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Thermodynamics (ME 3011 & ME 3121)

In this course, students learn how energy is exchanged between systems and can be harnessed to perform useful tasks. Thermodynamics topics are distributed between ME 3011 (Thermodynamics) and ME 3121 (Intermediate Thermal-Fluids Engineering).

Note: Professor Miller's ME 301 (Thermodynamics I) and ME 302 (Thermodynamics II) lectures were recorded in the quarter system. These topics are now distributed between ME 3011 (Thermodynamics) and ME 3121 (Intermediate Thermal-Fluids Engineering). Lectures 1-25 were recorded for ME 301 in Winter 2017 and lectures 26-51 were recorded for ME 302 in Spring 2018.

In the semester system, topics in lectures 1-33 are usually covered in ME 3011, while topics in lectures 33-51 are usually covered in ME 3121.

ME 301 - Thermodynamics I

Syllabus for Winter 2017

Lecture 1 - Concepts, Terminology, and Definitions
Lecture 2 - Energy, Heat, and Work

Lecture 3 - Conservation of Energy; Properties of Pure Substances

Lecture 4 - Properties of Pure Substances

Lecture 5 - Property Tables; Ideal Gases

Lecture 6 - Ideal Gases; Real Gases & the Compressibility Chart; Boundary Work

Lecture 7 - Boundary Work & Polytropic Processes; Energy Analysis of Closed Systems (1st Law Analysis)

Lecture 8 - Energy Analysis of Closed Systems (1st Law Analysis)

Lecture 9 - Energy Analysis of Closed Systems (1st Law Analysis), Specific Heats 

Lecture 10 - Energy Analysis of Closed Systems (1st Law Analysis), Ideal Gases

Lecture 11 - Energy Analysis of Closed Systems (1st Law Analysis), Solids and Liquids; Mass Analysis of Open Systems *

Lecture 12 - Mass and Energy Analysis of Open Systems (1st Law Analysis) 

Lecture 13 - Energy Analysis of Open Systems, Steady Flow Processes (1st Law Analysis) *

Lecture 14 - Energy Analysis of Open Systems, Steady Flow Processes (1st Law Analysis) * 

Lecture 15 - Energy Analysis of Open Systems, Uniform Flow Processes (1st Law Analysis); Second Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Engine and Refrigeration Cycles *

Lecture 16 - Second Law of Thermodynamics; Heat Engine and Refrigeration Cycles

Lecture 17 - Second Law of Thermodynamics; Heat Engine and Refrigeration Cycles; Clausius Inequality; Entropy and the Increase in Entropy Principle

Lecture 18 - Entropy; Increase in Entropy Principle 

Lecture 19 - Entropy; Increase in Entropy Principle; Isentropic Processes; T-dS Relationships

Lecture 20 - Entropy; Increase in Entropy Principle, Solids, Liquids and Ideal Gases

Lecture 21 - Isentropic Processes for Ideal Gases; Steady flow; Reversible Work; Isentropic Efficiency of Steady Flow Devices

Lecture 22 - Isentropic Efficiency of Steady Flow Devices

Lecture 23 - Gas Power Cycles; Simple Ideal Brayton Cycle

Lecture 24 - Simple Ideal & non-Ideal Brayton Cycle

Lecture 25 - Simple non-Ideal Brayton Cycle; Course Review

* The audio quality is lower compared to other videos in the Thermodynamics lecture series. Unfortunately, there is no way to fix this issue.


ME 302 - Thermodynamics II

Syllabus for Spring 2018

Lecture 26 - Course overview, Review of thermodynamics fundamentals
Lecture 27 - Review of fundamentals, variable specific heats, isentropic efficiency
Lecture 28 - Review of thermodynamic cycles, Gas power cycles, Otto Cycle
Lecture 29 - Otto cycle, Diesel cycle

Lecture 30 - Diesel cycle

Lecture 31 - Stirling and Ericsson cycles, Ideal and non-ideal simple Brayton cycle

Lecture 32 - Brayton cycle with regeneration, Brayton cycle with intercooling

Lecture 33 - Brayton cycle with intercooling and reheating, Ideal simple Rankine cycle

Lecture 34 - Ideal and non-ideal Rankine cycle, Rankine cycle with reheating

Lecture 35 - Rankine cycle with reheating, Feedwater heaters

Lecture 36 - Rankine cycle with open feedwater heater, Closed feedwater heater

Lecture 37 - Closed feedwater heaters, Vapor-compression refrigeration cycle

Lecture 38 - Non-ideal vapor-compression cycle, absorption refrigeration cycle

Lecture 39 - Review of midterm exam, Maxwell relations

Lecture 40 - Clapeyron equation, Various thermodynamic property relationships

Lecture 41 - Other thermodynamic property relationships, Ideal gases

Lecture 42 - Overview of ideal gas mixtures, Amagat's and Dalton's laws

Lecture 43 - Properties of ideal gas mixtures, Dry air/water vapor mixtures

Lecture 44 - Humidity, Enthalpy of air/water vapor mixtures, Dew point

Lecture 45 - Dew point, Adiabatic saturation, Psychrometer

Lecture 46 - Psychrometric chart, Air conditioning processes

Lecture 47 - Midterm review, Heating with humidification, Dehumidification by cooling

Lecture 48 - Dehumidification by cooling, Evaporative cooling, Cooling towers

Lecture 49 - Wet cooling towers, Stoichiometric combustion

Lecture 50 - Combustion with excess air, Dew point of combustion products

Lecture 51 - Combustion with excess air review, Course review

Interview with Professor Miller