Thermofluids Engineering

ME 312 - Thermofluids Engineering (3-0-3)

Introduction to engineering thermodynamics, Thermodynamics properties, Thermodynamic Processes, the first and second laws of thermodynamics with applications to the thermodynamic performance analysis of typical thermo-mechanical systems including energy and entropy balance for closed and open systems. Basic fluid mechanics including: Definitions, Pressure in fluids, kinematics and dynamics of fluid flows; conservation laws applied to fluid flow (mass, and momentum); Euler, Bernoulli; dimensional analysis; Flow in conduits. Note: Not to be taken for credits with ME 203 or ME 311