Module Details
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Title THERMODYNAMICS I
Code ENGG112
Coordinator Prof EA Patterson
Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Eng
Eann.Patterson@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 4 FHEQ Second Semester 7.5

Aims

To develop an understanding of the laws of thermodynamics and an appreciation of their consequences.

To develop some elementary analysis skills using the first and second laws of thermodynamics.

To develop skills in performing and reporting simple experiments.


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of discipline-specific practical skills in using appropriate modelling and analytical methods to solve thermodynamics problems.

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of discipline-specific practical skills in carrying out Level 1 practical exercises in Thermodynamics following instruction, using test and measurement equipment and techniques, collecting and recording data, estimating accuracy, assessing errors, and using safe systems of work.

An understanding of the everyday implications of the laws of thermodynamics and an ability to communicate these implications to a lay audience.

An appreciation of the relationship between classical and statistical thermodynamics.

Syllabus
1 


  • Introduction.  Thermodynamics and energy conversion.
  • Basic concepts.  System, thermodynamic properties and processes.   Temperature and the Zeroth law.
  • Energy.  Work and heat transfer. Analogy between heat and mass transfer (diffusion)
  • First law of thermodynamics.  Internal energy.
  • Flow processes.  Steady flow energy equation.
  • Heat engines and reversed heat engines. Efficiency and coefficient of performance of power plant, refrigerators and heat pumps.
  • Second law of thermodynamics.  Reversibility and irreversibility.
  • Corollaries of the Second law.  Entropy. Available energy/Gibbs Energy
  • Third law of thermodynamics.
  • Introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
  • Practical exercises involving elementary thermodynamics.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lecture -

On-line course materials - Podcasts, videos and articles in thermodynamics

The material consists of a MOOC with 75 short steps that are delivered over five-weeks.

Tutorials -

Practical - Practical homework assignments

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

         6
Podcasts, videos and articles in thermodynamics
18
Timetable (if known)           The material consists of a MOOC with 75 short steps that are delivered over five-weeks.
  		 
Private Study 57
TOTAL HOURS 75

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Unseen Written Exam  90  Semester 2  80  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  End of semester examination Notes (applying to all assessments) - none 
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework  2-pages  Semester 2  10  Yes  Non-standard penalty applies  Technical report on each of three practical exercises Non-standard penalty applies for late submission, Late submissions not accepted 
Coursework  30 minutes per week   Semester 2  10  Yes  Non-standard penalty applies  On-line questions synchronized with progression through MOOC Non-standard penalty applies for late submission, Late submission not accepted 

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
Explanation of Reading List:

Atkins, The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2010.