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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 8 (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/ Taught in Gaelic? No
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
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
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
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:3012 sides / graphc/w U00455/2 and U03916
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:3012 sides / graphc/w U00455/2 and U03916
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%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Ms Hannah Chalmers
Tel: (0131 6)50 5600
Email: hannah.chalmers@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretary Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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