LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course, students will understand the basic theory of thermodynamics, its logical structure and concepts, and know the basics of heat transfer theory.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 09.01.2024 - 12.04.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Qiang Cheng
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The basic laws of thermodynamics and their basic equations. Thermodynamic analysis of thermal and flow equipment. Basic phenomena of heat transfer theory and simple heat transfer calculations.
After completing the course, students will have an overview of the basic ideas and applications of thermodynamic analysis in various fields of technology according to modern research.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
The 10% of the grade comes from the presence of the lectures and group discussion during the lectures.
The 40% of the grade comes from exercises, essay, and MC Quizes (distribution between exercises, essay, and Quizes is 75%, 15%, and 10%).
Exercises: There is one exercise per week during the course, a total of 6 exercises. Each exercise consist of 5 problems. One of the tasks per week will be solved by Matlab. Each learning exercise is valued from 0-100 points. The average value of all the learning exercises multiple with 40% equal to you final Learning exercises points.
The final project presentation contributes to 50% of the total course grade.
No Final Exam:There will be no final exam in this course.
The Final Grade will be graded between 0-5 according to the points of presence (10%), learning exercises (40%) and final presentation (50%).
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Learning activity
Workload (hours)
Remarks
Activated lectures
12*4=48
Additional reading materials
4
Preparing for the lectures.
Learning Exercises
24+48
48 hours of learning exercises and 24 consultation sessions (3for thermodynamics and 3 for heat transfer).
Learning Exercises deliverables
6
student submissions
Project work (contact teaching)
24
Includes advisor consultation sessions + presentations.
Project work
24
Student group work
Self-studying and reflection
32
In total
210
5 cr (27 each)
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Textbook
- Thermodynamics: an engineering approach (9th Edition) / Yunus A. Çengel.
- Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, 2nd Edition, Çengel.
- Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (8th Edition), Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, Margaret B. Bailey
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
6 Clean Water and Sanitation
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
13 Climate Action
14 Life Below Water
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
2023-2024 Spring IIIEnrollment :
Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).