MAE 5301 - Advanced Thermodynamics

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

First and second laws of thermodynamics including heat transfer, work transfer, property relationships, and maximum entropy. Entropy generation including lost work, mechanisms, and minimization. Power plant, solar power, and refrigeration processes including thermodynamic formulation, maximum power, reversible and irreversible processes, and optimization. Entropy generation minimization. Prer., MAE 2301, MAE 3302, MAE 3130, MAE 3310. Graduate standing or consent of instructor.