Energy and Thermofluids

Engineering

Namwon Kim, Ph.D.

Ingram School of Engineering

○ Instructor: Dr. Namwon Kim

○ Telephone: (512) 245-1826 (Dept. office)
(512) 245-5581 (Direct line)
○ E-Mail: n_k43@txstate.edu
○ Office: Ingram Hall 3307
○ Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 9:00 am -11:00 am,
Available by previous appointment
○ Class Time: Monday/Wednesday 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
○ Classroom: IGRM 2103
 Course Description

This course covers core engineering concepts of energy and

thermofluids based on fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and
heat transfer.
The main topics include properties of pure substances, fluid
statics and dynamics, differential analysis of fluid flow, viscous
flow in pipes, external flows, open channel flows, mass and
energy analysis of control volumes, first and second laws of
thermodynamics, steady-state and transient conduction,
internal and external forced convection, natural convection,
and fundamentals of radiation.

Textbook:
○ Yunus Cengel, John Cimbala and Afshin Ghajar,
Fundamental of Thermal-Fluid Science, 6th Edition,
ISBN-13: 978-1260716979, Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Education, 2022.

Reference Books:
○ Frank White, Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-
0073398273, Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
○ Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner,
Margaret B. Bailey, Fundamentals of Engineering
Thermodynamics, 9th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1119503132,
Publisher: Wiley, 2019.
○ Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine, Frank P.
Incropera, David P. DeWitt, Fundamentals of Heat and
Mass Transfer, 8th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1119353881,
Publisher: Wiley, 2018.
 Course Outcomes

○ At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• Identify fundamental properties of fluid used in the
analysis of fluid behavior.
• Describe the properties of pure substance, heat, work,
various forms of energy, and energy transfer.
• Explain the terminology and discuss the physical
principles associated with energy and thermofluids
engineering
• Formulate energy and thermofluids problems by
transforming the physical system into mathematical
models.
• Demonstrate and apply basic concepts of fluid
mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer in solving
energy and thermofluids engineering problems.

Course Topic Covered

• Introduction and Basic Concepts

• Properties of Fluids and Fluid Statics
• General Energy Equation
• Internal Flows, External Flows, and Open Channel Flows
• Energy and Energy Transfer by Heat and Work.
• General Energy Analysis and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• Energy Analysis of Closed Systems
• Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes
• The Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Steady-State Conduction & Transient Conduction
• Forced Convection, Free Convection & Radiation
 Evaluation and Grade

Course Activities % If Grade

Homework 15 90 < Total < XX A
Attendance 5 80 < Total < 90 B
Midterm 1 25 70 < Total < 80 C
Midterm 2 25 60 < total < 70 D
Final Exam (Comprehensive) 30 xx < Total < 60 F
Total 100

Your grade is determined by your results – not effort or need. No makeup

homework or exams are given in this course.

Course Information

 CANVAS system will be used for the course to

provide course material, project, grading, and
announcements. Please check the Canvas system
frequently for the latest course information.

 All communication with students must be via their

Texas State email accounts. Students are highly
recommended to check their emails on a daily basis.
 Attendance and Homework

○ Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. If you miss a class period, you are responsible for
whatever was covered or announced during your absence. It is the
responsibility of the student to withdraw a course formally before the drop
date if she/he needs to. The instructor is not responsible for dropping
students who suspend class attendance. A student who abandons courses
without officially withdrawing will receive an “F” in each course,
regardless of when that student ceases to attend classes.
○ Assignments
Homework will be assigned regularly so that students have opportunity to
apply the theories learned from class. Your homework should be submitted
at the beginning of class when it is due. Late assignments are not normally
accepted, except only if excused with proper documentation. A student who
experiences difficulty that affects his or her academic performance should
talk to the instructor as early as possible.
○ Food and drinks
Eating and/or drinking are not permitted inside the classroom