Syllabus METherm Fall 2019


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Credit Hours

2

Course Type

Mechanical Engineering

Terms Offered

Fall, Spring

Catalog Description

EML 3002. This course is an introduction to thermal-fluid engineering necessary to understand the principles of operation of the engine built and modeled in the laboratory course.

Prerequisites

MAC 2311 and PHY 2048C. Corequisite: EML 3002L.

BY THE SECOND LECTURE, STUDENTS MUST BRING THEIR ADVISING FORM INITIALED BY AN ME ADVISOR (HRUDA/STANLEY).

Instructor

Dr. Leon van Dommelen
Office: MW 5:00-6:30 pm in A242 CEB.
Help session MW 9:30-10:45 in A337 (old building) when homework or an exam is due or A242 otherwise.
E-mail: dommelen@eng.famu.fsu.edu
Web page: http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~dommelen
Phone: 410-6324
More contact info: http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~dommelen/contact

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Schedule

Class times are MW 3:30-4:45 in B210 (B = new building).

In the below, HC stands for the recommended 6th edition hard cover Sonntag book, SC for the recommended 2nd edition softcover, and NH for the not recommended 8th edition hardcover.

Monday Wednesday
8/26 Topics: Thermo devices, Definitions
Read: HC, SC, NH: Chapter 1
HW:
8/28 Topics: Definitions, Hydrostatics, Pressure Force
Read: HC, SC: Chapter 2; NH: Chapter 1
BRING ADVISING FORM
9/2
LABOR DAY

9/4 Topics: Pure Substances: PT, Tv, Pv Diagrams
Read: HC, SC: 3.1-3; NH: 2.1-4, 2.6-7
HW: web page. pdf
9/9 Topics: Pure Substances: Quality, Interpolation
Read: HC, SC: 3.4-5; NH: 2.5
HW: web page. pdf
9/11 Topics: Pure Substances: Ideal gases
Read: HC: 3.6 SC: 3.6-7; NH: 2.8-9
HW: web page. pdf
9/16 Topics: Work
Read: HC, SC: 4.1-3, 4.5-6; NH: 3.3-4
HW: web page. pdf
9/18 Topics: Work, Heat
Read: HC, SC: 4.6-7; NH: 3.5-6.
HW: web page. pdf
9/23
Review

HW: web page. pdf
9/25
EXAM 1

9/30 Topics: First Law of Thermo, Internal Energy, Enthalpy
Read: HC, SC: 5.2-5,9; NH: 3.1-2,5,7-9,13
HW:
10/2 Topics: Specific Heat, Ideal Gases
Read: HC, SC: 5.6-7; NH: 3.10-14
HW: web page. pdf
10/7 Topics: Rate Equations, Review
Read: HC, SC: 5.8; NH: 3.1
HW: web page. pdf
10/9 Topics: CV, Mass Conservation, 1st Law
Read: HC, SC: 6.1-4; NH: 4.1-4
HW: web page. pdf
10/11 Last day to drop in general
10/14 Topics: CV, Multiflow
Read: HC, SC: 6.1-4; NH: 4.5
HW: web page. pdf
10/16
Review

HW: web page. pdf
10/21
EXAM 2

10/23 Topics: Cycles, 1st Law, Efficiencies, 2nd Law
Read: HC, SC: 5.1, 7.1-2; NH: 5.1-2; qs2nd,
HW:
10/28 Topics: Reversible Processes, Carnot Cycle, Efficiencies, Temperature
Read: HC, SC: 7.3-9; NH: 5.3-10; qsrev
HW: web page. pdf
10/30 Topics: Entropy, Ts Diagram
Read: HC, SC: 8.1-4; NH: 6.1-4; first part of qsent,
HW: web page. pdf
11/4 Topics: Entropy of Liquids, Solids, Ideal Gases, Polytropic Processes, Entropy Generation.
Read: HC: 7.4, 8.6-11; SC: 7.4, 8.6-11; NH: 6.5-11
HW: web page. pdf
11/6 Topics: 2nd Law for Control Volumes
Read: HC, SC: 9.1-9.2; NH: 7.1-2
HW: web page. pdf
11/8 Last day to drop, selected students
11/11
VETERANS DAY

