Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria. Further information is available in the unit outline. Assessment Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) in-class quizzes and tests (2) take-home assignments and (3) a final examination. Outcomes Students are able to (1) apply the ideal gas equation and explain its limitations (2) define various thermodynamic properties and determine values using thermodynamic property tables (3) explain what interconversion of energy means, and calculate the extraction of heat and work from closed and open systems and their corresponding efficiencies (4) solve simple problems involving thermodynamic cycles for power and refrigeration (5) analyse electrical circuits for voltage/current and power generation/absorption behaviour (6) analyse simple circuits involving capacitors and inductors using phasors and impedance models (7) explain and apply the basic principles of AC, single phase, and three-phase power (8) explain the basic principles of electromagnetism and apply these to generators, motors and transformers (9) communicate working clearly and concisely in oral, written and visual forms and (10) work effectively in a team and take responsibility for team outcomes.

It also covers the fundamentals of electric circuits and the corresponding techniques of analysis, phasors and impedance, sinusoidal steady state analysis, AC power, magnetism, and the principles of electromechanical energy conversion Credit 6 points Offering Availability It provides a thorough treatment of the thermodynamic properties of pure substances, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, with applications into power plants and chillers. Unit Overview Description This unit is taught within the integrative framework of energy and covers thermodynamics and electrical power.

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