Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer MSE 321 (4)
Energy transfer as work and heat, the First Law of thermodynamics. Properties and states of simple substances. Control-mass and control-volume analyses. Entropy, the Second Law of thermodynamics. Carnot cycle. Energy conversion systems; internal combustion engines, power plants and refrigeration cycles. Heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Formulation and solution of steady and transient problems. Cooling of microelectronics, thermal solutions. Prerequisite: MATH 251, PHYS 140, and MSE 223. Students with credit for ENSC 388 may not take MSE 321 for further credit.