11/13 Topics: Reversible Shaft Work, Turbine Efficiencies
Read: HC, SC: 9.3,5; NH: 7.3,5
HW: web page. pdf
11/18
Review

HW: web page. pdf
11/20 Topics: Stirling Cycle. Project.
Read: Gamma Engine. Also HC: 11.8,13,16; SC: 11.6,10, Wikipedia Stirling engine; NH: 10.1,7,10
HW:
11/25
EXAM 3

11/27
Thanksgiving, says FSU

12/2 Topics: Stirling, Otto, and Diesel cycles.
Read: HC: 11.8,13-16; SC: 11.6,10-12; NH: 10.1,7-10
HW: web page. pdf
12/4
Review

HW: web page. pdf

12/13, Friday, 7:30-9:30 am, in B210: Comprehensive Final

Textbook

Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics by Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, & Gordon J. Van Wylen. Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2002) ISBN 0-471-15232-3. (Hardcover)

Note: There is also a softcover, Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics, by Richard E. Sonntag & Claus Borgnakke. Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2007) ISBN-10 0-471-73759-3; ISBN-13 978-0-471-73759-9/ (Softcover). This will do if you cannot find a sixth edition, but misses the section on the Stirling engine. (Try Wikipedia). It has the needed tables.

Note: The current (8th) edition will work if you cannot find a sixth edition; it has the needed tables. However, the new edition is poorly written, due to changes made by the idiot Borgnakke, and will be probably be useless to you if you want to understand the material.

Science/Design

Engineering Science: 95%. Engineering Design: 5% (Project).

Course Topics

Thermodynamics. See schedule.

Assessment Tools

Grading is at the discretion of the instructor and graders.

Your numerical grade will normally be computed as follows:

Homework13.5%
Project1.5%
Exam 120%
Exam 220%
Exam 320%
Final Exam25%

Note: The grade contribution of the project is relatively low for various fundamental and logistical reasons.

Your letter grade will then be assigned according to the following table:

Numerical GradeLetter Grade
0-44 F
45-58 D
59-72 C
73-86 B
87-100A

Course Objectives

The course objectives are:

  1. Introduce basic concepts and terminology of thermo-fluid systems [1ab].
  2. Be able to use the first and second law of thermodynamics in basic process and cycle computations. [1ab, 5a]
  3. Perform thermodynamic computations on the Stirling and selected other cycles. [1ab, 5a]
  4. Identify and analyze the principles of operation of the Stirling engine built in the companion lab course. [1ab]
(Numbers shown in brackets refer to Departmental Student Outcomes.)

Student Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course you should be able to:

  1. Compute hydrostatic pressure differences [1].
  2. Relate pressure to force and work [1].
  3. Use thermodynamic property tables [1,2].
  4. Perform simple graphical analysis of the phase that a substance is in [1].
  5. Compute work performed by a substance during various processes [1,2,3,4].
  6. Apply the first law of thermodynamics to control masses and steady state control volumes [1, 2, 3, 4].
  7. Apply the second law of thermodynamics to control masses and steady state control volumes [1, 2, 3, 4].
  8. Plot basic thermodynamic processes and cycles in Pv, Tv, and Ts plots [1,2,3,4].
  9. Identify violations of the Clausius and Kelvin-Planck forms of the second law [1,4].
  10. Perform thermodynamic calculations on the Stirling, Otto, Diesel, and Carnot cycles. This includes the work, heat transfer, and change in state properties for each process, as well as for the full cycle [1, 2, 3, 4].
  11. Compute efficiencies and second law limitations for the above cycles [1, 2].
  12. Identify thermodynamic opportunities in the design of devices implementing those cycles [4].
(Numbers shown in brackets are links to Course Objectives above.)

Samples of specific problems are in the lecture notes, old exams, and in the homework assignments.

Methods of Instruction

Lectures, problem solving sessions, examinations, web-based information.

Computer Requirements

Students must have an E-mail address and daily check their E-mail. Students must be able to use a Web browser such as Firefox or Chrome. The class web page can be accessed at

http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~dommelen/courses/eml3002

Exams

Homework

Important Regulations

Must Check Dates Immediately

Immediately check the dates listed in the schedule above for any conflicts. Enter the exam dates in your planner. If conflicts exist, contact the instructor immediately.

