Course Number: ME222
Course Title: Heat and Heat Engines

 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

By successfully completing this course, students will have been provided with the skills required to explain elementary thermodynamic concepts, solve simple thermodynamic problems and identify the thermodynamic principles upon which a vessel's engine operates.

Specific
Students will be able to:

1. Identify basic units used in thermodynamics.
2. Define thermodynamic systems and processes, and identify their states and properties.
3. Solve perfect gas problems using standard equations.
4. Determine the effects of heat transfer.
5. Monitor the performance of internal combustion (IC) engines.
6. Manage and monitor the combustion process between fuel and air.
7. Monitor the performance of reciprocating air compressors.
8. Monitor the operation of refrigeration plants.