Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Mechanics for Space Engineering I

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Fundamentals of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics applied to space systems; concepts of energy, entropy, properties of liquids, vapors and mixtures; heat capacity of solids, liquids, vapors; heat conduction and radiation; fluid flows of relevance to habitats, biosystems, propulsion systems and atmospheres. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENGR 102 , PHYS 206 , and SPEN 201 ; grade of C or better in ENGR 216/PHYS 216 or PHYS 216/ENGR 216 ; grade of C or better in MATH 251 or MATH 253 , or concurrent enrollment; Space Engineering majors.