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, 7th Edition, Moran and Shapiro, 2011, 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
Active: Advanced Biofuels Combustion and Characterization Laboratory • Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms for High BMEP Natural Gas Engines • Conversion of Beef Tallow into High Quality Biofuels • Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition • Development of a Thermophoretic Sampling System for Engineered Nanoparticles •Characterization of Physical and Chemical Properties of Algal Methyl Esters and Renewable Diesel•Measurement of Direct Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Microalgae Cultivation •Combustion Chemistry of Algae-Derived Biofuels•Engine Emissions from Algal Methyl Esters• HCCI Performance of Alcohol/Alkyl Ester Blends• Locomotive Diesel Emissions•Methy Ester Droplet Combustion•1.1 Second Drop Tower for Microgravity Combustion Experiments•Biodiesel Chemical Kinetics•Advanced Two-Stroke Engine Development•Laser Diagnostics for Clean Cookstoves
Archive: Microgravity Droplet Combustion Experiments •Results from STS-94 Space Shuttle Mission •Multi-Component Droplet Combustion Modeling•Edge Flames •Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Emissions
Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 • Phone
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