Exergy Based Analysis and Design

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The course seeks to develop in students the ability to integrate rate mechanisms (i.e., heat transfer and fluid dynamics) into thermodynamic system modeling and analyses and provide design opportunities through open-ended problems with explicit considerations of system-level impacts, engineering tradeoffs, and system optimization. Analysis, modeling and design of engineering systems involving applications of thermodynamics, economics, heat transfer, and fluid flow. Exergy and thermodynamic analysis and optimization. The use of modern computational tools to model thermal performance characteristics of components and systems. Examples may be drawn from power plant processes, energy conversion, aircraft component and systems as well as other areas of current interest. Integrated approach for systems evaluation of performance of some selected typical energy conversion/utilization systems. Course project. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Graduate level ME 5350 Minimum Grade of C and Graduate level ME 5360 Minimum Grade of C