Module Code - Title:

ME4523 - THERMODYNAMICS 1

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

0

Tutorial

2

Other

0

Private

6

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

To introduce the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics and to apply these laws in the analysis of basic engine cycles

Syllabus:

First law of Thermodynamics with applications to non-flow and to steady flow processes. General Thermodynamic relationships and properties. Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics including Carnot efficiency. Corollaries of the Second Law of Thermodynamics including the Clausius inequality and concepts of irreversibility. Otto, Diesel and Dual reciprocating engine cycles. Joule cycle with applications to simple gas turbine engines.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

articulate Joules experiments and the consequence being a statement of the first law of thermodynamics Apply the first law of thermodynamics to various open and closed processes and to represent these on a P-V diagram Derive analytical expressions for changes in enthalpy, entropy, heat transfer and work done for various processes understand, state and analyse the processes representing a Carnot cycle, Rankine Cycle, gas turbine cycle and reciprocating petrol and diesel engine cycle analyse improvements of a simple engine cycles including heat exchange, two-stage compression with inter-cooling and two-stage expansion with heating

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

describe reversibility and the consequence on process efficiency articulate the many statements of the second law of thermodynamics

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

none applicable

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

lectures and tutorials and researching a report to be submitted

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Eastop, T,D, McConkey, A (1993) Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists , Longman

Other Relevant Texts:

Rogers, G.F.C., Mayhew, Y.R (1992) Engineering Thermodynamics , Longman

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Module Leader:

alan.odonovan@ul.ie