Thermodynamics

MECH 337

 

Catalog Description: This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of properties and states of a substance, energy, entropy, processes and cycles; and the laws of thermodynamics. These concepts will be applied to the analysis of engineering systems and thermodynamic cycles for power generation and refrigeration.

 

Textbook: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 6th Edition, Moran and Shapiro, 2008, Wiley

 

 

Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese                                      Download Course Syllabus here

Office: A103 H Engineering

Lab: Engines and Energy Conversion Lab
Phone: (970) 491-2328
Email: marchese@colostate.edu

home and objectives

Combustion of Algae-Derived Biofuels

Diesel Emissions - Locomotives

Diesel Emissions - Heavy Duty Vehicles

Rapid Compression Machine

Laser Diagnostics for Clean Cookstoves

Biodiesel Chemical Kinetics

Bio Ester Droplet Combustion

1.1 Second Drop Tower for Microgravity Combustion Experiments

Edge Flames

Microgravity Droplet Combustion Experiments  Multi-Component Droplet Combustion Modeling  Results from STS-94 Space Shuttle Mission

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Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 • Phone / 970.491.2328
Contact  marchese@colostate.edu with questions, problems or comments.
©2009 Anthony J. Marchese.