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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Curriculum Learning Objectives

MCEN 3122 - Thermodynamics 2

  • Students will be able to determine nonreacting gas mixture properties and perform energy analyses on gas mixtures.

  • Students will be able to analyze reacting (i.e. combustion) systems from a First and Second Thermodynamic Law perspective.

  • Students will be able to apply psychrometrics to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

  • Students will be able to apply fundamentals of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics to compressible flow systems.

  • Students will be able to apply fundamentals of fluid machinery (pumps, fans, compressors, turbines) to design problems.

    Prerequisite: MCEN 2023 Statics and Structures