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MEC - Mechanical Engineering Technology

MEC 255

THERMODYNAMICS

(3.00 CR.)

Corequisite is MEC 295, Topics in Thermodynamics. Studies the properties of fluids and basic principles of work, energy, and heat. Includes the first and second laws of thermodynamics, processes and cycles, thermal reversibilities and irreversibilities, internal combustion engines, and gas turbines. Lecture 3 hours per week.