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Thermomechanics

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Course Unit Code361-0301/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KAD15doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Ph.D.
JAN13Ing. Radim Janalík, CSc.
VYT20Ing. Tomáš Výtisk, Ph.D.
Summary
In the course, students will learn about thermodynamics of gases, thermal balance calculations and basics of heat transfer. The course is focused on practical applications such as heat machines, compressors, heat exchangers, etc. The acquired knowledge is a prerequisite for understanding the nature of economical heat recovery, its distribution and transformation to mechanical work. Acquired information is indispensable in a number of technical fields such as power generation, heating, automotive, construction, metallurgy, renewable resources, etc.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students get acquainted with details of gas thermodynamics, and they acquire some knowledge concerning issues of heat transfer. This knowledge is a prerequisite for deeper understanding of problems regarding efficient generation, transformation, and distribution of thermal energy.
Course Contents
1. Basic concepts, I. law of thermodynamics for closed system, Avogadro's law.
2. Reversible changes of ideal gas, p-v and T-s diagram, relations between quantities, work, communicated heat.
3. Direct and reverse heat cycles. II. Law of Thermodynamics Entropy, p-v and T-s diagrams.
4. Comparative cycles of internal combustion engines. Ideal and real circulation, performance.
5. Equilibrium combustion turbines. carnotization of combustion turbine circulation.
6. Machines for compressing and transporting air. Single-stage compression, multi-stage compression.
7. Simplified calculation for real gas. Gas mixtures. Adiabatic gas mixing.
8. Couples. Phase diagram, Clausius-Rankine circulation, steam tables, T-s and i-s diagrams.
9. Ideal circulation of steam equipment, ways of increasing its efficiency.
10. Humid air and wet technical gases. Basic terms, Molier diagram.
11. Adiabatic flow of gases and vapors. Flow rate.
12. Types of thermal energy transfer, heat transfer through a flat wall
13. Stationary conduction and heat transfer through unlimited cylindrical wall.
14. Heat exchangers, basis of heat calculation of recuperative heat exchangers.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
MORAN, M.J.; Shapiro, H.N. Fundamental of Engineering Thermodynamics. 2.vyd.
New York : John Wiey & Sons, Inc., 1992. ISBN 0471076813.
KADLEC, Z.: Termomechanika, návody do cvičení. 1.vyd.Ostrava:VŠB-TU,2002. 97 s.
HLOUŠEK, J. A KOL.: Termomechanika. 1.vyd. Brno: VUT, 1992, 297 s.
ISBN 80-214-0387-X.
Recommended Reading:
JÍLEK, M.: Thermomechanics, 3.vyd. Praha: ČVUT, 2011,176 s. ISBN 978-80-01-04750-7
JÍLEK, M.: Exercises and Labs in Thermomechanics, 3.vyd. Praha: ČVUT, 2012,138 s. ISBN 978-80-01-05086-6
NOŽIČKA, J.: Termomechanika. 1.vyd. Praha: ČVUT,1998,179 s.ISBN 80-01-01836-9
MORAN, M.J.; Shapiro, H.N. Fundamental of Engineering Thermodynamics. 2.vyd.
New York : John Wiey & Sons, Inc., 1992. ISBN 0471076813.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit32 16
        ExaminationExamination68 19