons Inc.
2. Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, by Yunus A. Cengel and Micheal A.
Boles. Publisher McGraw-Hill
Course Outline:
The topics covered during this semester along with the corresponding sections in the text book are shown in the following table
Topics
Sections in the text book
Power cycles Mixtures
9.1-9.7, 10.1-10.5, 10.7-10.11
Refrigeration cycles
9.8-9.12, 10.6
Mixtures, Psychrometrics and Air conditioning
11.1- 11.5
Combustion
13.1-13.6,13-10
This course has three components that contribute to the student’s final grade, namely lab experiments, term work (three quizzes plus a midterm test), and a final exam:
1. Lab Experiments will be conducted virtually. Each student will perform four lab experiments, namely
 Vapor compression cycle (refrigeration) experiment
 Measurements of internal combustion engine performance parameters
 Air conditioning and psychrometric processes

 Temperature measurements
Each student should answer a short lab preparation quiz about the experiments worth
3 points out of the 15 points assigned to the lab work. Once you pass the preparation quiz with 80% or higher, you will be granted access to the data set. The lab manual will be posted on the course BRIGHTSPACE. Every student has to submit all the four lab reports in order to obtain his/her final grade.
2. There are two quizzes in this course. They will be held at the second half of the DGD sessions and will take 30-40 minutes each. ASSIGNMENTS function of
BRIGHTSPACE will be used to conduct the quizzes. Tentative dates for the quizzes are May 27, and July 15 3. The midterm will take place during the DGD time slot and will take the full 80 minutes. ASSIGNMENTS function of BRIGHTSPACE will be used to conduct the quizzes. Tentative date June 24 4. The final exam is to be scheduled by the undergrad office, and will take 3:00 hours
Marking Scheme
Lab Experiments
15%
Quizzes
10%
Midterm
25%
Final Exam
50%