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ME 320(17560), Applied Thermodynamics, TTh 8:00-9:30, ECJ 1.202

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ron Matthews, ETC 7.148C, 512-626-7571 (cell), 471-3108 (office), or 471-7025 (lab 1.204A is the best place to find me), rdmatt@mail.utexas.edu (I dont checkmy email often, call or my cell of stop by ETC 1.204A), Office Hours: MWF 11-12 and

by appointment

TAs: Jude Osara, office hours: TBA in a room TBA, discussion section: TBA in a roomTBA, Michael Chang, office hours: Tuesday 10-12:00 AM and Wednesday 1-3:00in ETC. 2.130, discussion section: Thursday 11-12:00 noon in ETC. 2.130

Drop Date: Aug. 31, Sept. 11, or Nov. 3with Dean's permission

Text: Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences, 4thEdition, by Y.A. Cengel, R.H. Turner, andJ.M. Cimbala; McGraw-Hill

Registration: The prerequisites for ME 320 are Math 408D, CH 301, and PH 303K. A workingknowledge of math, physics, and chemistry is assumed.

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Overview: Applied Thermodynamics, which includes selected topics from both thermodynamics andheat transfer, is offered to engineering students from outside of the MechanicalEngineering program. The course emphasizes macroscopic, classical thermodynamics andtraditional topics in engineering heat transfer. Upon successful completion of this course,the student will understand the fundamentals of energy and energy transfer processes, aswell as the three modes of heat transfer.

Assignments: A schedule of study and reading assignments is attached. Homework problems areassigned separately. You are expected to be conversant with the essentials of each lessonfrom your readings prior to class. Lectures will focus on the fundamental concepts andmore difficult aspects of the lesson material.

Engineering is a problem-solving profession. Your success in this course, as inengineering practice, will depend upon your ability to address a variety of practical

problems. Therefore, there is absolutely no substitute for putting pencil to paper andworking through a problem by yourself. You are encouraged to work more problems thanthose suggested. Solutions will be provided and discussed upon request. The more

problems of different types that you tackle, the better you will understand the principlesinvolved. Remember,students learn best by doing. I am well aware that students have,in the past, been able to obtain solutions for the end of chapter problems in our textbook.Doing so, and then relying heavily on these, ultimately short changes the learningprocess and is a proven, ineffective means for learning that will very likely impact yourfinal grade.

Homework: The assigned homework is your opportunity for practice. Assignments will be turned inweekly, normally on Tuesdays, and returned a week later. Late homework will receivereduced credit. Your solutions are expected to be neat, well organized, and legible. Freecollaboration on homework is permitted and encouraged. However,the homework solutionsthat you submit are expected to be your own work. Simple copying of any material isscholastic dishonesty and will be dealt with accordingly. Any student handing in a homeworkassignment containing any solution that is merely copied from the solutions manual, oranother student, will be awarded no credit for that entire homework assignment.

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Grading: 3 Exams at 15% each 45%Comprehensive Final Exam* 35%Graded Homework 15%Effort** 5%Regular attendance is expected.* Students who have a course average greater than or equal to 89.90 % at the end of the

semester (based on graded homework and the three semester exams) will be awarded anA- or an A for the course and allowed to forego the final exam.** Handing in all homework assignments on time and improvement

Evaluation: Students will be asked to complete a Course/Instructor Evaluation survey at the end of thesemester.

Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and all policies will be strictly enforced. UniversityHonor Code: http://registrar.utexas.edu/catalogs/gi09-10/ch01/index.html

The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic adjustments for qualifiedstudents with disabilities. For more information, contact the Division of Diversity and Community

Engagement, Services for Students with Disabilities, 471-6259, http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd/

By UT Austin policy, you must notify me of your pending absence at least fourteen days prior to the date ofobservance of a religious holy day. If you must miss a class, an examination, a work assignment, or a projectin order to observe a religious holy day, you will be given an opportunity to complete the missed work withina reasonable time after the absence.

Other Administrative Matters

1) An engineering student must have the Deans approval to add or drop a course after the fourth class day ofthe semester. Adds or drops are not approved after this except for good cause. Good cause isinterpreted to be documented evidence of an extenuating nonacademic circumstance (such as health or

personal problems) that did not exist on or before the fourth class day. Applications for approval to drop a

course after the fourth class day should be made in the Office of Student Affairs, ECJ 2.200.

2) An undergraduate in the College of Engineering may not enroll in any course required in his or herengineering degree plan more than once without written consent of an advisor in his or her department. Ifyou fail to secure written consent to repeat a course and are enrolled in the course, your registration may bedeleted. If you are denied approval to repeat a required course, you will be placed in the undeclared majorcode and must consider other degree options.

3) All students should become familiar with the University's official e-mail student notification policy. It isthe student's responsibility to keep the University informed as to changes in his or her e-mail address.Students are expected to check e-mail on a frequent and regular basis in order to stay current withUniversity-related communications, recognizing that certain communications may be time-critical. It is

recommended that e-mail be checked daily, but at a minimum, twice per week. The complete text of thispolicy and instructions for updating your e-mail address are available athttp://www.utexas.edu/its/policies/emailnotify.html. In this course e-mail will be used as a means ofcommunication with students. You will be responsible for checking your e-mail regularly for class workand announcements.

