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MECH301 – Thermodynamics

2017 – S1 Day

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Nazmul Huda
nazmul.huda@mq.edu.au
Contact via 02 9850 9598
E6B 143
Tuesday 3.00 - 4.00/ Wednesday 3.00 - 4.00
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
6cp at 200 level including MECH202
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
The unit is designed to give a comprehensive understanding of thermodynamics to the engineering students. The unit will provide the students with detailed understanding of energy systems and application of energy systems in practical engineering. In particular, the students will learn the concepts of energy, enthalpy, entropy, energy transfer, mass and energy balance, laws of thermodynamics, design principles of thermo-fluid systems, use of the property tables and how to the improve the design of the existing thermo-fluid systems.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.
  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.

General Assessment Information

Student Responsibilities

Be familiar with University policy and College procedures and act in accordance with those policy and procedures. It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term. The student is to perform the required due diligent for their assessment grade and rectify as soon as possible upon finding any errors.

Notifications

Formal notification of assessment tasks, grading rubrics and due dates will be posted on iLearn. Although all reasonable measures to ensure the information is accurate, The University reserves the right to make changes without notice. Each student is responsible for checking iLearn for changes and updates.

Report and Assignment Tasks

Assignment Problems will be posted on iLearn at least one week before their submission date. Assignment solutions will be posted within 7 working days after the submission date. Submissions will not be accepted once the solution is posted.

Assignment submissions and plagiarism policies

All assignments and reports must be submitted electronically through iLearn (in pdf format) in the appropriate space provided for submissions in ilearn. Submissions will undergo plagiarism checkers using the turnitin software and any work deemed to have 30% or higher similarity score may incur academic penalty. For more details on the policies of academic penalties relating to academic honesty, please refer to the policies and procedures section below. Submissions are expected to be either hand written or typed in a logical layout and sequence. Markers WILL NOT grade poorly organized or illegible scans or drafts. The expected workload includes preparation of final copies and clear diagrams.

Late submissions

Late submissions or absences from tutorials and laboratories will not be accepted without prior arrangement made at least one week before the submission date. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of disruption of studies.

Hurdle Requirement

The final examination is a hurdle requirement because it is the only reliable assessment of individual performance for this unit. A passing grade of 50% or more in the final examination is a condition of passing this unit. Students who make a serious attempt but fail to meet the hurdle requirement will be given one further opportunity to pass. A serious attempt is defined as achievement of a mark of 40% or greater.

Grading and passing requirement for unit

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section. In order to pass the unit satisfactorily, the students need to fulfill the following criteria: 1. At least 50% marks overall and pass marks in the final examination

The unit will be graded according to the Macquarie University Grading policy. The following grades will be used according to the listed numerical range:

HD High Distinction 85-100
D Distinction 75-84
Cr Credit 65-74
P Pass 50-64
F Fail 0-49

 

Final Examinations Final examinations will typically take place at the end of the semester. For further information, please refer to the Examination Timetable website on www.mq.edu.au

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Active engagement 6% No Week 1 to 13
Assignments 15% No Week 5, Week 8, Week 12
Laboratory reports 9% No Week 6, Week 9, Week 13
Class test 1 5% No Week 4
Mid term test 15% No Week 7
Final Examination 50% Yes TBA

Active engagement

Due: Week 1 to 13
Weighting: 6%

Attendance and Active Engagement in Tutorials and Practicals
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.
  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.

Assignments

Due: Week 5, Week 8, Week 12
Weighting: 15%

Assignments based on problem-solving, 3 x 5% each
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.
  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.

Laboratory reports

Due: Week 6, Week 9, Week 13
Weighting: 9%

3 Laboratory reports on 3 practical sessions 3 x 3% each
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.
  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.

Class test 1

Due: Week 4
Weighting: 5%

In Class Test
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Mid term test

Due: Week 7
Weighting: 15%

Mid term examination
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Final Examination

Due: TBA
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

Final Examination
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Delivery and Resources

Primary Text: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (8th Edition in SI Units) by Yunus A. Cengel and Michael A. Boles

Supporting Texts: 1. Engineering Thermodynamics (4th Edition) by Rogers and Mayhew 2. Principles of Engineering Thermodynamics (7th Edition) by Moran, Shapiro, Boettner and Bailey

Unit Schedule

Week

Lecture Topics

Key Topics to be Covered

Learning

activity/

Assessment

task

1

Introduction and

Basic Concepts

Thermodynamics and Energy, Dimension and

Units, Different Applications and definitions

related to Thermodynamics, Processes and

Cycle

Lecture only

2

Energy, Energy

Transfer and

General Energy

Analysis

Forms of energy, Energy transfer by work and

heat, First law of Thermodynamics, Energy

efficiency

Lecture +

Tutorial

3

Renewable

Energy

Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, Hydro,Geothermal and Biomass Energy.

