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| PHYS3024-1 | General physics : Thermodynamics
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| Duration : | 22h Th, 24h Pr, 8h REM |
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| Lecturer : | Marc Aubinet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Basic Definitions :
State variables, temperature, Principle zero, transformations, properties of substances.
Heat and heat transfer, First law of thermodynamics, application to open and closed systems, heat budgets.
Second law of thermodynamics: statements, application to cyclic transformations, efficiency, Carnot engine, Entropy, entropy budget. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- Initiation to scientific reasoning.
- Initiation problem resolution (translation in a formal language, resolution of the formal problem, solution analysis and interpretation).
- Orders of magnitude and approximations.
- Fundamental physics laws.
- Heat budget.
After completing the course the student is expected to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to open and cyclic transformations for open and closed systems. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Secondary school : French and Mathematics courses. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 22h
Practical Works : 24h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes (also on eCampus).
Cengel, Boles, Lacroix: Thermodynamique (de Boeck)
Moran and Shapiro: Fundamental of engineering thermodynamics (Wiley) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| AUBINET Marc (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622488
Marc.Aubinet@ulg.ac.be |
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