Must Check E-mail Daily

Students must check their e-mail to the address they gave the instructor at least once a day. Failure to do so may result in missed exams and/or other problems.

Copying is never allowed

Attendance Policy

Initial attendence

FSU students are dropped if not present the first day of classes. FAMU students are dropped if not attending at the end of the first week.

Excused absences

You should contact the instructor as soon as possible when the need for an excused absence arrives. (F19 FSU policy for a religious holiday is at least 2 weeks in advance)

Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the immediate family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days, and official University activities. Accommodations for these excused absences will be made and will do so in a way that does not penalize students who have a valid excuse. Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children experience serious illness. See however the notification requirements below.

Please note that the College of Engineering has a restrictive interpretation of what is considered a valid excuse for an absence. See:
http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/current/undergraduate/guide.html
If an absence is to be excused, make sure you check beforehand. In case of excused absence, the instructor will work with you to help you make up for missed time and catch up, subject to the notification requirements below.

Classes are not suspended at the College of Engineering unless they are suspended at both institutions. If you are required to attend a university event, you can receive an excused absence. Otherwise, your absence is considered unexcused.

You must notify me in the first week of the semester if you will need an excused absence during a scheduled examination for observance of a religious holy day. If you will need such an absence for a planned event, you must notify me at the start of the semester, or the day that the event is scheduled if later. If an emergency prevents you from attending a scheduled examination, you must notified me at your earliest opportunity, by e-mail (check that you get a timely response from me), phone, or in person. Please provide official documentation of event or emergency. In case the notification procedures are not followed, no make up examination will be given and a zero will be assigned.

Unexcused absences

A student having more than four unexcused absences will be dropped from the course and assigned the grade F. No exceptions. Tests and exams missed because of unexcused absence receive the grade 0. No exceptions.

Other projects and activities missed completely receive the grade 0 for those projects or activities. No exceptions except as may be noted elsewhere in this syllabus. Homework handed in after the due date and time will receive a zero or greatly reduced credit depending on circumstances and any regulations elsewhere in this syllabus.

Consequential loss of credit

Failure to properly complete homework, tests, assignments, etcetera due to changes in date, assignment, etcetera, that you did not know about due to failure to check e-mail, unexcused absence, lateness, or inattentiveness will not be excused and cannot be made up.

Extract of ME Departmental Policy

An undergraduate student may continue in the B.S. in ME degree program unless one or more of the following conditions arise;

Non-ME undergraduate students should contact their home department for corresponding regulations.

Extract of College Policy

It is the policy of the College not to assign "plus and minus (+/-)" grades for undergraduate engineering courses.
http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/current/undergraduate/guide.html

Any student who has repeated attempts in one or more engineering courses may be subject to academic sanctions including but not limited to warning, probation, suspension, or dismissal from their engineering program. Students should contact the department of their engineering major for more information regarding this policy.

Learning outcomes/compacts

Mechanical engineering student outcomes:
http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/me/undergrad/ed_objective.html

Engineering program outcomes/student learning outcomes:
http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/outcomes

Engineering academic learning compact:
http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/about/accreditation/outcomes.html

Florida State University academic learning compact:
http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/smalcs/learningCompact.cfm?smalcId=57339

Honor Policy

Students are expected to uphold their University Student Code of Conduct and/or Academic Honor Code. You must read this code if you have not yet done so.

Possible sanction for violations of your code of conduct and/or honor code include but are not limited to:

Americans with Disabilities Act

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should:

This should be done during the first week of class.

For more information about services available to students with disabilities:

Non-Discrimination Policy Statement

Exceptions

The instructor might wave some regulation on a case-by-case basis depending on his subjective determination of fairness and appropriateness. This will occur only under exceptional circumstances and should not be assumed. Especially, never assume that a seemingly minor regulation will be waived because the instructor has waived it in the past. A second appeal to waive a minor regulation will probably indicate to the instructor that the regulation is not being taken seriously and most likely refused. Any appeal to the instructor will further be refused a priori unless it is made at the earliest possible moment by phone and/or by E-mail. Do not wait until you are back in town, say.

Syllabus Change Policy

Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the evaluation (grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change with advance notice.



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