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AME 310 –ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
Fall�2012
Instructor: Prof. Daniel Lieberman
Office: TBD
Email: dhlieber@usc.edu. I should respond within 24-48 hours during the week and
will not be available over the weekends.
Office hours: Monday & Wednesday – 1:20-1:50pm.
In the event of business conflicts or travel etc., I may have to cancel some office
hours. In these cases I will try to provide advanced notice.
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday: 12:00pm-1:20pm,
Room 106, Waite Phillips Hall (WPH)
TAs: Joaquin Camacho – Responsible for homework solutions and office hours (TBD).
jcamacho@usc.edu
Yung Keong Yap (Aaron) – Responsible for grading homework and exams
yyap@usc.edu
TEXTBOOK
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 7th ed., Borgnakke and S. E. Sonntag, Wiley, ISBN 978-0-
470-04192-5 (required)
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
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Ethics
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers the fundamentals of classical thermodynamics. Thermodynamics is the study
of how energy and heat can be used to perform useful work. Applications of thermodynamic
analyses will be introduced and include the operation of vehicles (aircraft, cars, etc.), power
plants (coal, nuclear, steam, etc.), and other energy technologies.
The Laws of Thermodynamics
1. You can’t win, you can only break even.
2. You can only break even at the absolute zero.
3. You cannot reach absolute zero.
Conclusion: You can neither win nor break even.
Quoted by Dugdale on the last page of Entropy and its physical meaning.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
You are expected to understand the following by the end of the course:
Basic Concepts
� The basic terminology of thermodynamics
� How a thermodynamic state is specified
� How to determine the properties of a thermodynamic system at any state
First Law Concepts
� How to determine the energy of a system
� How energy is exchanged through “heat transfer” or “work”
� How to perform an energy balance for a “closed” or “open” system
Second Law Concepts
� Why time has a certain direction
� Why heat flows from hot to cold
� Why perpetual motion machines are impossible
Applications
� How to systematically analyze engineering thermodynamic systems, such as pumps, engines,
refrigerators, power plants, etc.
� How to calculate the efficiency of such a system using concepts from the Second Law.
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GRADING SCHEME
Percentage of Final Grade
Homework Assignments 25%
Midterm Exams 30% (15%/Ea.)
Final Exam 45%
• Exams will be closed book and notes
• Half of the class lecture before each midterm will be devoted to review for the upcoming
exam
• Lowest score on a midterm or half of final exam will be given half weighting
• No late homework will be accepted. However, the lowest score will be eliminated.
• Solutions will be graded according to the quality and clarity of the work, not just based
on the answer(s) provided.
Collaboration Policy: I expect that everyone will try each problem on his or her own and that
each solution is the result of that student’s individual effort. After working on a problem alone
and having difficulty, you may discuss the homework with your classmates. However, do not
copy someone else’s solutions or do the homework as a group effort. You are encouraged to go
to the TAs if you get stuck but it is also acceptable to ask your classmates for guidance.
HOMEWORK/EXAM SOLUTION REQUIREMENTS
Clear presentation of ideas and methodology is essential to the analysis of engineering problems.
By developing good solution practices to these homework assignments, you are training yourself
to effectively communicate engineering solutions to your employers and customers.
� Provide a problem statement at the beginning of the solution and include a diagram/sketch
that helps to clearly define your system and variables.
� State any assumptions needed to solve the problem and justify why your assumptions are
good.
� Express each step in a systematic and rigorous manner.
� Express solutions using units appropriate and consistent with the problem statement.
� Use the correct number of significant digits, typically 3.
� Reference all data obtained from external sources including thermodynamic tables. Identify
the book, page number, and table from which you obtained the information.
� Check your work and make sure your answer makes sense. For example, if you find that it
takes 9 GW to re-heat your cup of coffee, you may want to check your arithmetic.
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Week Dates Topic
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
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Textbook
Chapters
1 Aug 27 Basic concepts: temperature and pressure 1,2
2 Sept. 3 § Ideal gas law and Mechanical energy 3,4
3 Sept. 10 Heat and Work and the First Law 4
4 Sept. 17 Thermodynamic properties of gases, liquids and solids 3
5 Sept. 24 † Phase changes, equilibrium, and thermodynamic tables 3
6 Oct. 1 First Law analysis of closed systems 5
7 Oct 8 First Law analysis of open systems 6
8 Oct. 15 The Second Law and perpetual motion machines 7
9 Oct 22 Entropy, probability, and Second Law analysis 8
10 Oct 29 † Gas power cycles (converting heat to work) & engines 12
11 Nov. 5 Internal combustion engines (Otto and diesel cycles) 12
12 Nov. 12 Open-system engines (gas turbines) 12
13 Nov 19 Power And Refrigeration Systems – with phase change 11
14 Nov. 26 Gas Mixtures 13
15 Dec. 3 Chemical reactions 15
16 Dec. 10 Final Exam Review
17 Dec. 17 Final Exam
MIDTERM EXAMINATION DATES
† The midterm examinations for this course will be held during the regularly scheduled lecture on:
Monday, September 24
Monday, October 29
OTHER DATES
§ Monday, September 3 is Labor day and is a holiday