Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- MECH150: 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping and Design
- MECH200: Engineering Drawing, CAD and Manufacturing
- MECH220: Mechanics of Solids I
- MECH240: Thermodynamics
- MECH242: Dynamics
- MECH285: Properties of Engineering Materials
- MECH295: Engineering Fundamentals
- MECH320: Mechanics of Solids II
- MECH330: Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations
- MECH335: Theory of Mechanisms
- MECH342: Dynamics II
- MECH345: Mechanics of Fluids
- MECH350: Engineering Design
- MECH360: Design of Mechanical Elements
- MECH380: Automatic Control Engineering
- MECH381: Control Systems II
- MECH390: Energy Conversion
- MECH392: Mechanics of Fluids II
- MECH395: Heat Transfer
- MECH400A: Capstone Design Proposal
- MECH400B: Capstone Design Project
- MECH410: Computer-Aided Design and Engineering
- MECH420: Finite Element Applications
- MECH421: Mechanical Vibrations
- MECH430: Robotics
- MECH431: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- MECH442: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- MECH443: Advanced Thermodynamics
- MECH444: Wind Power Systems
- MECH446: Introduction to Ocean Engineering
- MECH447: Energy Systems
- MECH448: Introduction to Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
- MECH449: Fuel Cell Technology
- MECH450A: Special Topics
- MECH450B: Special Topics
- MECH450C: Special Topics
- MECH450D: Special Topics
- MECH450E: Special Topics
- MECH450F: Special Topics
- MECH452: Microfluidics for Biomedical and Energy Applications
- MECH455: Instrumentation
- MECH458: Mechatronics
- MECH459: Fundamentals of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- MECH460: Computer-Aided Manufacturing
- MECH462: Small Business Startup and Organization
- MECH472: Introduction to Electron Microscopy
- MECH473: Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
- MECH475: Aircraft Design
- MECH481: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
- MECH483: Mechanics and Energy Conversion in Living Cells
- MECH487: Sensors and Actuators
- MECH492: Transport Phenomena
- MECH493: Design of Thermo-Fluid Systems
- MECH495: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
- MECH497: Green Vehicle Technology Project
- MECH498: Honours Thesis
- MECH499: Technical Project
MECH443
Advanced Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic potentials: Maxwell relations, stability criteria. Barometric formula: applications to clouds, solar chimney, etc. Phase mixtures: chemical potential, osmosis, phase equilibrium, Gibbs phase rule, phase diagrams, fugacity and activity. Reacting mixtures: law of mass action and applications, enthalpy and entropy constants, heat of reaction, combustion, flames, adiabatic flame temperature, reaction rates. Thermodynamics of fuel cells: efficiency, causes of losses, comparison with heat engines.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5