METC 388 — THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER and THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER LAB
Learning Objectives & Matches
2. State and apply the 1st Law of Thermodynamics for flow and non-flow systems. (criteria ETAC 3a & b)
Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.
Explain energy conservation measures, such as the use of low flow showerheads and energy-efficient lighting.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
Turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials.
Install heat exchangers and heat exchanger fluids according to installation manuals and schematics.
Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as temperature and pressure, and to direct product flow rate, according to process schedules.
Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
4. State and apply the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics and describe reversible and irreversible processes and define thermal efficiency. (criteria ETAC 3a & b)
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
Review architectural, mechanical, or electrical plans or specifications to evaluate energy efficiency.
Explain energy conservation measures, such as the use of low flow showerheads and energy-efficient lighting.
Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
Analyze technical feasibility of energy-saving measures, using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
5. Explain the Carnot cycle and its importance in Thermodynamics. (criteria ETAC 3a)
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Analyze performance of vehicles or components that have been redesigned to increase fuel efficiency, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative types of air-conditioning systems.
Design or analyze automobile systems in areas such as aerodynamics, alternate fuels, ergonomics, hybrid power, brakes, transmissions, steering, calibration, safety, or diagnostics.
Idle motors and observe thermometers to determine the effectiveness of cooling systems.
Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change.
Design fuel cycle models or processes to reduce the quantity of radioactive waste generated from nuclear activities.
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.
Develop specifications for vehicles powered by alternative fuels or alternative power methods.
Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
6. Sketch the p-v and t-v diagrams for steam. (criteria ETAC 3a)
Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
Receive instructions from steam engineers regarding steam plant and air compressor operations.
Prepare wind project documentation, including diagrams or layouts.
Determine map content and layout, as well as production specifications such as scale, size, projection, and colors, and direct production to ensure that specifications are followed.
Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications.
Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
8. Solve problems using the ideal gas law. (criteria ETAC 3a)
Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
Perform tests to determine if methane gas is present.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
Calculate potential for energy savings.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.
Determine policy contract provisions for each type of insurance.
Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
10. Compare thermodynamic cycles and heat transfer process in the lab with theoretical performance. (criteria ETAC 3c, 3e, 3g)
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Perform tests of water chemistry in boilers.
Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
Consult with other scientists to determine parameters of experimentation or suitability of analytical models.
Review architectural, mechanical, or electrical plans or specifications to evaluate energy efficiency.
Conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles or performance of nuclear machinery and equipment to optimize performance of existing plants.
Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components.
11. Compute rates of heat transfer in solids and liquids using theoretical and empirical methods. (criteria ETAC 3a)
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
Calculate weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.
Develop mathematical or statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational simulation.
Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients.
Perform tests of water chemistry in boilers.
Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
Perform computations and apply methods of numerical analysis to data.
Consult with other scientists to determine parameters of experimentation or suitability of analytical models.