Courses

Survey of thermal engineering topics for engineers outside mechanical engineering. To include an overview of subjects typically covered in courses about thermo-dynamics I and II and heat transfer. An emphasis is placed on qualitative concepts of transport and conservation as they relate to thermal-fluids in order to increase the understanding of thermal engineering applications.

Integration of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer through application to the design of various thermal systems comprised of several components requiring individual analyses; analysis of the entire system; representative applications of thermal-fluids analysis with a design approach.

Fundamental theory and practical application of thermal-fluid sciences adapted for architectural engineering; conservation laws, energy conversion, thermodynamic properties, open and closed systems analysis, psychrometric analysis, vapor and gas cycles with emphasis on refrigeration cycles; fluid behavior laws; dimensional analysis for external and internal flows.

Continued theory and application of thermal- fluid sciences adapted for architectural engineering; open channel flow, pumps, conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer; heat exchangers; introduction to computational fluid dynamics and computational heat transfer for building applications.

Application of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics concepts to the system modeling, energy balances, performance measurements and experimental

Application of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics concepts to the system modeling, energy balances, performance measurements and experimental

Comprehensive design problems requiring engineering decisions and code/Standard compliance. Emphasis on energy system components: piping networks, pumps, heat exchangers. Includes fluid transients and system modeling.

Comprehensive design problems requiring engineering decisions and code/Standard compliance. Emphasis on energy system components: piping networks, pumps, heat exchangers. Includes fluid transients and system modeling. Introduction to Heat Transfer is a recommended prerequisite for this course.

Introduction to thermal phenomena on a macroscopic and a statistical basis, and principles and laws governing them. Introduction to energy and entropy formalism and discussion of thermodynamic potentials (Helmholtz and Gibbs). Applications to systems in equilibrium.

Study of theories and concepts of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical mechanics, including Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics.