Thermodynamics

Recommended Prerequisites

Curricular units: Mathematical Analysis I and II, Applied Mechanics I and Numerical and Computational Methods ( Knowledge of the relus of integration and diferentitation of functions in R2, knowledge of the physics basic principles and of numerical and computatinal tools). 

Teaching Methods

The lectures consist of oral presentation of the most important aspects of the summarized subjects, which the student will be able to deepen through the study of the recommended bibliography, accompanied by the teacher during the hours of attendance and / or tutorials. Theoretical-Practical classes will be used to develop, illustrate and quantitatively solve the application to concrete problems of theoretical and methodological concepts presented in theoretical classes. Students will be motivated to evaluate how they are acquiring knowledge through quizz tests.

Learning Outcomes

The general objective of the course is to provide the students with necessary and sufficient skills to be able to perform, in subsequent curricular units, and in their professional life, detailed analyzes of different types of processes and thermodynamic machines.

These skills are: a) Develop and know how to use the concrete physical notion of thermodynamic system, pure substance, property, process, state and equation of state; b) Accurately and quantifiably develop the physical concept of work, heat and energy; c) Understand and know how to apply the principle of energy conservation for closed and open systems; d) Develop in a precise and concrete way the physical notion of the 2nd Law of thermodynamics, entropy and exergy and know how to apply them in the analysis and optimization of the operation of thermodynamic processes and machines.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Fundamental concepts; 2. Energy, work, heat and 1st Law of Thermodynamics; 3. Properties of substances; 4. Application of the 1st Law to close systems; 5. Application of the 1st Law to open systems; 6. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, notion of heat engines and refrigerator machines; 7. Entropy, availability, limits to systems operation and principle of increase of entropy; 8. Exergy, availability and system optimization.

Head Lecturer(s)

José Manuel Baranda Moreira da Silva Ribeiro

Assessment Methods

Continuous assessment
Mini Tests: 10.0%
Frequency: 90.0%

Final assessment
Mini Tests: 10.0%
Exam: 90.0%

Bibliography

Por ordem de consulta sugerida (By suggested consultation order):

-Çengel Y. A., Boles, M., Termodynamics, an engineering approach 6º Edição, McGraw-Hill, 2007.

- Moran, M. Shapiro, H. Boettner, D. Bailey, M. Principles of Engineering Thermodynamics, ed. Wiley, 8th Edition, SI, 2012

- Borgnakke, C. Sonntag, R. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Wiley, 7th ed. 2009.

- Oliveira, P. Fundamentos de termodinâmica aplicada, 2ª edição, LIDEL.

- A. C. de Sales Luís "Termodinâmica Macroscópica", Ed. dos Livros Técnicos e Científicos Editora S.A., Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1980.

- W. C. Reynolds & H. C. Perkins  " Engineering Thermodynamics", Mc Graw-Hill Kogakusha, Ltd., Tokyo, Japão, 1977.

- W. C. Reynolds "Thermodynamic Properties in SI - graphs, tables and computational equations for 40 substances" , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, U.S.A., 1979.