4) Web-based, password-protected class sites are available for all accredited courses taught at The University.Syllabi, handouts, assignments and other resources are types of information that may be available withinthese sites. Site activities could include exchanging e-mail, engaging in class discussions and chats, and

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exchanging files. In addition, class e-mail rosters will be a component of the sites. Students who do notwant their names included in these electronic class rosters must restrict their directory information in theOffice of the Registrar, Main Building, Room 1. For information on restricting directory information see:

http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs/gi00-01/app/appc09.html

THE SMART STUDENT'S CREDOby Adam Robinson, Esquire

Co-Founder of the Princeton Review

I. Nobody can teach you as well as you can teach yourself.II. Merely listening to your teachers and completing their assignments is NEVER enough.III. Not everything you are assigned to read or asked to do is equally important.IV. Grades are just subjective opinions.V. Making mistakes (and occasionally appearing foolish) is the price you pay for

learning and improving.VI. The point of a question is to get you to think -- not simply to answer it.

VII. You're in school to learn to think for yourself, not to repeat what your textbookand teachers tell you.VIII. Subjects do not always seem interesting and relevant, but being actively engaged

in learning them is better than being passively bored and not learning them.IX. Few things are as potentially difficult, frustrating or frightening as genuine

learning, yet nothing is so rewarding and empowering.X. How well you do in school reflects your attitude and your method, NOT your ability.XI. If you're doing it for the grades or for the approval of others, you're missing the

satisfactions of the process and putting your self-esteem at the mercy of thingsoutside your control.

XII. School is a game, BUT it's a very important game!

Summary:Learning is the process of overcoming confusion.It is an active process and nobody is going to do it for you.One reason most students find school difficult is that

they never think in terms of their specific responsibilities.YOU are the one who lives with the consequences of your education, not your teacher.If YOU want to learn, YOU have to do most of the work, not your teacher!

Ill do my part! All I ask is that you do yours!

You need to start off on the right foot, and work for your goals right from the beginning of

class. Research has shown that students (of similar IQ) who get higher grades have differentstudy habits than those who get lower grades. Students who get the lower grades usually waituntil the last day or two before an exam before they begin to seriously study. You mustdevelop effective study habits that work for you and your learning style. Some fortunate fewstudents may be equipped to perform exceptionally well with little effort, while others maynot perform well despite enormous effort. However, as with everything else in life, yourperformance is the basis for your grade in this course.

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Lesson Schedule, Topics, and AssignmentsME 320, Applied Thermodynamics

Date Subject /Topic Readings Homework HW Due

Readings from Edition 4 (earlier editions were arranged differently)

Classical Thermodynamics27 Aug. Introduction to Thermodynamics Chpt 1

Dimensions & Units; Thermo System,Introductory Concepts: Language, Chpt 2 #1Definitions, Energy, Temp, Pressure #1 3 Sept

1 Sept. Energy Transfer (Work and Heat), 3.1-3.6 #2 10 Sept1

stLaw of Thermodynamics

3 Sept. Work at a Moving Boundary 5.1 #2 10 Sept8 Sept. Properties of Pure Substances, 4.1-4.5 #3 17 Sept

Phase Change Processes10 Sept. Ideal Gas Equation of State 4.6-4.7

Properties of an Ideal Gas #3 17 Sept15 Sept. Energy Changes for an Ideal Gas 5.3-5.5 #4 24 SeptFirst Law of Thermo, Closed System 5.2 #4 24 Sept

17 Sept. Open Systems: Continuity Eqn., 6.1 #5 6 OctFirst Law of Thermo 6.2-6.3 #5 6 Oct

22 Sept. Open System, SSSF 6.4 #6 8 Oct24 Sept. Cyclic Devices; 2nd Law of Thermo 7.1-429 Sept. Reversible Processes and Cycles 7.6-11

Carnot Cycle #7 15 Oct

1 Oct. Exam #1 (Chpts. 1-5)6 Oct. Entropy; Entropy Changes 8.1-9

Isentropic Relationships #8 22 Oct8 Oct. Rev Steady Flow Work 8.10-12Device (Isentropic) Efficiencies #8 22 Oct

Some Applications of Thermodynamics13 Oct. Power Cycles: Automotive 9.1-615 Oct. Power Cycles: Automotive #9 29 Oct20 Oct. Power Cycles: Gas Turbine 9.7-8

Compressor and Turbine Efficiency #10 5 Nov22 Oct. Power Cycles: Steam 9.9-13

Pump Efficiency, Turbine Efficiency #10 5 Nov27 Oct. Refrigeration/AC/Heat Pump Cycles 9.14-19 #11 10 Nov

29 Oct. Refrigeration/AC/Heat Pump Cycles 9.14-19 #11 10 Nov

Engineering Heat Transfer3 Nov. Introduction; Modes of Heat Transfer Chap 16 #12 19 Nov

Steady Conduction Chap 17 #12 19 Nov

5 Nov. Radial Steady Conduction #12 19 NovExtended Surfaces; Fins 17.6 #12 19 Nov

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Date Subject /Topic Readings Homework HW Due

10 Nov. Transient Conduction 18.1-3 #13 1 Dec

12 Nov. Exam #2 (Chpts 6-8)17 Nov. Forced Convection, External Flows 19.1-419 Nov. Forced Convection, Internal Flows 19.5-8

24 Nov. Exam #3 (Chpts 9, 16-19)26-28 Nov. Thanksgiving Holidays

1 Dec. Free/natural ConvectionThermal resistance networks

3 Dec. Review for final, course/instructor survey

Final Exam: date, time, and location TBA