Thermodynamics

3 ECTS credits
84 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1018915BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen

Department

Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen

Educational team

Svend Bram (course titular)
Florian Fettweis

Activities and contact hours

18 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals

Course Content

Lecture:
This course provides a basic knowledge in thermodynamics which is necessary to understand and study applications (such as pumps, compressors, turbines, engines and energetic processes in general) that are covered in other parts of the curriculum. The course consists of the following parts:

Introduction
Basic concepts
Energy analysis
Mechanical energy balance
Second law of thermodynamics
Properties of substances
Components
Thermodynamic cycles
Vapour cooling cycles
Gas power cycles
Heat transfer

Practical exercises:
In the practical exercise sessions students solve problems under supervision.
The selected problems are a direct application of knowledge and concepts gained in the lectures.

Course material

Course text (Required) : Thermodynamica, Syllabus, S. Bram, VUB, 2220170010175, 2023
Handbook (Recommended) : Fundamentals Of Thermal Fluid Science In Si Units, Y. A. Çengel, J. M. Cimbala, R. H. Turner, 5de, McGraw-Hill, 9789813310094, 2020
Digital course material (Required) : Thermodynamica WPO, Slides van de werkcolleges, S. Bram, Canvas, 2019

Additional info

The lectures are organized according the 'flipped classroom' principle:

1) All lectures are available as a video recording on Canvas
2) Students view certain video recordings beforehand, according to instructions in the learning guide on Canvas
3) During joint sessions with the professor, the subject matter is treated interactively and, where necessary, further explained or deepened.

Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail.

Learning Outcomes

objectives

D1: nows the basic concepts and the basic laws of thermodynamics (BaLO 1)
D2: knows the state variables and can determine the interrelationships through state equations, tables and diagrams (BaLO 1, 5)
D3: knows and understands the conversion of energy in thermodynamic systems and cycles (BaLO 1, 2)
D4: applies the basic laws to energetic processes (BaLO 1, 2, BaSLO_14-EM)
D5: can perform idealisations to represent real cycles by theoretical cycles (BaLO 1, 2, 3, BaSLO_14-EM)
D6: can calculate the energetic performance of cycles (BaLO 1, 2, 3, BaSLO_14-EM)

AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (BaLO 9)
AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (BaLO 10, 11)
AD3: develops a professional attitude (BaLO 9, 10, 13)

Learning Outcomes

BaLO 1 To possess in-depth, application-oriented knowledge, understanding and practical skills related to mathematics and science, directed towards engineering applications.

BaLO 2 To possess application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills about engineering sciences and engineering techniques.

BaLO 3 To solve practical engineering problems from an understanding of the basic theory and from an understanding of basic methods for the schematisation and modelling of processes or systems.

BaLO 5 To effectively look up scientific and technical information, to evaluate and process such information and to refer to it correctly.

BaLO 9 To demonstrate an engineering attitude: attention to planning, to technical, economic and societal factors as well as managerial implications, assessment of the risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, being result-driven and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.

BaLO 10 To correctly handle the scientific and discipline-specific terminology in language relevant to the programme.

BaLO 11 To present and communicate the results of technical and scientific work, in writing, orally and visually.

BaLO 13 To act in an ethical and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.

BaSLO 14 EM To possess application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills in the broad field of engineering sciences and engineering techniques for electromechanical engineering.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Other Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Exam time 1st session:
Lecture: written exam theory, closed book: 50% (not transferred to 2nd session)
Practical exercises: written exam exercises, open book: 50% (not transferred to 2nd session)

Exam time 2nd session:
Lecture: written exam theory, closed book: 50%
Practical exercises: written exam exercises, open book: 50%

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context