SG1216 Thermodynamics 6.0 credits

• Educational level

  First cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

  B

• Subject area

  Techonology
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

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• Course page on KTH Social

Learning outcomes

To introduce fundamental concepts and phenomena in thermodynamics with compressible flow. The course provides a foundation for further studies in the third and fourth years of the degree programme.

Course main content

The first and Second Laws of Thermodynamics together with the concepts; inner energy, work, heat transfer, enthalpy, entropy, and exergy. The three phases of matter. Ideal gases. Compressible flow through nozzles. Shock waves.

Practical

An obligatory practical exercise with a heat engine is carried out by students in groups of four.

Project

Students are required to carry out a project based on the practical exercise. As an essential part of their projects students are expected to participate actively in the tutorials.

Eligibility

Course participants are assumed to have successfully completed their first year of studies in Vehicle Engineering as well as the course SG1217 Fluid Mechanics.

Literature

Young & Freedman, ”University Physics”

Nakayama & Boucher, “Introduction to Fluid Mechanics”, Butterworth-Heineman, 1999.

Lecture notes

Examination

• INL1 - Hand in Task, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
• KON1 - Control Test 1, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
• KON2 - Control Test 2, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
• LAB1 - Laboration, 1.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
• TEN2 - Examination, 0.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Homework (1,5 university credits.).
Practical and project (1,5 university credits.).
Written examination (3 university credits.).

Offered by

SCI/Mechanics

Examiner

Add-on studies

SG2214 Fluid mechanics, general course, and SG2215 Compressible flow.

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 08.
Examination information valid from: Spring 10.