ENE113 Thermodynamics
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Tore Sandnes Vehus
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- The course will normally be taught in Norwegian.
- Duration:
- 1 term
Teaching language
The course will normally be taught in Norwegian.Course contents
Properties. Work and heat. The 1st and 2nd law of Thermodynamics. Steady state for closed systems and control volumes. Reversibility, irreversibility and entropy. Circle Processes. The physical principles of heat engines, refrigerators and heat pumps. Heat conduction, heat radiation and convection.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should
• Understand the basic definitions and laws of thermodynamics
• be able to use the laws of thermodynamics for simple heat engineering analysis and calculations of engines and processes
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises and mandatory assignments.
The scope of work for the average student is calculated at 27 hours per credit.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module
Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).
Assessment methods and criteria
3 hours individual written exam. Grading by letters.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| MAS124 – Thermodynamics | 5 |
| ENE227 – Thermodynamics and heating systems | 5 |