Technical thermal dynamics
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of lectures and exercises as well as laboratory sessions.
The course comprises the following components:
- the temperature concept
- energy conversions
- thermodynamic main theorems
- properties of pure substances
- ideal and real gases
- conversions between substance phases
- closed and open systems
- enthalpy concept
- entropy concept
- thermodynamic circuit processes
- heat pumps
- gas and steam processes, e.g. Otto- and Diesel engine, Sterling engine and Rankine cycle cooling processes
- state functions
- thermodynamic equilibrium
- reversible and irreversible processes
- thermodynamic potentials
- absorption installations
The course comprises the following components:
- the temperature concept
- energy conversions
- thermodynamic main theorems
- properties of pure substances
- ideal and real gases
- conversions between substance phases
- closed and open systems
- enthalpy concept
- entropy concept
- thermodynamic circuit processes
- heat pumps
- gas and steam processes, e.g. Otto- and Diesel engine, Sterling engine and Rankine cycle cooling processes
- state functions
- thermodynamic equilibrium
- reversible and irreversible processes
- thermodynamic potentials
- absorption installations
Progressive specialisation:
G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements:
Mathematics for engineers 15 ECTS credits or admission to the mechanical engineering programme, or equivalent.
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Bachelor of Science in Enviromental and Energy Engineering (studied during year 2)