Lesson plan / THERMODYNAMICS

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 5.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) GÜLAY AKBULUT
Instructor (s) Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) GÜLAY AKBULUT
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course First and Second Laws of thermodynamics,open and closed systems, power and refrigeration cycles, problem solving ability using thermodynamics, better understanding the thermodynamic concept.
Course Content Principles of thermodynamics, Properties of pure substances, thermodynamic tables and diagrams, first Law of thermodynamics, open/closed systems, Second Law of thermodynamics, entropy, refrigeration cycles.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction, microscopic and macrascopic definitions, contents,
2Temperature and zeroth Law of thermodynamics, Temperature and measurement, ideal gas,
3Thermodynamic systems, state equations, differantial equations
4Work, semi-steady state equilibrium, sample systems
5Heat and first Law of thermodynamics, work and heat, adiabatic work, internal energy, heat capacity,
6Thermodynamic tables and diagrams for pure substances
7Boltzman Law, molecular velocity, average free path
8Mid term exam
9Second Law of thermodynamics, cycles: refrigerators, reversible and irreversible processes, carnot cycle
10Absolute zero and temperature scale of thermodynamics, entropy and second Law,
11Entropy in microscopic scale, potentials in thermodynamics, free energy and Maxwell equations
12Energy, entropy, open systems and phase stability, phase diagrams of pure substances
13Phase change, Clausius-clapeyron equation
14Mechanical stability, chemical potentials

Resources

1-Çengel Y. A. ,Turner R. H., “Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences”, Mc Graw Hill International Edition., (2001).
2-Van Wylen G., Sonntag R., Borgnakke C., “Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics”, John Wiley and Sons Inc., (1994).