Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 201 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Engineering Thermodynamics

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ME 201	SPRING	2	2	4	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required (Core Course)
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Presentation Problem solving
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Doç. Dr. Özge Sağlam
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cem Tahsin Yücer
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of energy transformations and the behavior of thermodynamic systems. This course introduces fundamental concepts such as energy balance, heat transfer, the concept of work, enthalpy, entropy, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Students learn to perform energy balance analyses in closed and open systems and understand how thermodynamic cycles (e.g., vapor cycles, refrigeration cycles) are used in engineering applications. In addition, students are provided with the ability to develop solutions to current engineering problems such as energy efficiency and environmental impacts. The course develops analytical thinking and the ability to use mathematical models to solve engineering problems.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	establish mathematical relationships between physical properties such as temperature, pressure, and volume.				X
LO2	apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to practical engineering problems using material property tables.				X
LO3	solve energy balance equations for open and closed systems.				X
LO4	calculate energy inputs and outputs for power generation and refrigeration cycles.				X
LO5	apply the concept of entropy to practical engineering problems.					X
LO6	apply the concept of exergy to practical engineering problems.					X

Course Description

The content of this course includes heat, work, kinetic theory of gases, equations of state, thermodynamic systems, control volume, first and second laws of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, basic thermodynamic cycles, system applications, entropy and exergy.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Temperature, temperature scales, pressure, absolute and gauge pressure, basic principles of thermodynamics (system, equilibrium, process, and cycle).	Course book Chapter 1	LO1
2	Energy concepts, forms of energy, heat transfer, work, first law of thermodynamics, energy balances.	Course book Chapter 2	LO2
3	Physics of pure substances and phase change processes, property diagrams and tables, compressibility factor.	Course book Chapter 3	LO2
4	Continuation of pure substances, phase change, diagrams, and compressibility factor (continued)	Course book Chapter 3	LO2
5	Moving boundary work, general energy balance, conservation of energy for closed systems.	Course book Chapter 4	LO3
6	Specific heats, internal energy, enthalpy changes, incompressible substances, thermodynamic aspects of biological systems	Course book Chapter 4	LO3
7	Mass conservation principle, applications in various systems, application of the first law to control volumes	Course book Chapter 5	LO3
8	Midterm exam	-	-
9	Steady-flow processes, analysis of steady-flow devices, unsteady processes, and energy balance	Course book Chapter 5	LO3
10	The second law of thermodynamics, processes following the first and second laws, thermal energy reservoirs, reversible and irreversible processes	Course book Chapter 6	LO4
11	Carnot cycle, Carnot principles, idealized Carnot heat engines, refrigerators, and heat pumps	Course book Chapter 6	LO4
12	Entropy principles, entropy changes in pure substances	Course book Chapter 7	LO5
13	Isentropic processes, efficiency of steady-flow devices	Course book Chapter 7	LO5
14	Entropy balance and isentropic efficiency.	Course book Chapter7	LO5
15	Exergy	Course book Chapter 8	LO6
16	Final Exam	-	-

Course Notes/Textbooks	Yunus Çengel and Michael A. Bowles. Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach. McGraw Hill Book Company. Ninth Edition. 2019. ISBN-13. 978126009268
Suggested Readings/Materials	Moran. MJ; Shapiro. HN; Boettner. DD; Bailey. MB. “Principles of Engineering Thermodynamics (8th edition). Wiley. Singapore ISBN: 978-1-118-96088-2

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
Homework / Assignments	5	4	X	X	X	X	X	X
Midterm	1	35	X	X	X
Final Exam	1	45			X	X	X	X
Total	7	84

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-	-
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	5	4	20
Presentation / Jury	-	-	-
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	18	18
Final Exam	1	20	20
		Total	150

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
			1	2	3	4	5
No program competency data found.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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