Course syllabus

Termodynamik med tillämpningar
Thermodynamics with Applications

FAFA45, 7,5 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2014/15
Decided by: Education Board B
Date of Decision: 2014-04-08

General Information

Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: V1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The aim of this course is for the student to acquire a fundamental knowledge of the concepts and laws of thermodynamics and its applications. With this knowledge as a tool, the student will also be able to develop her understanding of technical applications in areas adjacent to thermodynamics. The course will also problematize and give perspectives on the rôle of an engineer in the development of a sustainable society.

The course will also train the student's ability of problem solving, modelling, experimental work and written as well as oral communication. The course is also aiming at stimulating the student to apply physics in explaining everyday phenomena.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• understand how mathematical models, analogies and pictures interact with experiments and reality.
• be able to, in physical terms, describe and analyze physical phenomena, in particular flows and conversions of energy and efficiencies in such processes, in nature and technology.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to use physical models to analyze, understand and describe different technical problems.
• be able to use the experimental methods presented in the course and relate these to real-life tasks for the engineer.
• be able to write a well-structured project report in which experimental data are presented and analyzed.
• be able to do an oral presentation of an experimental problem and its solution.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to evaluate experimental methods used in the course.
• show insight about the limitations and possibilities of physics, especially in the perspective of future technical advance.
• be able to identify her own needs for further learning within the area of knowledge, and suggest where to find the information needed.

Contents

Problem solving. Measurements, experiments, analysis and presentation of experimental data. Temperature and heat. Pressure. Ideal and real gases. Surface energy. Flow of fluids - Bernoulli's equation. Laws of thermodynamics. Changes of state, work and cyclic processes. Heat engines: refrigerators and heat pumps. Microscopic description of thermodynamics. Heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. Climate and the green-house effect. Electromagnetic radiation, electrical and magnetic fields, electrical applications, safety aspects.

The concept of sustainability is also discussed with a startingpoint taken in four of Sweden's sixteen "Environmental objects", i.e. "Reduced climate impact", "A protective ozone layer", "A safe radiation environment" and "A good built environment".

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Passed laboratory work and reports. Passed written exam. The result of the written examination settles the final grade.

Parts
Code: 0110. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam.
Code: 0210. Name: Laboratory Sessions and Reports.
Credits: 2,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Active participation in laboratory work (mandatory). Passed written and oral project presentations. Contents: 1) Experimental methodology. 2) Electricity - measurement of voltage, current, electric and magnetic fields. 3) Cyclic processes - The heat pump and the Stirling engine. 4) Flowing fluids.

Admission

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: FAF108, FAFA05, FAFF25, FAF220, FAF604, FAFA15, FAFA20, FAFA30, FAFA35, FAFA40

Reading list

• Göran Jönsson: Fysik i vätskor och gaser. Teach support, 2011, ISBN: 9789197249997. Printed 2012 and 2013.
• Laborationshandledningar i fysik för V, Fysiska institutionen, Lund 2013.
• Göran Jönsson: Tillämpad ellära. Teach Support, 2014, ISBN: ?. The book will be released during fall 2014.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Elisabeth Nilsson, elisabeth.nilsson@ftf.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.ftf.lth.se/index.php?id=64429