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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 18-27 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 18-27 | | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | Thermo 2 labs | 19-27 | 14:00 - 14:50 | or 15:00 - 15:50 | | | or 16:10 - 17:00 | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | Thermo 2 tutorials | 19-27 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50or 15:00 - 15:50or 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Tutorials Thur 2.00pm - 5.00pm |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | | |
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
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Assessment Information
Examination 80%
Laboratories 20% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Hannah Chalmers
Tel: (0131 6)50 5600
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
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