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Applied Thermodynamics

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UndergraduateYear 33 creditsCore major

Starting from the basic concepts of thermodynamics (system, state, property), this course builds the ability to analyse real engineering systems with the first and second laws. It centres on Rankine-cycle steam power systems, which matter most in nuclear engineering, and weighs efficiency and loss from an exergy standpoint.

By the end of this course

  1. 01Distinguish a thermodynamic system from a control volume, and describe the energy crossing the boundary.
  2. 02Evaluate properties from tables, charts, and software to compute state variables accurately.
  3. 03Apply the first and second laws to closed and open systems to determine the work, heat, and efficiency of engineering devices.
  4. 04Quantify where irreversible losses arise, through entropy generation and exergy destruction.
  5. 05Analyse steam and gas power cycles, and explain how design variables such as reheat, regeneration, and pressure ratio improve performance.

Format

  • In-person lectures
  • Assignments
  • Software
  • Examinations

Topics covered

  • System, state, property, and a method for solving problems
  • First law — closed-system energy balance, work and heat
  • Property evaluation — phase change, tables and charts, ideal gas, polytropic processes
  • Control-volume analysis — mass and energy conservation in steady-flow devices
  • Second law — the limits of heat engines, Kelvin–Planck and Clausius
  • Entropy — entropy balance, isentropic processes, T–s analysis
  • Exergy — available energy, exergy balance and destruction, exergy efficiency
  • Steam power — Rankine, reheat and regeneration, real pumps and turbines, condensers
  • Gas power — Brayton, pressure ratio, regeneration, reheat
  • Thermodynamic relations — Maxwell relations, TdS relations

Course information

Course code
CHE3014
Credits
3 credits
Category
Core major
As of
Spring 2026
Prerequisites
None

Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 7Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Core competency

Knowledge

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