Course Number and Name: ChE 480 - Special Topics in Thermal Engineering Credits: 3 (3+0+0) Contact Hours: Lectures: F 13:00-16:00 Office hours: F 10:00-12:00 Instructor: Ali Mahir Arıkol, Professor Textbook: Course notes prepared by the instructor, available on the web site. Supplemental Material:  Kenneth C. Weston. Energy Conversion, the EBook, 2000.  D. Y. Goswami, F. Kreith, Energy Conversion, CRC Press, 2008. Specific Course Information  Catalogue Description: A comprehensive thermodynamic analysis of cycles employed for production of motive power from heat in steam power plants, gas turbines and internal combustion engines and cycles employed for upgrading heat inrefrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps. In addition to well-known classical cycles such as Rankine, Brayton, Diesel and Otto cycles, Stirling and combined cycles, supercritical and organic Rankine cycles, Kalina cycle and heat transformers will be studied and criteria for choosing a working fluid will be discussed.  Prerequisites: ChE 321 or equivalent  Required course  Grading Policy: - If a quiz is missed, the student will get a zero from that quiz. - Lowest scored quizzes will be discarded.(number will depend on the total number) - No make-up exam will be given. - No photocopies of any kind are allowed. Quiz (announced/unannounced) Midterm 1 (March 27, 2015) Midterm 2 (May 15, 2015) Final TOTAL 25 % 20 % 25 % 30 % 100 % Specific Goals for the Course  Course Learning Outcomes - To acquire a broad perspective (characteristics, components, working fluids) on the existing cycles employed for converting or upgrading thermal energy - To learn how to apply first and second laws of thermodynamics to assess the performance of thermodynamic cycles and to identify major sources of irreversibility  Relationship of Course to Student Outcomes Student Outcomes (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability, (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional, ethical and social responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 x x x x Brief List of Topics to be covered I. Introduction II. Review of the fundamentals 1. Basic concepts 2. The first law of thermodynamics 3. The second law of thermodynamics 4. The Carnot cycle 5. Thermodynamic diagrams III. Thermodynamic analysis of processes 1. Energy and entropy balances 2. Ideal work, lost work and irreversibility 3. Different efficiencies IV. Power cycles 1. Gas cycles a. Otto cycle b. Diesel cycle c. Brayton cycle d. Stirling cycle 2. Vapor cycles a. Rankine cycle b. Kalina cycle V. Refrigerators, heat pumps and heat transformers 1. Vapor compression cycles 2. Absorption cycles VI. Combined cycles Note: Attendance is required. Those students with a minimum score of 20 out of 70 will have the right to take the Final Exam. Others will not participate in the final, get an F and will not have the right for a Resit Exam. Those who have the right to take the final exam may exercise their option of not taking it subject to the condition that they sign a statement. Prepared by Prof. Mahir Arıkol February 2015