| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences |
| A7 | Coñecementos de termodinámica aplicada e transmisión de calor. Principios básicos e a súa aplicación á resolución de problemas de enxeñaría. |
| B1 | Que os estudantes demostren posuír e comprender coñecementos nunha área de estudo que parte da base da educación secundaria xeral e adoita encontrarse a un nivel que, aínda que se apoia en libros de texto avanzados, inclúe tamén algúns aspectos que implican coñecementos procedentes da vangarda do seu campo de estudo |
| B3 | Que os estudantes teñan a capacidade de reunir e interpretar datos relevantes (normalmente dentro da súa área de estudo) para emitiren xuízos que inclúan unha reflexión sobre temas relevantes de índole social, científica ou ética |
| B5 | Que os estudantes desenvolvan aquelas habilidades de aprendizaxe necesarias para emprenderen estudos posteriores cun alto grao de autonomía |
| B7 | Ser capaz de realizar unha análise crítica, avaliación e síntese de ideas novas e complexas |
| B9 | Adquirir unha formación metodolóxica que garanta o desenvolvemento de proxectos de investigación (de carácter cuantitativo e/ou cualitativo) cunha finalidade estratéxica e que contribúan a situarnos na vangarda do coñecemento |
| C4 | Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse. |
| C6 | Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade. |
| Learning aims | |||
| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences | ||
| Modelar matematicamente sistemas e procesos relacionados a la utilización y generación de la energía | A7 |
B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 |
C4 C6 |
| Aprender a aprender | A7 |
B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 |
C4 C6 |
| Resolver problemas de forma efectiva. | A7 |
B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 |
C4 C6 |
| Capacidad de abstracción, comprensión y simplificación de problemas complejos. | A7 |
B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 |
C4 C6 |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Os bloques ou temas seguintes desenrolan os contidos establecidos na ficha da Memoria de Verificación, que son: | Introdución Conservación da enerxía Propiedades das sustancias puras Análise de volume de control Segundo principio. Entropía Análise exerxética |
| 1. Introduction to Thermodynamics |
Applications of Thermodynamics. Continuum medium. Basic concepts: system, surroundings, state, thermodynamical property, equilibrium. Characterization and measurement of primitive properties: pressure, volume, temperature. Temperature scale. Gas thermometer. |
| 2. Work, energy and the 1st law of Thermodynamics (conservation of energy) | Review of mechanical concepts of energy. Examples: energy balance. Concept of work. Electric work. Examples. Cuasi-equilibrium processes and work. Heat iteration. Examples of heat and work. Internal energy and total energy. Conservation of energy. Heat transfer at constant pressure and volume. Enthalpy. Internal energy and enthalpy of ideal gasses and compressible flows. Tables of ideal gasses. |
| 3. Propiedades de una sustancia pura | Ideal gas equation of state and characterization of the state using two independent properties. Incompressible flows. Phase diagrams and phases of a pure substance. Pure simple compressible substances. Characterization of pure simple compressible substances. Equation of state and thermodynamical surfaces. (p, v) and (T, v) diagrams of a pure simple compressible substance. Tables of thermodynamic properties and reference states for water refrigerants. Examples. |
| 4. Conservation of energy and 1st law of Thermodynamics | Vapor turbines, hydraulic turbines, compressors, nozzles, heat exchangers. Concept of control volume (open system). Conservation of mass. Examples. Conservation of energy and input/output works. Conservation of mass and energy applied to thermal machines. Steady and transient states. Filling and emptying of tanks. |
| 5. 2nd law of Thermodynamics and introduction to thermodynamic cycles | Concept of reversibility. Irreversible processes. Spontaneous processes. Internally reversible processes. Thermal reservoir. Power cycles and refrigerators. Efficiency and coefficient of performance (COP). 2nd law of Thermodynamics: Kelvin-Plank and Clausius statements. Equivalence between both statements. Carnot cycle of an ideal gas inside a cylinder-piston system. Efficiency of a reversible power cycle. Corollaries of the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Kelvin temperature scale. Clausius inequality. |
| 6. Entropy | Analogy between work-pressure and heat-temperature in reversible process. Entropy as thermodynamic property. Thermodynamic equations related to entropy. Equations for ideal gasses. Tables of properties for pure simple compressible substances. (T, s) and (h, s) diagrams. Generation of entropy in irreversible processes. Generation and transfer of entropy. Open system. Application to thermal machines. Efficiency in thermal machines: compressors, pumps, turbines, nozzles. Applications. |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies | Ordinary class hours | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| ICT practicals | A7 A7 B1 B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 C4 C6 | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A7 B9 B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 C4 C6 C4 C6 | 40 | 30 | 70 |
| Long answer / essay questions | A7 B3 B5 B7 B1 B3 B5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Personalized attention | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| ICT practicals | Students learn the software EES (Engineering Equation Solver). Thermodynamical problems will be solved using EES. There will also be lab work. |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Conventional classes. |
| Long answer / essay questions | Two exams |
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| Methodologies | Competencies | Description | Qualification |
| ICT practicals | A7 A7 B1 B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 C4 C6 | Students may deliver some exercises and lab work | 20 |
| Long answer / essay questions | A7 B3 B5 B7 B1 B3 B5 | Exam/s. In order to pass it is neccesary to obtain at least 3.5 at the final exam and 5 final score. | 80 |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
M. Moran y H. N Shapiro (2004). Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics. John Willey & Sons
J. Mª Sáiz Jabardo (2008). Introducción a la Termodinámica.
Y. A. Çengel y M. A. Boles. (2006). Thermodynamics. McGraw-Hill |
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