Department of Mechanical Engineering,

School of Engineering,
University of Management and Technology

Course Outline
Course code: ME131; Course title: Thermodynamics 1

Program BSME

Credit Hours 3

Duration One semester

Prerequisites

Resource Person Iqra Ramzan

Wednesday 11:00-3:00
Counseling Timing
Friday 9:00-4:00

Contacts 0331-4373730

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Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course students should be able to:
1. Explain basic concepts, properties of pure substances, law of thermodynamics and compute the
thermodynamic properties of fluids. C2
2. Interpret Thermodynamic processes relationship.C2
3. Explain and apply Second law of thermodynamics. C2
4. Extend Second law of thermodynamics to the Entropy. C2

Mapping of CLOs to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

PLO 12 Lifelong Learning

PLO 1 Engg . Knowledge

PLO 5 Mod. Tool Usage

PLO 2 Problem Analysis

PLO 10 Communication
PLO 3 Solution Design

PLO 6 Engr. & Society

PLO 11 Proj. Mgmt.

PLO 4 Investigation

PLO 7 Env. & Sust.

PLO 9 Team Work

PLO 8 Ethics
Course Code
Semester

Title

Course Learning Outcomes

CS 1THERMODYNAMI

Explain basic concepts, properties of pure

substances, laws of thermodynamics and 
compute the thermodynamic properties of
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fluids.

Interpret Thermodynamic processes 

relationship
Explain and apply Second law of
thermodynamics 

Extend Second law of thermodynamics to

the Entropy 

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Learning Methodology:
Classroom lectures, Videos and Identification of processes by using daily life components

Grade Evaluation Criteria

Components Marks
Project 15
Quizzes 10
Mid Term 25
Exam
Final Exam 50
Total 100

Mapping of CLOs to Direct Assessments

ExamMidterm

Final Exam
Project
Quiz 1

Quiz 3
Quiz 2

Quiz 4

CLOs▼

1 ü ü ü ü
2 ü ü ü
3 ü ü

Textbooks:
Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach Textbook by Michael A. Boles and Yungus A.
Cengel

Reference Books:

1. Applied thermodynamics for engineering technologists (5th edition) by t.d. eastop (author),
a. Mcconkey (author)
2. Basic Engineering Thermodynamics by Rayner Joel

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 Calendar of Course Contents

Course code: ME 131 Course title: Thermodynamics 1

Lectures Topics Textbook CLOs

Chapter(s)
Introduction to thermodynamics, Basic concepts of thermodynamics,
1-2 Chapter #1 1,2
Thermodynamics and energy
Closed and open system, Properties of a system, State and equilibrium,
3-4 Processes and cycles, Quasi-Equilibrium Processes Chapter #2 1,2

Pressure and its measuring instruments Properties of Pure Substances: Pure

5 substance and its phase change processes Chapter #3 1,2

Property diagram, Specific heats, Internal energy, enthalpy and specific

6-7 heats of ideal gases, liquids and solids Chapter #3 1

Energy Transfer by Heat, Work and Mass: Energy transfer by work

8-9 Chapter #4 1
Flow work and energy of the flowing fluid, Modes of heat transfer
Conservation of Energy, First Law of Thermodynamics, Corollaries of the
First Law, Example Applications of the First Law to motivate the use of a
property called ``enthalpy'', Adiabatic, steady, throttling of a gas (flow
10-11 Chapter #5 1
through a valve or other restriction), Quasi-Static Expansion of a Gas, The
First Law in Terms of Enthalpy

Specific Heats: the relation between temperature change and heat, Specific
12 Heats of an Ideal Gas, Reversible adiabatic processes for an ideal gas Chapter #5 1,2

Control volume form of the conservation laws, Conservation of mass,

13 Conservation of energy Chapter #5 1,2

The First Law Applied to Engineering Cycles, Some Properties of

15 Chapter #5 1,2
Engineering Cycles; Work and Efficiency
16 Mid Term

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 Generalized Representation of Thermodynamic Cycles, The Carnot Cycle 2,3
17 Chapter #6

18-20 Efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle, Engine work, rate of work per unit Chapter #9 2,3
enthalpy flux

21-23 Efficiency of an ideal Diesel cycle, Engine work, rate of work per unit Chapter #9 2,3
enthalpy flux
25-27 Background to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Reversibility and Chapter #7 1,2,3
Irreversibility in Natural Processes, Difference between Free Expansion of
a Gas and Reversible Isothermal Expansion, Features of reversible
processes

28-29 Axiomatic Statements of the Laws of Thermodynamics, Representation of 2,3

Thermodynamic Processes in   coordinates

32 Final Term

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