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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Thermodynamics

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

School Environmental Engineering
Course Level Undergraduate
Course ID ENVE 229 Semester 4th
Course Category Required
Course Modules Instruction Hours per Week ECTS
Lectures and Tutorials 4
Th=3, E=1, L=0
5
Course Type Scientific Area
Prerequisites  
Instruction/Exam Language Greek
The course is offered to Erasmus students Yes
Course URL www.eclass.tuc.gr/courses/MHPER257/  (in Greek)

 

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course the students will acquire new knowledge and specific skills on the following subjects:

  • Will have knowledge of basic thermodynamics concepts.
  • Will be capable to determine thermodynamic properties of pure substances (e.g. density, pressure, saturation temperature, specific volume, specific enthalpy, specific internal energy and specific entropy) from tables, charts and equations.
  • Will be able to develop the basic laws of thermodynamics.
  • Will gain knowledge on physicochemical phase changes of pure substances.
  • Can analyze mass, energy and entropy of open and closed systems in various environmental engineering processes.
  • Will gain knowledge on thermodynamics applications in numerous engineering problems.
  • Will gain knowledge on operation of various processes and systems used for power generation, efficient energy conversion from one form to another and environmental protection.
General Competencies/Skills
  • Review, analyze and synthesize data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Project design and management

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

  1. Introduction to thermodynamics- basic concepts
  2. Forms of energy and energy transfer
  3. Properties of pure substances
  4. Energy analysis of open and closed systems (first law of thermodynamics)
  5. Second law of thermodynamics
  6. Entropy
  7. Air and steam thermodynamic cycles
  8. Refrigeration cycles
  9. Relations of thermodynamics properties

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture Method Direct (face to face)

Use of Information and Communication Technology

  • Power point presentations
  • E-class support
Instruction Organisation Activity Workload per Semester
(hours)
- Lectures -  Theory 39
- Projects 20
-Tutorials 13
- Autonomous study 53
Course Total 125

Assessment Method

Ι. Written final examination (100%).
- Theoretical problems to be resolved.

II. Group and autonomous assignments (Bonus 40%).

5. RECOMMENDED READING

  • Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
  • Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, J.M. Smith, H.C. VanNess, M.M. Abbott
  • Θερμοδυναμική και προχωρημένη θερμοδυναμική, Α. Πολυζάκης

6. INSTRUCTORS

Course Instructor: Associate Professor P. Panagiotopoulou (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Lectures: Associate Professor P. Panagiotopoulou (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Tutorial exercises: Dr. A. Papadopoulou (LTS - ChEnvEng)
Laboratory Exercises: