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Undergraduate Course: Engineering Thermodynamics 2 (SCEE08006)

Course Outline
School School of Engineering College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area School (School of Engineering) Other subject area None
Course website http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/
Course description This course provides a basic grounding in the principles and methods of Classical Thermodynamics. It concentrates on: understanding the thermodynamic laws in relation to familiar experience; phase change, ideal gas and flow processes; using sources of data like thermodynamic tables and charts; application of the basic principles to the operation of various engine cycles.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Engineering 1 (SCEE08001) OR Mechanical Engineering 1 (MECE08007) OR Civil Engineering 1 (CIVE08001) OR Chemical Engineering 1 (CHEE08001) OR ( Physics 1A: Foundations (PHYS08016) AND Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe (PHYS08017)) OR ( Chemistry 1A (CHEM08016) AND Chemistry 1B (CHEM08017))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Prospectus website http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLaboratoryThermo 2 labs2-11 14:00 - 14:50or 15:00 - 15:50or 16:10 - 17:00
King's BuildingsTutorialThermo 2 tutorials2-11 14:00 - 14:50
or 15:00 - 15:50
or 16:10 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Sanderson Building
Additional information Tutorials Thur 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, students should be able to:

1. understand abstract concepts in relation to familiar experience

2. transform familiar experience and simple engineering systems into conceptual models

3. apply the basic principles of thermodynamics into analysing conceptual models

4. to use basic mathematical tools in analysing conceptual models
Assessment Information
Examination 80%
Laboratories 20%
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information
Special Arrangements
Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Konstantin Kamenev
Tel: (0131 6)51 7232
Email: K.Kamenev@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretary Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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