Lecture +

Tutorial

4

Properties of

pure substances

Properties of pure substances, Phase change processes, Property diagram and property tables, Equation of state

Lecture +

Tutorial /

Class Test 1

5

Energy Analysis

of Closed

Systems

Closed system, Moving boundary work, Energy balance for Closed systems, Internal energy, enthalpy and specific heats.

Lecture +

Tutorial + Practical 1/

Assignment 1

due

6

Mass and

Energy Analysis

of Control

Volumes

Conservation of mass, Flow work and Energy of a Flowing Fluid, Energy Analysis of Steady flow systems, Energy Analysis of Unsteady flow process

Lecture +

Tutorial +

Lab report 1 due

 

7

The Second Law

of

Thermodynamics

The Second Law, Thermal energy reservoir,

Heat engines, Refrigerators and Heat pumps,

Reversible and Irreversible Processes, The

Carnot Cycle

Lecture +

Tutorial +

Practical 2/

Midterm Test

8

Entropy

Entropy, Entropy diagrams, Entropy change,

Entropy balance,

Lecture +

Tutorial +

/ Assignment 2

due

9

Exergy

Exergy, Exergy change of a system, Exergy

transfer by heat, work and mass, Exergy

balance.

Lecture +

Tutorial / Lab report 2 due

 

10

Gas Power

Cycles

Analysis of Power Cycles, The Carnot Cycle,

Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle, Stirling and Ericsson

Cycles, Brayton Cycle

Lecture +

Tutorial

11

Vapor and

Combined

Power Cycles

Rankine Cycle, Efficiency of Rankine Cycle,

Regeneration, Cogeneration, Combined Gas-

Vapor Power Cycles

Lecture +

Tutorial +

Practical 3

 

12

Refrigeration

Cycles

Refrigeration and Heat Pumps, Reversed

Carnot Cycle, Refrigeration Cycles

Lecture +

Tutorial / Assignment 3

due

 

13

Gas Vapor

Mixture and Air

Conditioning

Gas Mixtures, Properties of Gas Vapor

Mixtures, Properties of Air, Air-Conditioning

Processes

Lecture +

Tutorial / Lab

report 3 due

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html

Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html

Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html​

Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html

Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/

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Graduate Capabilities

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Assessment tasks

  • Active engagement
  • Assignments
  • Laboratory reports
  • Class test 1
  • Mid term test
  • Final Examination

Commitment to Continuous Learning

Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.
  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.

Assessment tasks

  • Active engagement
  • Assignments
  • Laboratory reports
  • Class test 1
  • Mid term test
  • Final Examination

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills

Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Assessment tasks

  • Active engagement
  • Assignments
  • Laboratory reports
  • Class test 1
  • Mid term test
  • Final Examination

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Assessment tasks

  • Active engagement
  • Assignments
  • Laboratory reports
  • Class test 1
  • Mid term test
  • Final Examination

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • The students will develop comprehensive understanding of the Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy systems including properties of substances, state and equilibrium.
  • The students will able to demonstrate the concept of energy, enthalpy, entropy, entropy balance, energy balance and energy transfer.
  • The students will be able to analyse mass and energy transfer in both closed and open systems in steady and unsteady states.
  • The students will be able to analyse gas power cycle, vapour and combined power cycle, refrigeration cycle and air-conditioning cycle and apply their knowledge of thermodynamics to improve the design and optimize the operating parameters of existing cycle.

Assessment tasks

  • Active engagement
  • Assignments
  • Laboratory reports
  • Class test 1
  • Mid term test
  • Final Examination

Effective Communication

We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.

Assessment tasks

  • Active engagement
  • Assignments
  • Laboratory reports

Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens

As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • The students will develop specific skills on team work and written communication skills through technical report writing and laboratory work.